The main frustration in the rescue community with locator beacons is that too often people don’t register them, omitting crucial information that can save searchers hours.
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Yes, that was an earthquake near Ketchikan on Sunday night. Here’s why it didn’t show up online
Seismologist Natalia Ruppert chalks up the miss to not having enough seismic stations near Ketchikan.
Lingít hip-hop artist features Nanwalek youth in new music video
Juneau-based Arias Hoyle, known by his stage name Air Jazz, said he hopes his song “You’re The North Star” acknowledges and inspires the youth of small villages.
White House Arctic strategy puts new emphasis on national defense and threats posed by Russia
The document says the strategy “acknowledges increasing strategic competition in the Arctic since 2013, exacerbated by Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine.”
Families, activists question why so many people in Alaska’s jails and prisons have died this year
Normally at this time of year, Nora Brown said her daughter would have finished picking berries for the season and had her silver salmon smoked and put away.
Metlakatla is now catching dozens of invasive green crabs each day
As they trap more and more green crabs, Metlakatla is still trying to figure out how to handle the arrival of a species known to destroy fish habitat eat other shellfish.
Net-fish & Chill: 901 is taking the Fat Bear Week bracket by storm
435 Holly and 747 Bear Force One were fat neck and neck all day long.
After special election loss to Peltola, Palin and Begich both say ‘rank the red’
The friction between the two candidates is barely concealed, and sometimes not at all.
‘Deadliest Catch’ boat donates $28k to Metlakatla in honor of those lost at sea
The crew of the former Deadliest Catch vessel-turned-tour boat Aleutian Ballad knows that time on the water is often dangerous. That’s why each year, they give a “memorial pot” to one coastal community impacted by accidents at sea.
September storm leaves behind treasured beach finds
Beachcombing offers a nice break for residents who are still cleaning up after their communities were ravaged by flooding, high winds and an historic storm surge.