Winter of discontent: Protesters in Seattle barricade a police precinct with SNOW to stop patrol cars getting out Protesters in Seattle blocked a police precinct with snow on Saturday night They created a ramp three feet high outside the East Precinct building The East Precinct was the epicenter of violent protest over the summer Officers … Read more
The idea of living off grid has huge appeal amid the pandemic, not least due to its association with more space, the lower cost of living, and living more sustainably. But while many of us may have only just acknowledged its appeal during this past year, one couple has been investing in living off grid … Read more
The site of a fort inhabited by native Alaskans has been discovered more than 200 years after it was built to fend off Russian invaders. Using ground-penetrating radar and other non-invasive techniques, researchers confirmed the location of the last holdout of the Tlingit people in modern-day Sitka, on Alaska‘s Baranof Island. Known as Shiskinoow or … Read more
Ice to see you back! Torvill and Dean skate in the wild for the first time and recreate their Olympic-winning Bolero By Izzy Ferris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 1 January 2021 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 1 January 2021 Almost four decades ago they unveiled their Bolero to the world at the Winter … Read more
In two weeks’ time, no pot-bellied pigs, miniature horses or peacocks will be welcome on board Alaska Airlines flights amid an industry-wide crackdown on emotional support animals. The Seattle-based air carrier on Tuesday announced changes to its service animal policy, stating that beginning on January 11, the airline will no longer allow any emotional support … Read more
Two Muslim men say they have been waiting for nearly a year for an apology from Alaska Airlines for being publicly humiliated and having their civil rights violated when they were ejected from a flight for sending text messages in Arabic. The two passengers, identified only by their first names as Abobakkr and Mohamed, spoke … Read more
Getting ready for take-off! Santa is caught on camera giving reindeer a ‘team talk’ ahead of Christmas Santa Claus gathered a herd of Reindeer for a team talk in Palmer Alaska Despite it being the season of goodwill to all, one Reindeer was told he was fired Santa dropped the unlucky ruminant because the Reindeer … Read more
The city of Fairbanks in Alaska is deemed the best place to see the stunning Northern Lights, but one photographer took it to the next level by observing the show from space. Nate Luebbe attached a camera to a weather balloon and launched it into the stratosphere, allowing him to snap images of the greenish … Read more
What cat flap? Clever tabby rings doorbell and waits to be let in house Grey and white tabby named Winston pressed his paw on the video doorbell The cat waited patiently on the wooden railings at his home in Sitka, Alaska Owner Jamie Dunn let cat in and reassured him through the doorbell intercom By Emily … Read more
A Canadian man drove an American family more than 1,000 miles through a snowstorm after they became stranded on their way to Alaska. Lynn Marchessault, her children, Payton, 13, and Rebecca, 10, along with their two dogs and a cat, hit the road from Georgia to Alaska in November after their trip had been pushed … Read more
Six people are missing after record rains triggered a mudslide the size of two football fields that slammed into homes in Alaska. The landslide covered Juneau, in 9 feet of mud, trees and debris, with the neighborhood of Haines in the southeast of the state bearing the brunt of the damage. Troopers and police evacuated … Read more
America’s northernmost city in Alaska plummets into 66 DAYS of darkness during ‘polar night’ when the sun won’t rise until January 2021 ‘Polar night’ in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, began on Wednesday afternoon and won’t end until January 23, 2021 The city will be plunged into darkness for 66 days because of the Earth’s tilt away from the … Read more
Several American commercial vessels were ordered to leave US fishing territory by Russian warships who were conducting massive military drills in the Bering Sea just off the coast of Alaska this past summer. The frightening incident took place on August 26 more than 20 nautical miles inside the American exclusive economic zone in the northern … Read more