US trained Alaskans as secret 'stay-behind agents'
The most likely targets were thought to be Nome, Fairbanks, Anchorage and Seward. So FBI director J. Edgar Hoover teamed up on a highly classified project, code-named "Washtub," with the newly created Air Force Office of Special Investigations, headed by ...
The Juneau Tour: Scientific American Alaska Cruise, Part 3
Scientific American Bright Horizons Cruise 22 arrives in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 31st, which allows us to post audio from a fascinating taxi trip through Juneau on August 28th. Steve Mirsky reports from the ship MS Amsterdam.
Alaskans Were Trained as Secret Agents Against Soviets
At the time, the FBI feared Russia would take aim at cities in what was then a US territory: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Nome, and Seward were thought to be at risk. "The military believes that it would be an airborne invasion involving bombing and the dropping ...
Anchorage man drowns in Little Su
PALMER — An Anchorage man died trying to cross the Little Susitna River about 10:30 p.m., Thursday, authorities said. Yong Soo Kim, 74, and an unidentified friend were out mushroom hunting in the Hatcher Pass Management Area when they became lost, said ...
Anchorage man charged with Fairbanks sex abuse
FAIRBANKS — A former Fairbanks-area resident was arrested Friday in Anchorage on 12 sex crime charges including child sex abuse and child pornography. Alaska State Troopers arrested 38-year-old Matthew Randell Stefanich on Monday in Anchorage ...
Raising Awareness, Funds for Muscular Dystrophy on the Streets of Anchorage
Southcentral firefighters will line the streets of Anchorage Friday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m. to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. This marks the 60-year anniversary of a partnership between the International Association of Firefighters ...
