According to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Louise Murie passed away in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Tuesday at the age of 100.
In 2011, she disclosed her own secret for longevity to a close friend in Jackson Hole: “You should devote yourself to helping other people as much as you can. That’s what we’re here for, I think.”
Louise “Weezy” Gillette Murie...
Nearly 100 years ago in Alaska, the 20th century's largest volcanic blast reduced global temperatures for at least a year and spread ash as far as the Mediterranean Sea.
To mark the centennial anniversary of Novarupta-Katmai eruption next month, the U.S. Geological Survey plans a summer-long series of lectures, programs and other events.
For starters, the agency has also put a lot of cool stuff online at the Alaska Volcano Observatory website. Highlights include a new historical volume and a...
The Suicide Awareness & Prevention Training Bill, SB137, has been signed by Gov. Sean Parnell. The legislation requires suicide-prevention training for certain teachers, administrators, counselors in Alaska public schools.
According to Alaska Public, the measure would require at least two hours of training for administrators and education personnel working with students in grades 7-12.
Sen. Bettye Davis (D-Anchorage), a co sponsor of the bill, emphasized that because most young people considering...
Broke, confused? C’mon Bristol. Levi Johnston will forever viva la juicy in our eyes.
On the same day that Bristol Palin's production company released the a trailer for her upcoming reality show, US Magazine is reporting that Levi Johnston is "not the Thrilla From Wasilla anymore.” Or at least so goes the headline to a story about the one-time Playgirl cover model, the Vanity Fair favorite, the poetic soul...
Reuters reports that BP Exploration Inc. is preparing to vacuum up 4,200 gallons of crude oil that spilled on Monday afternoon. That’s about 100 barrels worth.
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation reported the incident on Tuesday, saying crude and a small amount of produced water had spilled from a flow station tank at the Prudhoe Bay facility.
Production at the Prudhoe Bay facility was unaffected by the spill. All the overflow oil was caught. Installed as a safety feature, a secondary containment surrounding the tank...
Even fly-over states like New York are noticing that something big is afoot in Alaska’s Arctic waters.
In a long article, the New York Times on Thursday highlighted the upcoming exploration drilling season and charted the long, and expensive journey Royal Dutch Shell has traveled to become the first to unlock the ocean’s resources.
“Shell’s Arctic quest has consumed seven years and $4 billion over two presidential administrations, overcoming a raft of environmental concerns, the opposition of a...
If you plan to go fishing in Alaska -- at least by boat -- don't forget to pack a whistle. The Alaska State Troopers appear to be in the midst of a crackdown on those who don't.
Trooper logs report recent citations of boaters on the Deshka and Susitna rivers for failure "to have a Sound Distress Signal while boating.'' A $60 ticket is the consequence. The sound signal requirement is a federal standard. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, boats under 39.4 feet (12 meters) traveling on inland or international waters...
Alaska has been experiencing an increase of beach flotsam for at least a month, and much more is expected, but only odd pieces of floating debris, like a kid's soccer ball, a derelict fishing boat and a motorcycle, have made much of a splash in worldwide media.
Now CNN reports from Alaska's southern coast about the rising tide of mundane garbage, its anticipated effect, and what government and citizen groups are doing to prepare for the onslaught.
Volunteers like Chris Pallister, of Gulf of Alaska Keeper, have been traveling to remote...
Palmer resident Werner Schuster, owner of Wolf Country USA, was sentenced in Palmer court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to one charge of owning and selling wolf hybrids, according to an Alaska Wildlife Troopers-issued press release.
The voluntary guilty plea earned Werner Schuster a lesser sentence and the dismissal of charges brought against his wife, 69-year-old Gail Schuster, and their business. Gail and Werner Schuster and their business were all ...
Been hankering for that little extra Alaska reality TV fix? Well, fret no more, because the Discovery Channel has announced that "Flying Wild Alaska" -- the show about bush pilots working for Era Alaska -- is returning for a third season on June 8. It marks less than six months since season two concluded, with Ariel Tweto completing her first solo flight.
The show follows Ariel and the rest of the Tweto family, including sister Ayla, mother Ferno and father Jim -- who is Chief Operating Officer for Era Alaska -- along with numerous pilots working for the airline.
According to a press release from the...
