Konrad Steffen, 68, died Aug. 8, 2020, when he fell into a meltwater-filled crevasse on the Greenland ice sheet. The glaciologist never worked in Alaska, but Steffen’s work influenced a scientist here, his countryman Martin Truffer. Truffer was born in Switzerland, as was Steffen. Truffer, a professor who studies glaciers at the Geophysical Institute […]
WHITE HOUSE — Protesters have been pouring into the streets in several Swiss cities to express opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s attendance at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos. Trump arrives Thursday in the Swiss ski resort and is slated to present his “America First” message in a speech Friday to global business and […]
A Sunday mid-morning vehicle collision injured poor and totaled both vehicles on the parks Highway, the trooper dispatch revealed. Troopers and State Park Rangers responded to the scene at mile 129 of the Parks Highway at 11:36 AM after responding to report of a two-vehicle collision at that location. Upon arrival, they found all four […]
On Tuesday, the world is minus a famous “Bond.” 89-year-old Sir Roger Moore died in Switzerland after a brief bout with cancer, his family revealed. His three children, Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian, released a statement following Moore’s passing, saying “It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our loving father, Sir Roger Moore, has passed […]