Crews were still awaiting a break in the clouds Thursday morning to launch another flight to the climbers just below the mountain’s summit.
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Organization awards home in Fairbanks to combat-wounded Army veteran
Gift enables soldier wounded in Afghanistan to realize his family’s dream to live in Alaska.
Independent Rep. Dan Ortiz withdraws from House District 1 race
Ortiz’s withdrawal leaves Ketchikan Republican Jeremy Bynum as the only remaining candidate, with just days until the filing deadline.
Newscast – Wednesday, May 29, 2024
In this newscast: Students studying environmental science at UAS will settle into a brand new building this fall; An organization working to reduce the cost of trash disposal in Southeast Alaska has won a $500,000 grant to study where there are cheaper, more efficient ways to get rid of garbage; Sixteen people from Wrangell and Petersburg are about to paddle north to Juneau for the bi-annual Celebration festival
New University of Alaska Southeast natural sciences building ‘opens to the environment’
The brand new building is called Áakʼw Tá Hít, which translates to House at the Head of the Bay in Lingít.
Pipeline proposed to power Donlin mine could have impacts from Y-K Delta to Cook Inlet
If it’s built, the Donlin Gold mine project on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta would be one of the largest open-pit gold mines in the world.
Could Alaska once again be home to woolly mammoths? This reporter had to find out.
Even if it sounds like a fairytale, some people think mammoths might once again stomp around in the far north.
Brent Sass to retire from sled dog racing months after sex assault allegations
In February, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race disqualified Sass just days ahead of the race amid allegations that he had sexually assaulted multiple women.
Decades-long monitoring shows reduced levels of regulated contaminants in Arctic people’s bodies
While international phaseouts and bans of persistent organic pollutants show positive effects, levels of unregulated contaminants are on the rise in some regions.
Alaska lawmakers move to double state support for Head Start early childhood programs
Providers say they need to increase wages to retain staff and keep classrooms open.