UPDATED: I-5 Bridge over Skagit River Collapses taking Cars and People with it
This evening, Mount Vernon would suffer a catastrophe on the Skagit River as the four-lane I-5 bridge collapsed in the river taking cars and people with it.... Full story
Search for Kotzebue Snowmachiners Slows as Trooper Search Funding Discontinues
It was announced by the Alaska State Troopers that funding ended for the search of two snow machiners lost between Kotzebue and Selawik. That funding ended as of 5 pm Wednesday.... Full story
Troopers Make Arrest in September Lake Illiamna Drowning Case
It was announced on Thursday by the Alaska State Trooper dispatch that an arrest was made in the death of Trefim Wassillie, who perished in Lake Iliamna and was found by his mother face-down in the lake on September 16th, 2012.... Full story
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Search for Kotzebue Snowmachiners Slows as Trooper Search Funding Discontinues
It was announced by the Alaska State Troopers that funding ended for the search of two snow machiners lost between Kotzebue and Selawik. That funding ended as of 5 pm Wednesday.... Full story
- Troopers Make Arrest in September Lake Illiamna Drowning Case
- Fair Chase Guide Sentenced for Two Counts of Unlawfully Taken Sheep
- UPDATED: I-5 Bridge over Skagit River Collapses taking Cars and People with it
- NASA's Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves into Development
- North Korea Sends First High-Level Envoy to China This Year Amid Cooling Relations
- Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship
- Research Offers Promising New Approach to Treatment of Lung Cancer
- Overeating Learned in Infancy, Study Suggests
More Charges Added to a Long List of Counts Against Wasilla Man
In a one count indictment, an Anchorage man was charged with being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm on Thursday according to acting U.S. Attorney Kevin Feldis of the Justice Department. ... Full story
Don't Let Fire Destroy Your Memorial Day Holiday Weekend
As the Memorial Day Weekend kicks off the unofficial start of summer, Alaskans are getting out enjoying all the outdoor activities that our great state has to offer. Many Alaskans are planning to sit around a campfire and grill their meals on a barbecue. ... Full story
Speeding, Eluding, Reckless Driving on Seward Highway Brings Anchorage Man Felony Charges
The Alaska State Trooper Dispatch revealed today that on Monday, May 20th, troopers with the Bureau of Highway Patrol attempted to stop a vehicle on the Seward Highway before being led on a hi-speed chase. ... Full story
Search Continues for Two Snow-Machiners Missing Since Wednesday Morning
There are still no results in the search for two travelers on a black Polaris IQ snowmachine traveling from Kotzebue to Selawik. ... Full story
Pavlov Continues to Erupt, Ashfall Moving to the Southeast Today
Pavlov Volcano, which has been erupting all week, continues to do so. As of Sunday, its plume has risen above the 20,000 foot level considered the threshold where it becomes a threat to trans-continental commercial aircraft. ... Full story
Yakutat Man Loses Boat and Hunting Privileges for Taking Big Game from Boat
In a plea agreement in Yakutat District Court on Thursday, Rube L. Evens, Rube M. Evens, and Derek Dalton pled "no contest" to Taking Big Game from a Boat and Unlawful Possession of Illegally-Taken Game stemming from charges filed after an investigation completed late last month. ... Full story
The Tripod Trips at 2:41 pm, the Nenana Ice Classic Sets New Late Breakup Record!
The tripod in the Nenana Ice Classic went out at 2:41 pm on Monday, making this year's break-up the latest in the history of Alaska's leading guessing game. ... Full story
Governor Parnell Announces ANWR Exploration Proposal
Alaska's Governor Sean Parnell announced the proposal titled, "Oil and Gas Resource Evaluation and Exploration Proposal for the ANWR 1002 Area" on Monday. The proposal was produced by the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas. ... Full story
Begich Meets with Commerce Secretary Nominee to Discuss Fisheries Issues, Arctic Development
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich met with Secretary of Commerce nominee Penny Pritzker today in his Senate office, where he pressed her on the importance of sound fisheries management – noting that 55 percent of America’s domestically caught seafood is harvested in Alaska- as well as Arctic development. ... Full story
First Copper River Salmon Arrive in Seattle from Yesterday's First Opener
Sea-Tac Airport saw the first planeload of Copper River King Salmon from Cordova this morning. It is the first of four Alaska Airlines flights scheduled to bring the prized Alaska Salmon to Seattle on Friday. ... Full story
President Obama Appoints Daniel Werfel as Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue
WASHINGTON – President Obama today announced the appointment of Daniel Werfel as Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue, effective Wednesday, May 22. ... Full story
President Obama Attempts to Tamp Down Benghazi Aftermath, Associated Press Seizures and IRS Scandal This Week
President Obama has had a busy week countering reports of poor decisions that led to the death of a U.S. ambassador to Libya in the Benghazi attack last September, overreach and seizure of Associated Press phone records, and possible criminal charges against the IRS for political targeting of conservative organizations. ... Full story
North Korea Fires Short Range Projectiles into its Coastal Waters for Third Straight Day
Ignoring calls to refrain from provocative behavior by South Korea, the United States, Russia and the United Nations, North Korea continued for the third straight day to fire short range projectiles into the North Korean coastal waters on Monday. ... Full story
Kerry and Lavrov Hold Conference, are Positive of June Meeting to Bring about Syrian Peace
It was announced at a joint news conference held in Sweden by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that the two countries are working toward a solution to end the violence in Syria. ... Full story
Russians Arrest and Expel American Embassy Secretary for Attempting to Recruit Intelligence Officer
A Secretary in the Political section of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow was arrested and held for at time in that city on charges that he attempted to recruit a member of the Russian Intelligence Services on Monday. ... Full story
Researchers Pinpoint Upper Safe Limit of Vitamin D Blood Levels
Chevy Chase, MD––Researchers claim to have calculated for the first time, the upper safe limit of vitamin D levels, above which the associated risk for cardiovascular events or death raises significantly, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ... Full story
Secondhand Smoke Presents Greater Threat to Teen Girls than Boys
Chevy Chase, MD––When teenage girls are exposed to secondhand smoke at home, they tend to have lower levels of the “good” form of cholesterol that reduces heart disease risk, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). ... Full story
Study: Young Men Who Feel Body Shame Less Hopeful about Relationships
It's no longer just Barbie dolls that evoke a sense of unattainable beauty. Now, it seems G.I. Joe's biceps and six-pack abs are doing the same. Increasingly, objectification and heightened masculinity in images of men is saturating popular culture and the media. ... Full story
Slow Earthquakes: It's All in the Rock Mechanics
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Earthquakes that last minutes rather than seconds are a relatively recent discovery, according to an international team of seismologists. Researchers have been aware of these slow earthquakes only for the past five to 10 years because of new tools and new observations, but these tools may explain the triggering of some normal earthquakes and could help in earthquake prediction. ... Full story
UAF Researchers Contribute to Global Glacier Study
Fairbanks, Alaska— Alaska’s melting glaciers remain one of the largest contributors to the world’s rising sea levels, say two University of Alaska Fairbanks geophysicists. ... Full story
Orion's Hidden Fiery Ribbon
Clouds of gas and interstellar dust are the raw materials from which stars are made. But these tiny dust grains block our view of what lies within and behind the clouds — at least at visible wavelengths — making it difficult to observe the processes of star formation. ... Full story
Begich Provision to Spur Arctic Deepwater Port Development Clears the Senate
The Senate, by a bipartisan vote of 83-14, approved the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA) on Wednesday, a major bill that authorizes ports, navigation and flood control projects and includes an important provision inserted into the bill by U.S. Sen. Mark Begich to help Alaska develop its remote harbors. ... Full story
Barrow: Spring is in the Air and in the Ice
On the 5-mile snowmachine ride up to Point Barrow, we saw several fresh polar bear tracks the size of dinner plates, a pile of whalebones from last year, and a 3-foot-wide crack in the sea ice that could swallow a sled. ... Full story
Alaska Science Forum: Measuring the Winds of Space
On a clear, cold night two winters ago in Fort Yukon, Carl Andersen watched a rocket he helped design pierce the upper atmosphere. He and three other scientists shot pictures as the rocket ejected bright puffs of chemicals in an inverted V formation more than 60 miles up. ... Full story
Arctic Storm Catches fire Outside of Grays Harbor, 78 Crewmembers Evacuated
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a fire aboard the 314-foot catcher-processor Arctic Storm 32 miles outside of Grays Harbor on Monday afternoon. ... Full story
NOAA Releases Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for Public Comment
Draft environmental impact statement seeks balance between protecting Steller sea lions and reducing economic impacts on fishing industry. ... Full story
Coast Guard Crews Search for Missing Fairbanks Boater near Key West, Florida
MIAMI - Coast Guard crews are searching for a man who went out on his boat Monday from Fort Myers, Fla., and never arrived in Key West, Fla., as planned. ... Full story
