Glenn Shaw died on Feb. 28, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. The atmospheric chemist was for years a scientist and professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. He was funny and irreverent and brilliant. Just seeing him approach down the hall made you smile, because you knew you’d soon be laughing. Following is an […]
In her study of one of the farthest north lynx populations in North America this summer, Claire Montgomerie used her ears. While looking at the satellite tracker a female lynx was wearing, Montgomerie saw the animal was hanging around a hillside north of the Arctic Circle, not far from Coldfoot. The University of Alaska Fairbanks […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to the scene at mile 254 of the Parks Highway after receiving a call reporting a two-vehicle collision with at least one fatality at 6:22 pm on Saturday evening. When troopers, and the Fire Departments from Tri-Valley and McKinley Village arrived at the scene, they found that 31-year-old Justin Yurong, of […]
Hundreds of students hunkered down in buildings following a shooting incident at California’s UCLA on Wednesday where two people are reported dead. The campus was put on lockdown and residents were urged to avoid going to the campus as authorities investigated the scene at the university. At approximately 10 am, student and faculty cellphones sprang […]