The real reasons pedestrians die An urban planner turned internet content provider did a deep dive into why pedestrian deaths in the U.S. rose 72 percent faster than both population growth and […]
It’s no ‘accident’
Winners & losers
Yukon king salmon rebound beginning? After a couple of years with cooler waters in the Bering Sea, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is reporting a Yukon River return of Chinook […]
Seattle North II
Anchorage weather could make big flip After one of the coldest winters in a long time, coming as it did on the heels of a very snowy winter, Alaska’s largest city […]
Streets of death
A staggering pedestrian kill rate If you are one of the few who spend much time walking in Anchorage, be afraid; be very afraid. A “Dangerous by Design” study produced by Smart […]
Talking bycatch
It’s almost everywhere in AK Editor’s note: This post has been updated. The faces of the ”badass local gals” in the art attached to the story have been obscured because of complaints […]
Gone, gone, gone
Amazon undelivers… In the America beyond Alaska, Amazon – the country’s now largest business – appears to be working hard to live up to its 2019 pledge to reach net zero carbon […]
Bye, bye Rob
Iditarod director leaving While most of the sporting world was Friday chattering about the FIFA World Cup, the July Fourth start of the Tour de France, or the latest NFL star facing […]
Name games
Dan versus Dan Alaska has a damn Dan problem. Or, maybe more accurately, a Dan Sullivans problem. The state’s Director of Elections on Monday ruled that one of these Sullivans, a neophyte […]
A Big, Big Life
Goodby Daryl A U.S. Marine who emerged from the jungles of Vietnam to become a legend for saving lives as a National Park Service ranger on Mount McKilney has seen his last […]
A ranger’s death
And a lot of questions A news analysis On a mountain where skis have, over the years, increasingly replaced snowshoes as the tool of choice for glacier travel, a National Park Service […]
