Alaska’s UAF Fairbanks reports spike in campus rapes

Last year, saw a spike in the number of rapes reported at the University of Alaska’s Fairbanks (UAF) campus. According to the school’s mandated annual security report, which was released in October, there were 13 reported rape victims in 2023, with all …

Got to A Single Heatwave Killed Half of Alaska’s Common Murres, a Shocking New Study Reveals article

In the summer of 2015, dead Common Murres started to wash up along the Alaskan coast. That wasn’t inherently alarming; such die-offs happen occasionally for murres and other seabirds like auklets and shearwaters. But as more and more bodies appeared on …

Rejoice Christian's additions from Alaska, basketball spark run to Class AI football final

OWASSO — Two of Rejoice Christian’s key offensive players. Noah Goodwin and Xavier “Zizi” Okwufulueze, weren’t on the Eagles’ football team eight months ago although they were a part of the Rejoice family. Goodwin, the Eagles’ leading rusher, returned to …

AIDEA commits to $50 million to backstop Alaska LNG project - 12/15/2024

Kristen Nelson Petroleum News The board of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority passed a resolution Dec. 4 authorizing negotiation and signing a $50 million letter of credit to backstop remaining front-end engineering and design costs for …

Body of Coos Bay man found after commercial fishing boat capsized in Alaska

ALASKA – The body of a Coos Bay man lost at sea in Alaska has been found. As NBC5 News previously reported, 22-year-old Jake Hannah was believed to be dead after stormy weather conditions capsized the commercial fishing boat he was on. That was off the …

Alaska visitor who went missing in waters off Kauai identified

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Multiple agencies are continuing to search for a missing 32-year-old Alaska visitor in waters off Kauai. The Kauai Police Department identified the woman Friday as Lauren M. Cameron of Anchorage. According to a preliminary report …

In Depth: Full interview with incoming Alaska Chief Justice Sue Carney

Body of Oregon man recovered after fishing boat capsized in Alaska

COOS BAY, Ore. (KPTV) - An Oregon fisherman was one of the two bodies found in the aftermath of a shipwreck off the coast of Alaska. In the early morning hours of Dec. 1, 22-year-old Jake Hannah from Coos Bay and four others were on board a 50-foot fishing …

Feds Move Closer To Authorizing Zinc Mine Expansion In Alaska

(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) TheRed Dog Mine in Alaska has, for years now, remained underutilized as its Canadian operator awaited a federal permit to access new ore deposits. Earlier this week, the United States army Corp of Engineers approved the …

Turkey bomb a big hit in Alaska [News of the Weird]

No doubt inspired by “WKRP in Cincinnati,” Esther Keim of Anchorage, Alaska, this year completed her third Alaska Turkey Bomb, the Associated Press reported. When Keim was growing up in rural Alaska, a family friend would drop turkeys to her family and …