This Day in Alaskan History-May 15th, 1926
Chicago residents sentenced to prison for stealing over $100,000 from North Pole business through wire fraud, money laundering scheme
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Two Chicago residents were sentenced to prison today for their roles in defrauding a North Pole restaurant of over $128,000 from July to August 2022. Jacob Centeno, 40, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and will serve three years on supervised release, while his co-defendant Amber Davila, 36, […]
This Day in Alaskan History-April 26th, 1920
Rare thunderstorm near the north pole: A sign of a warming arctic?
Thunderstorms are rare in the cold, dry Arctic, but a surprising event in August 2019 has scientists rethinking how these storms form in polar regions. A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China has uncovered new insights into this phenomenon. Published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, their findings reveal […]