For the past three years, Joey Slowik has focused on preventing slug damage to crops. Along the way, Slowik, an integrated pest management technician with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, has uncovered a lot of odd and interesting information about the often-reviled gastropods. 

On any clear, dark night you can see them, gliding through the sky and reflecting sunlight from the other side of the world.

On January 16, 2025, Valdez City Schools experienced a network disruption due to a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack.