NBC’s Today Show Shines Bright on Alyeska Resort During Summer Solstice
Last year on June 20th, Alyeska Resort became the star of the show as NBC’s Today Show broadcast live from the breathtaking peak of Mount Alyeska in Alaska during the…
NOAA Cancels Funding for Real-Time Tsunami Alerts for West Coast States: Cantwell Demands Answers
Without this funding, NOAA loses access to real-time seismic data from the Alaska Earthquake Center the Agency uses to issue tsunami warnings and alerts WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator…
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Launch of Third NASA Rocket Completes Complex Aurora Mission
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — The third and final NASA sounding rocket in a mission to better understand how the aurora affects the upper atmosphere launched last April and dispersed white vapor…
The National WWII Museum Announces New $300 Million Fundraising Campaign
Building on 25 years of support, institution launches ambitious expansion of educational initiatives NEW ORLEANS, LA — The National WWII Museum in New Orleans marked its 25th anniversary today by…
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Universal Service Fund
Murkowski Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Universal Service Fund Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the…
Research by Montana State Alumna Reveals Birds Nested in the Cretaceous Arctic Alongside Non-Avian Dinosaurs
BOZEMAN – A study by a Montana State University alumna featured this week on the cover of the journal Science reveals that forebears of modern birds nested in polar regions…
Precipitation Helped Drive Distribution Of Alaska Dinosaurs
By Rod Boyce, Special to the Van Nuys News Press Precipitation more than temperature influenced the distribution of herbivorous dinosaurs in what is now Alaska, according to new research published…
Former President Donald Trump Endorses Sarah Palin For Congress
By George Christopher Thomas, Political Reporter FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — In what has become the hottest and most watched political contest of the year, former President Donald Trump has now endorsed…
When It Doesn’t Rain Enough In The Rainforest
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA – In 2018, Ketchikan, Alaska, received 100 inches of rain. It was deep in a drought. Compare that to Las Vegas, with its measly four inches of annual…
University of Alaska (UA) Press Releases Three New Titles
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA – “Sin Eaters” by Caleb Tankersley, “Old Woman with Berries in Her Lap” by Vivian Faith Prescott, and “Water the Rocks Make” by David McElroy are three new…