LLAANIQ – WEST, WEST WIND MACAQ LLAANIRMEN KALUTAARTUQ. – THE SUN ALWAYS SETS IN THE WEST. Among the world’s cultures the cardinal directions—north, east, south and west—are tied to the location of the rising and setting sun. For example, the English word west comes from an ancient Germanic word meaning down—referring to the direction where […]
Two Anchorage felons were jailed on several charges that included weapons misconduct after an APD investigation revealed that the two were responsible for shooting into the Champ Martial Arts studio on Northern Lights on Monday evening. APD responded to the Northern Lights location after receiving a report of shots fired at 7:19 pm. When they […]
Anchorage police report that they responded to an apartment complex on the 1400-block of West 27th Avenue at 3:23 pm on Tuesday afternoon after receiving a call from the apartment manager at that address reporting a serious disturbance. The manager reported that a resident there, identified as 41-year-old Benjamin F. Morris, had broken out two […]
Late in the evening of July 21, 2020, State Seismologist Michael West heard a text alarm. His phone informed him of a large earthquake beneath the ocean, just south of the Alaska Peninsula, about 60 miles southeast of the village of Sand Point. His first thought was that this — the biggest earthquake on […]