Melting permafrost is creating a muddy mess in Alaska’s Arctic after two competing broadband projects dug trenches alongside the Dalton Highway for their separate fiber optic cables.
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One dead, another injured, after Eagle River brown bear attacks
The same brown bear attacked two men this week, killing one who had last been seen Monday before setting off on a hike, according to Anchorage police. The second man was injured Wednesday as a group searched for the missing hiker, police said.
Campbell Creek Science Center offers reward for information on stolen mammoth tusk
In March, someone stole a 10,000-year-old mammoth tusk from the Center. Bureau of Land Management, which owns the Center, announced Tuesday that it’s offering a $500 reward to anyone with information leading to the recovery of the missing 100-pound tusk.
Alaska senators veer apart on family separations
The separation of families detained at the southern border is dividing Republicans as they try to keep the scenes of despair from becoming a GOP public relations disaster. Alaska’s two senators have staked out distant positions, at least for the short term.
Accused in 2016 murders, Palmer man faces possible death sentence
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Anchorage said it’s only the third time in the past 25 to 30 years that a formal intent to pursue the death penalty has been filed in an Alaska case.
Murkowski zeroes in on Trump admin to stop splitting families at border
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is calling on the Trump administration to stop separating children from their parents when families are caught crossing the southern border.
EPA, Corps agree to new wetland mitigation guidelines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers have beefed up their guidelines for wetlands mitigation in Alaska, elaborating on ways a developer can compensate for disturbing bogs, ponds and streams.
Murkowski, Young respond to Chinese tariff on American seafood imports
Alaska’s economy could suffer as a result of China’s 25 percent tariff on American seafood imports and that worries U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski. In a written statement, Murkowski urges President Donald Trump to reach a trade policy with China that protects the export market.
AK: Keeping memories alive on Father’s Day
Father’s Day celebrates the dads in our lives, but for some, it’s a reminder of pain and loss.
New Anchorage museum exhibit hopes to shed light on pingoes
The sculpture’s scale is impressive. The mound is 42 feet tall and almost as wide. It’s light brown and formed with different-sized panels made of salvaged Alaskan yellow cedar. They’re curved and splattered with small holes.