Beluga whales are highly social and vocal marine mammals. They use acoustics to navigate, find prey, avoid predators and maintain group cohesion. For Alaska’s critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga population, these crucial communications may compete with a cacophony of noise from human activities. New research from the University of Washington, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Alaska Fisheries […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Army has identified the 11th Airborne Division soldier who was killed in a two-vehicle accident on JBER Sunday, May 28. Pfc. Arath Esau Martinez-Arguelles, 20, of Sherman Oaks, California, a passenger, died from injuries he sustained when he was ejected from the vehicle during the collision. First responders transported […]
Alaska State trooper responded to mile 24 of the Seward Highway north of the city of Seward on Saturday afternoon after receiving a call of a pedestrian “creating a significant hazard” because he was walking in and out of traffic on the highway troopers reported Monday. When Seward-based troopers arrived at the location, they discovered […]
(ANCHORAGE) – This year’s annual anti-DUI campaign Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, a national high-visibility enforcement effort, ended last week with 22 DUI arrests made and 966 citations issued. This year’s campaign ran from Aug. 18 through Sept. 7. Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers reported the following contacts: For period 8/18/2021 thru […]
