JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The City of Unalakleet issued a local disaster declaration on Feb. 26, after a combination of wind and extreme cold weather resulted in power outages, and damage to the community’s water distribution system. Currently, the community has sources of drinking water and is taking water conservation measures. The Division of […]
“This will be a stain on our country not easily washed away, the final indelible legacy of the 45th president of the United States,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said of the assault on the Capitol. Hours after a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol Building in a flailing but dangerous attempt to overthrow the […]
A search is being conducted after a ship with a crew of 43 and nearly 6,000 head of cattle capsized and sank off Japan’s southwestern coast, officials of the country’s coast guard and navy say. The coast guard said it received a distress call Wednesday from the cargo vessel the Gulf Livestock 1, when […]
[dropcap][/dropcap]A power outage in the Seattle area early Sunday morning grounded Alaska Airlines operations for about an hour between 4:20 am and 5:15 am but was once again up and running after power was restored. High winds in the metropolitan area and the Sea-Tac Airport knocked down power poles and the high winds shut down […]