Tag: Alaska

Why You Should Care: An Overview of Environmental Issues Only in Your State

January 12, 2020

EPA Administrator Says Drinking Water is “Biggest Environmental Threat”: The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce Wednesday that he believes water safety is a bigger environmental crisis than climate change. Only on CBS News, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler spoke with Major Garrett in his first interview since being confirmed. -CBS This … More Why You Should Care: An Overview of Environmental Issues Only in Your State

25 Years Later, Steven H. Downs of Maine Arrested for the Rape & Murder of Sophie Sergie at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (February 15, 2019)

February 15, 2019

Alaska State Troopers announce arrest of Steven H. Downs, accused of murdering Sophie Sergie at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993. -News Center Maine (February 15, 2019) It was late April 1993 when the University of Alaska Fairbanks community learned that Sophie Sergie was raped and murdered in Bartlett Hall, one of the many … More 25 Years Later, Steven H. Downs of Maine Arrested for the Rape & Murder of Sophie Sergie at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (February 15, 2019)

Original Native Alaskan Name for America’s Highest Peak Restored, Denali

September 1, 2015

I had the pleasure of attending the University of Alaska Fairbanks after I graduated from high school. I majored in Social Work and minored in Justice; I was in the Class of 1994. I am a proud Nanook Alumni. It was especially satisfying to learn that the White House restored Denali’s original Native Alaskan name. … More Original Native Alaskan Name for America’s Highest Peak Restored, Denali

Murder in the Dorm at University of Alaska Fairbanks (1993)

March 18, 2014

Murder in the Dorm at University of Alaska Fairbanks (1993) This cold case investigation hits home with me. This tragedy happened while I was attending the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993. It occurred in Bartlett Hall where I lived my sophomore year. I was living off campus at the time of the incident. It … More Murder in the Dorm at University of Alaska Fairbanks (1993)