Category: Alaska

Astra Space Launches Mission From Kodiak

Astra on Tuesday launched its Astra-1 mission from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska. The rocket startup launched three payloads on behalf of Spaceflight, Inc., including the Portland State Aerospace Society and NearSpace Launch, to a sun-synchronous orbit. The payload includes satellites and space environmental instruments. Astra was among three companies picked by NASA…


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Small Plane Crashes on Frozen Alaska Lake, Injuring 5 People

JUNEAU, Alaska—A small plane operated by a Christian mission organization crashed on a frozen lake in southwest Alaska over the weekend, injuring all five people on board, authorities said. Area residents, some on snowmobiles, were among those who reached the crash site before other rescue teams to help care for the victims. A pilot for…


Capitol Report (Feb. 1): US Governors Say It’s Time To Move On

President Joe Biden is meeting with key senators Tuesday to discuss his Supreme Court pick, as he faces both support and criticism for promising to name a black woman. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is in Washington to meet with governors across the country and Biden. He gives us a window into those meetings as well…


Alaska Joins Texas Suit Over National Guard Vaccine Mandate

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a lawsuit in federal court against President Joe Biden and top Pentagon officials to stop a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for National Guard members. The lawsuit is an amended version of the suit Texas filed at the start of January over the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine…


From Ashes to Beauty: How a Tragic Fire Helped Transform One Man’s Relationship With Nature

Nature has always been at the forefront of photographer Colin Tyler Bogucki’s life. Growing up, he and his family lived in Outing—a small town in “Lake Country” in Northern Minnesota. Surrounded by woodland and lakes, he felt it was the perfect place to grow up. “I was outside all the time and always connected to…


Swarm of Earthquakes, Some Strong, Hits Off Alaska Islands

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A swarm of earthquakes was recorded Tuesday off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, including the largest with a magnitude of 6.8 followed by aftershocks. There were few reports of the underwater quakes in the North Pacific being felt in nearby communities in a sparsely populated region of Alaska and no reports of damage, officials said. Natalia…


Delta, Alaska Cancel Hundreds of Flights Due to Bad Weather, Omicron Cases

U.S carriers Delta Air Lines and Alaska Air Group canceled hundreds of flights on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions and rising cases of the Omicron variant. Delta said it expected to cancel more than 250 of 4,133 scheduled flights on Tuesday, while Alaska canceled 170 flights across its network and warned of more cancellations…


Federal Court Affirms Faith-Based Homeless Shelter’s Right to Serve Abused Women Only

A federal district court has upheld a faith-based homeless shelter’s right to provide its overnight sleeping areas to biological women only and to express its religious views publicly as the basis for admissions decisions against admitting biological males claiming to be female. In a somewhat convoluted decision, the U.S. District Court for the District of…


The Last Frontiersman

Roland Welker is as tough as they come. He’s a bushman, fur trapper, big game guide, logger, and survivalist who spends months at a time alone, deep in the wilderness of the western Bush region of Alaska. His tough exterior is evidenced in the dirt embedded deep in his fingertips, his raspy yet animated voice,…