alaska
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday that there is “no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity” on the heels of the three unidentified high-altitude objects being shot down. Two of the objects were shot down by fighter jets in the U.S. states of Alaska and Michigan while the third was in Canadian airspace. “I just […]
A possible record-breaking storm has wreaked havoc on Alaska communities. According to NBC News, towns along the state’s western coast have experienced severe flooding and significant damage caused by strong winds and heavy rainfall. The National Weather Service said the remnants of Typhoon Merbok hit Alaska early Saturday, causing what is believed to be the state’s […]
Sarah Palin is running for Congress. The former Vice Presidential candidate took to Facebook on Friday to announce that she’s running for Alaska’s at-large seat vacated by the late Republican Congressman Don Young. “Today I’m announcing my candidacy for the U.S. House seat representing Alaska,” Palin wrote. “Public service is a calling, and I would be honored to […]
A man has been found guilty in the 1993 rape and murder of Sophie Sergie, a 20-year-old who was found dead in a University of Alaska Fairbanks dorm. Steven Downs, 47, of Auburn, Maine—who was arrested for the crime back in 2019 through DNA evidence—was found guilty following a two-day jury deliberation in Fairbanks, per CBS News. At the […]
A case of mistaken identity landed a man in a mental institution for nearly three years. According to the Associated Press, Joshua Spriestersbach was falsely arrested in 2017 after he fell asleep outside a Honolulu homeless shelter. The now-50-year-old man said he was assumed he was being arrested for violating the city’s ban on sleeping on […]
A Republican senator is no longer permitted to fly with Alaska Airlines after refusing to follow their mask policy. Over the weekend, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed this decision to the Anchorage Daily News, noting Alaska state senator Lora Reinbold’s repeated instances of not following the company’s travel rules. “We have notified Senator Lora […]
Alaska Airlines has come under fire for removing two passengers from one of its planes for “flying while Muslim.” Per the local CBS affiliate, two Muslim men, Abobakkr and Mohamad, were kicked off a flight in February for texting in Arabic. The two Muslim-American friends were taking a business trip from Seattle to San Fransico when another […]
Over the weekend an Alaska Airlines flight got derailed when an unruly passenger openly expressed his intent to “kill everyone on this plane” in the “name of Jesus.” TMZ classified this outburst as “horrifying,” but I’d put it in more of an “annoying douche who ruined everyone’s night” category. You can watch and be your own […]
After there was a seven-person line to use the coach toilet on an Alaska Airlines flight, one passenger decided to let it be known how they felt. As TMZ reports, a man in coach sporting a Jets jersey complained to airplane staff about the situation, and said it was ridiculous that no one was allowed […]
A 24-year-old woman from Belarus died on Alaska’s Stampede Trail while trying to visit the famous abandoned bus from the book and film Into the Wild. Veramika Maikamava and her husband, Piotr Markielau wanted to visit Fairbanks Bus 142, where Into the Wild protagonist Christopher McCandless died in 1992, CNN reports. Markielau notified Fairbanks state […]
