Car carrier ablaze in Alaska, crew safely rescued

Cover Image: ©US Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is responding to a fire aboard the car carrier Morning Midas, located approximately 340 miles southwest of Adak, Alaska. The incident occurred on 3 June, when a distress alert was received …

Terrorists abduct Nigerian priest known for ministry across Alaska

A priest who spent years serving in remote Alaskan parishes was recently kidnapped in his native Nigeria by Islamist terrorists. Church officials in the Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, say Father Alphonsus Afina was kidnapped by the militant group Boko Haram …

Alaska National Guard TAG Match 2025 showcases lethality across the force

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Amid the biting wind and relentless rain of a chilly Alaska spring, 44 determined marksmen gathered for The Adjutant General’s Match June 3-5, put on annually by Alaska National Guard. The competition brought …

Seal Pup Rescued In Homer, Among 3 In Critical Condition At Alaska SeaLife Center

Seal pup found in Homer, AK. (Kaiti Grant | Alaska SeaLife Center) A newly born harbor seal pup found emaciated and alone on a beach in Homer on Saturday has been admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) and is now in critical condition. The pup is one …

Alaska fishery managers, industry concerned by cuts to federal science agency

NEWPORT, Oregon, USA -- The seafood sector in the US state of Alaska is alarmed by staff cuts to the federal government that's seen nearly a quarter of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries employees depart the agency in 2025 …

Tongass Voices: Conservator Ellen Carrlee on preserving the Alaska State Museum’s collection

Ellen Carrlee looks at a stack of files folders in the Alaska State Museum objects conservation lab on March 6, 2025. (photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO) This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w …

Murkowski Secures Commitment For Alaska Seafood Trade Meeting With Commerce Secretary

Senator Lisa Murkowski has secured a commitment from U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, to convene a meeting with Alaska seafood industry leaders to address critical trade issues, particularly those involving Russia.   During a Senate …

Rangers in Alaska recover the body of a man who died from a fall on North America’s tallest peak

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Mountaineering rangers in Alaska recovered the body of a Seattle man who died after falling 3,000 feet (about 900 meters) from a climbing route on Mount McKinley. Alex Chui’s body was transferred to the state medical examiner …

Murkowski Secures Commitment from Secretary of Commerce to Convene Summit with Alaska’s Fishing Industry

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-AK and a senior member of the Committee on Appropriations, Wednesday secured a commitment from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to convene a meeting with Alaska seafood stakeholders on trade issues …

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