Two-hundred and thirty-six years ago, when Gen. George Washington marched back into New York City as British troops were walking out, a volcano erupted in Iceland. For eight months of 1783, Laki volcano spewed lava and belched noxious fumes into the atmosphere. One-quarter of the residents of Iceland died, and the sulfur-rich gases that spread […]
Alaska State Troopers report that warrants have been issued in a Nash Road burglary in Seward where two Seward men are accused of stealing over $25,000 worth of items from a home in the past several days. According to troopers, Lucas Mcalary and Chet Brewi, both 22 years of age, have been identified as suspects […]
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has had its last close brush with Saturn’s hazy moon Titan and is now beginning its final set of 22 orbits around the ringed planet. The spacecraft made its 127th and final close approach to Titan on April 21 at 11:08 p.m. PDT (2:08 a.m. EDT on April 22), passing at an […]