The University of Alaska Museum of the North will offer two ARTSci workshops for teens in May. The workshops explore the connections between art and science. On Thursday, May 2, from 4 to 6 p.m., the program will focus on field sketching. Participants will sharpen observation skills and explore sketching techniques with Nicole Webster, scientific […]
Late Saturday afternoon a call went in to troopers based in Juneau that a 17-year-old teen had jumped off of a 25-30 foot drop into a manmade pond and failed to resurface. Two of the victim’s friends immediately reported the incident to Juneau police who in turn reported it to troopers at 5:40 pm. “Alaska […]
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a boy after his vessel ran aground in Deering, approximately 60 miles southwest of Kotzebue, Monday evening. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew arrived on scene and landed near the vessel at 9:40 p.m., embarked the 15-year-old boy, and transported him to Kotzebue to […]
On Saturday afternoon a 14-year-old female teen died in a fatal ATV rollover while out riding in the Caribou Hills on the Kenai Peninsula according to trooper reports. Troopers received the rollover call at 4:39 pm on Saturday, and along with EMS, responded to the accident location outside of Ninilchik. Despite life-saving efforts, the teen […]