Sites include a chemical weapons dump in Adak as well as old tank farms all over Alaska and abandoned buildings that contain lead and asbestos.
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St. Paul couple accused of killing toddler who was in their care
Earlier this month, 2-year-old Joshua Rukovishnikoff was medevaced to an Anchorage hospital with a serious head injury, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Unalaska and Kodiak set winter warm weather records
There was no record of a warmer Christmas in Alaska than 56 degrees, and there’s been climate stations keeping track for at least a century.
Space tech startup examines Unalaska for potential satellite launch site
SpinLaunch identified Ugadaga Bay as a possible location to build a large centrifuge to launch satellites into low Earth orbit.
After thousands of years, a dormant volcano in the Aleutians might show signs of waking up
The volcano hasn’t been active at least since the time Russian explorers started keeping records in 1760. Researchers say it has likely remained dormant for much longer than that, perhaps as long as 10,000 years.
Fishing council ties bycatch limits on Bering Sea trawlers to halibut abundance
The action caps — at least for now — a six-year debate about curbing halibut bycatch in Alaska.