Category: Alaska

Film Review: ‘The Race to Alaska’: ‘Mad Max’ Meets the Iditarod on Water

NR | 1h 39min | Documentary, Sports | 20 May 2022 (USA) Everyone knows one or, at least, knows someone who knows one (or maybe, it’s you): the people that regularly participate in “extreme” sporting events. Apart from the microscopic number of those who engage in these activities as a profession, the remainder do so for the sheer thrill of it…


US Army Identifies Paratrooper Who Died in Alaska Bear Attack

A soldier who died this week due to injuries sustained in a bear attack while working at a military training area in Alaska has been identified as Florida native Seth Michael Plant, the U.S. Army confirmed on Thursday. Staff Sgt. Plant, a 30-year-old infantryman from the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was pronounced dead at a hospital…


Biden Oil and Gas Lease Sale Cancellations Draw Strong Reaction

As gas prices continue to break records, the Biden administration’s cancellation of two lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet has drawn clashing responses, including an accusation that the administration is “blatantly lying.” One political figure who weighed in was Donald Trump, Jr., who recently campaigned with…


US Army Soldier Dies After Bear Attack in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A U.S. Army soldier died of injuries sustained in a bear attack Tuesday in Alaska. The soldier was part of a small group in a training area west of the Anchorage Regional Landfill when the bear attacked. The name of the soldier was being withheld pending next-of-kin notification. The 673d Security Forces Squadron initially…


Millions of Bees Used in Pollination Die in Airline Shipping

About 5 million honeybees bound for Alaska last weekend got waylaid when Delta Air Lines routed them through Atlanta, where most of the bees died after being left for hours in crates on the ground during hot weather. The bees were the first of two shipments ordered by Alaska beekeeper Sarah McElrea from a distributor…


Alaska Man Gets 32 Months for Threatening to Kill Senators

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A rural Alaska man who threatened to assassinate both of Alaska’s U.S. senators in a series of profane messages left at their congressional offices was sentenced Friday to 32 months in prison. Jay Allen Johnson was also fined $5,000, ordered to serve three years of supervised release after his prison sentence, and is barred…


Sarah Palin Announces Congressional Run for Alaska US House Seat

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday she is running for Congress to represent Alaska as a House representative to fill the vacant seat left by the late Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska). Palin, 58, said in an announcement, “Public service is a calling, and I would be honored to represent the men and women of Alaska…


Evacuation Order Issued for Avalanche-Stricken Anchorage Suburb

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Residents of a suburb of Anchorage in Alaska were ordered on Sunday to evacuate a mountainous area after one massive avalanche buried a road and another huge slide was considered imminent. Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson issued the evacuation order, citing “a grave and immediate threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens”…


Sarah Palin Weighs Congressional Run as Candidates Jump in Race for Open Alaska US House Seat

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is considering running for the U.S. House of Representatives seat left open by the sudden death of Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) while several candidates have already jumped into the race. Palin said on Newsmax that she would be “humbled and honored” to replace Young, who recently died at age 88….


Longtime Rep. Don Young Dies at 88

Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), who served decades in Congress, passed away at age 88, his office announced late March 18. Young died while traveling from Washington to Alaska with his wife Anne, the congressman’s office said. Young “passed away today while traveling home to Alaska to be with the state and people that he loved,”…