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White-Winged Crossbills and Yellow Snow

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Apr 2, 2021 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

While out on a springtime snow trail, I recently saw a dozen white-winged crossbills pecking at snow on the side of the trail. When I reached the spot, I saw a yellow stain from where a team of dogs had paused. Last spring, I saw a bunch of crossbills gathered near an outhouse. They were […]

Troopers Announce Arrest in 1978 Cold Case

By Alaska Native News on Sep 5, 2019 Featured, General News, Southcentral

Alaska State Troopers announced on Tuesday that they made an arrest in the 1978 murder and sexual assault of 16-year-old Shelley Connolly. They report that they took into custody Gresham, Oregon man, 62-year-old Donald F McQuade and charged him with first and 2nd-degree murder. Connolly’s body was found near Beluga point next to the Seward […]