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Alaska’s top-heavy glaciers are approaching an irreversible tipping point
The melting of one of North America’s largest ice fields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That’s the conclusion of new research colleagues and I have published on the Juneau Icefield, which straddles the Alaska-Canada border near the Alaskan capital of Juneau. In the...
UAF invites people to take a wildfire walk
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will celebrate a new interpretive trail July 11 at the 2021 Yankovich Road Fire site, where 3.5 acres burned within 100 yards of a neighborhood. The Wildfire Walk educates visitors about the fire site through nine interpretive signs describing the relationship between wildfire and the...
Anchorage Daily News will reduce to two print editions a week, beginning July 15
Over the winter, the publisher of the Anchorage Daily News began asking thought leaders in Anchorage about how the community would react to the newspaper reducing its hard copy editions to twice a week. The decision was made by the owners, the Binkley Company, and announced to staff in April,...
Dot Lake On The ALCAN Sues Army Corps Of Engineers Over Gold Mine In Tetlin
Citing Multiple Kinross Mine Concerns, Tiny Little Village Of Dot Lake Sues Army Corps Of Engineers. A new federal lawsuit was filed on Monday, July 1, by the Village of Dot Lake against the US Army Corps of Engineers. The suit claims, among other things, that "The Corps failed to...
UAF Hockey transfer portal signing and schedule update
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - News for Nanook Nation this time from the transfer portal for Division I hockey. The Nooks Hockey team has picked up defenseman Adam Cardona from UMass Lowell. Cardona appeared in 16 games for the River Hawks in his freshman campaign, scoring one goal against Boston University.
IGSA holds first annual Golden Heart Invitational Softball Tournament
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -The Interior Girls Softball Association (IGSA) hosted the first annual Golden Heart Invitational Softball Tournament at the South Davis Softball Fields. The age groups ranged from 14U to 10 U, and we checked out the action and saw the reaction to how big the turnout was. “Yeah,...
APD Chief: Man badly hurt in officer-involved shooting after he fired ‘at least’ one shot at police
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A man is in the hospital in critical condition following an officer-involved shooting near an East Anchorage gas station early Monday morning, according to police. In a press conference Monday morning, Police Chief Designee Sean Case said officers responded to a weapon-involved disturbance at a Circle...
Alaska businesswoman pleads guilty to tax evasion scheme
An Alaska woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to evading taxes on income she earned from the business she operated. According to court documents and statements made in court, Tina H. Yi, of Anchorage, was the sole owner and operator of SJ Investment LLC, a hotel, bar and liquor store in Nome, Alaska, that did business as Polaris HBL. Yi created the business in approximately April 2007 and operated it until approximately October 2017, when the physical property was destroyed in a fire.
Anchorage’s Brody Jessee has six wins in 19 appearances with High-A Daytona, most for Alaska relief pitcher since 2005
For a relief pitcher, racking up winning decisions usually comes down to being in the right place at the right time. Daytona Dragons’ right-hander Brody Jessee of Anchorage has been lucky in that department, going 6-1 in 19 appearances this season in the Class High-A Midwest League. Those six...
Records, history rewritten at 96th running of Mount Marathon
A course record, longevity awards, age group records and historical feats — the 96th running of the storied Mount Marathon had it all. When Anchorage’s Maureen McCrea crossed the finish line at 4th Avenue and Washington Street, history was made, crowning the first female octogenarian finisher in race history.
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