AROUND ALASKA: Whale Injury, Boater Rescue, and Firetruck Upgrade!

Humpback Whale Injured by Boat Glacier Bay biologists discovered a humpback whale with a deep propeller injury behind its dorsal fin on June 27. They are assessing the whale’s chances of survival. Troopers Rescue Stranded Boaters Alaska State Troopers and …

Search underway after cruise passenger disappears while hiking in Alaska

There is an urgent search underway for a passenger traveling aboard a Norwegian cruise ship in Alaska who has gone missing.  Local news outlets reported that Marites Buenafe, 62, of Kentucky, was last seen around 7:30am on Tuesday, July 1, as she …

National Weather Service issues heat advisory for Alaska’s western North Slope

The National Weather Service in Fairbanks issued a heat advisory on Wednesday for Alaska’s western North Slope, where temperatures in some of the United States’ northernmost communities are expected to reach as high as 80 to 90 degrees through Saturday …

Authorities search for a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn’t return

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities were searching for a woman visiting Alaska’s capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said she was taking, officials said Wednesday. The Juneau Police Department said it received a report Tuesday …

Congress Must Back Ambler Road To Secure Alaska's Economic Future

Alaska stands at a pivotal moment, and the stars have aligned for our State. The Ambler Road – a long-planned 211-mile industrial use corridor connecting the Ambler Mining District to the Dalton Highway – offers a generational opportunity to unlock vital …

Here’s one thing Alaska could do to reduce opioid overdose deaths

An hour before he was arrested, D lay in the back of a repurposed ambulance, parked in Anchor Point on the Kenai Peninsula, while Dr. Sarah Spencer injected him with a 30-day dose of buprenorphine, a medication used to curb cravings for opioids. D was in …

UPDATE: Missing Cruise Passenger in Alaska Found Deceased After Solo Hike

The beautiful Alaskan wilderness, where a desperate search for a missing Norwegian Bliss cruise passenger took place, has ended in tragedy. Crews in Juneau have found the body of Dr. Marites Buenafe, who went for a solo hike earlier this week. Dr. Marites …

PolarX launches 2025 Alaska Range program

PolarX Ltd. June 30 announced that it has kicked off its 2025 Alaska Range exploration program with an airborne geophysical survey to collect high-resolution magnetics and lidar data across the Caribou Dome portion of the district-scale copper-gold-silver …

Ingham Co. Sherriff's Office: Alaska Man Killed in Two-Car Crash

Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com The Ingham County Sheriff's Office reports an 28-year-old man from Alaska was killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon. According to a release, deputies were called to the scene off Perry Road (M-52) at Haslett …

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