According to Autopsy, This Is How the Juneau Mayor Died

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The newly elected mayor of Alaska’s capital city appears to have died from natural causes, police said Wednesday.

Police announced the preliminary findings shortly after an autopsy was completed on the body of 70-year-old Mayor Stephen “Greg” Fisk. The final autopsy report, which will include toxicology results, will take weeks to complete, officials said.

“According to the findings, the external injuries sustained by Mayor Fisk were consistent with an injury due to falling or stumbling into objects. No foul play is indicated,” police said in a statement ahead of a news conference in Juneau. (Read more from “According to Autopsy, This Is How the Juneau Mayor Died” HERE)

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Mayor of Juneau Found Dead in His Home; UPDATE: Foul Play Not Ruled Out

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By Fox News. The mayor of Alaska’s capital city, Juneau, was found dead in his home Monday less than than two months after he was elected.

Juneau police said in a brief statement that Greg Fisk, 70, was pronounced dead at the scene. The statement added that an unidentified male caller had reported finding Fisk’s body at 3:34 p.m. local time (7:34 p.m. EST) . . .

Fisk was elected mayor of Juneau on Oct. 6, defeating incumbent Merrill Sanford by a 2-to-1 margin. Prior to entering politics, he had worked as a self-employed consultant for area fisheries. (Read more from “Mayor of Juneau Found Dead in His Home” HERE)

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Juneau Police Department Press Release

Summary: On November 30th, 2015 at about 3:34pm, the Juneau Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from a male reporting he had found a deceased subject inside a residence in the 400 block of Kennedy Street.

JPD officers and Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to the area. 70 year old Stephen “Greg” Fisk, the Mayor of Juneau, was pronounced deceased on scene. The investigation continues.

Update 11/30/2015 21:05

The man who found Greg Fisk in his Juneau residence and called 9-1-1 was Fisk’s adult son.

JPD is aware of rumors that an assault occurred in connection with Fisk’s death. Those rumors are speculation. Detectives are actively investigating facts of the incident and all evidence is being preserved and documented.

The Medical Examiner’s Office has authorized an autopsy. Results of the autopsy are expected within several days and will be used to determine the cause of death. The investigation is ongoing and more information will be released as appropriate.

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UPDATE: Foul Play Not Ruled Out in Death of Mayor of Juneau

By M. Alex Johnson. Police haven’t ruled out foul play in the death of Juneau, Alaska, Mayor Greg Fisk after they said Tuesday they had discovered undisclosed injuries on his body.

Fisk, 70, who was elected mayor in October, was found Monday afternoon at home by his son, Juneau police said. They wouldn’t speculate on a cause of death, saying an autopsy was pending.

Police said they have ruled out suicide — but they wouldn’t rule out foul play. Fisk was found alone, and there was no evidence of forced entry, they said.

Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson said in an interview on KINY radio of Juneau that “injuries” were discovered on the mayor’s body. He wouldn’t discuss the location or nature of the injuries, saying they could be “consistent with a fall.”

Juneau police spokeswoman Erann Kalwara also wouldn’t discuss the injuries. . . (Read more about the death of the mayor of Juneau HERE)

Seismic Station in Alaska Records a Disturbance That Wasn’t an Earthquake: ‘Something Big Moving out There’

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Recordings taken at a station that detects seismic activity at Kultieth River Mountain in southeast Alaska would suggest that the area experienced a strong disturbance earlier this month.

But it was no earthquake.

The incident recorded by the Alaska Earthquake Center’s seismic sensor, according to KTUU-TV, was actually the work of a bear, or at least that’s what scientists think.

“We aren’t sure for certain it was a bear, but the data shows indicates it was something big moving out there before the data stopped coming in,” field engineer Scott Dalton told the news station.

The shaking detected by the station lasted for eight minutes and then transmission stopped. (Read more from “Seismic Station in Alaska Records a Disturbance That Wasn’t an Earthquake: ‘Something Big Moving out There'” HERE)

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New Planned Parenthood Video: Doctor Wants Intact Fetal Heads for Brain Harvesting

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A new Planned Parenthood video, the 11th in a series of secretly-taped interviews, shows a Texas doctor wishing to conduct an abortion that produces intact fetal heads for brain harvesting.

“I haven’t been able to do that yet,” said the doctor, Amna Dermish of Planned Parenthood Austin. “This will give me something to strive for.”

The video is the latest in the sting produced by the The Center for Medical Progress in the ongoing Planned Parenthood baby parts scandal that has led to the formation of a special investigative committee in Congress because the women’s health group receives federal funding.

Republican Sens. Mark Kirk of Illinois, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska havn’t committeed to the defunding measure and without their support it is likely to fall short of the needed 51 votes, according to reports.

In the latest video, Dr. Dermish tells the camera that she was trained by the Senior Director of Medical Services at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Dr. Deborah Nucatola. (Read more from “New Planned Parenthood Video: Doctor Wants Intact Fetal Heads for Brain Harvesting” HERE)

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Taiwanese Woman Gives Birth on Plane Diverted to Alaska – Here’s the Possible Reason Why

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A Taiwanese woman who gave birth on a flight to the U.S. in what may have been an attempt to give her baby American citizenship could face a hefty bill for forcing the plane to divert to Alaska.

The insurance firm of China Airlines will decide whether to ask the unnamed passenger to cover the cost of the stopover to ensure the health of her baby, airline media affairs staffer Weni Lee said Friday. The flight made an emergency landing en route from Taipei to Los Angeles on Oct. 8.

Taiwanese media have estimated the bill at $33,000, although the airline said its insurer is still calculating the cost.

The local media have widely reported that the woman evidently wanted to give the child American citizenship. Taiwan’s China Times newspaper’s website said that, before giving birth, she repeatedly asked the cabin crew, “Are we in U.S. air space?” . . .

Alaska state officials say the baby is eligible for U.S. citizenship. A baby born in flight has the right to be a U.S. citizen if that is where the child first arrives, even if born in international air space, said Susan Morgan, spokeswoman for the Alaska Department of Social Services. (Read more from “Taiwanese Woman Gives Birth on Plane Diverted to Alaska – Here’s the Possible Reason Why” HERE)

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National First: Alaska’s PC Governor Walker Replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day

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In a historical first, Alaska became the first state in the nation to replace “Columbus Day” with “Indigenous Peoples Day.” Surprising many across the state, the increasingly liberal governor declared the new name as Alaska’s Federation of Natives met in Anchorage yesterday.

Noting that “Alaska is one ‘big village,’ with over 16 percent of the State population having indigenous heritage – the highest percentage among all the United States,” the Governor praised native Alaskans. He contended that without them, “the building of the state would not be possible.” The Governor intended the name change to signal the State’s opposition to “systematic racism toward Indigenous Peoples of Alaska.”

Governor Walker also noted the role of the United Nations in his decision stating, “Indigenous Peoples’ Day was first proposed in 1977 by a delegation of Native Nations to the United Nations sponsored International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas.”

News of the Governor’s executive order traveled quickly across Alaska. In buildings across the state, the words “Columbus Day” were scrawled out and replaced with “Indigenous Peoples’Day,” such as in this photo of a closure notice at an Alaskan post office:

Governor Walker defended his decision noting that “Alaska joins a growing number of cities that have recognized the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples Day, creating an opportunity to promote appreciation, tolerance, understanding, friendship, and partnerships. . .”

Hillary Clinton Tells a Fishy Story About Being ‘Fired’ From Job in Alaska

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Through the course of her 20-plus years in national politics, Hillary Clinton has on many occasions told a tale about the time in the summer of 1969 that she worked briefly at a fishery in Valdez, Alaska after graduating from Wellesley College.

The story appears to have a couple of purposes. It makes Clinton seem tough, gritty and humble — the kind of story that a person with political aspirations would like to tell. Clinton also uses it as the perfect analogy to a career in Beltway politics.

“Best preparation for being in Washington that you can possibly imagine,” she told David Letterman during an interview in 2007.

But the story has morphed over the years, from its first iteration in 1992 when the then-first lady of Arkansas claimed she was fired from her job because she confronted her fishmonger boss over the putrid state of the salmon she was hired to gut to the version she shared during a question-and-answer session during a town hall on Monday . . .

Asked if she has ever been fired from a job, Clinton told voters in New Hampshire Monday that she was. (Read more from “Hillary Clinton Tells a Fishy Story About Being ‘Fired’ From Job in Alaska” HERE)

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This Man Just Tipped His Massage Therapist $5,000, Here’s Why

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Airports can be frustrating and make people grumpy.

But, that couldn’t be farther from the truth for a man returning to Colorado from a hunting trip in Alaska, according to KTUU.

He went to a spa at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, and got an hour massage.

“He was sad because he said that he only got a wolf and his friend got a bear and a moose,” said massage therapist Kaleigh Hansen. “So, he thought he deserved the massage more.”

The bill was $120. But, the man was feeling generous and added on a $5,000 tip. (Read more from “This Man Just Tipped His Massage Therapist $5,000, Here’s Why” HERE)

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Record Exodus: Why People Are Leaving Alaska

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More people left Alaska last year than they have in decades, with net migration out of the state at its highest point in the past quarter-century . . .

The departures don’t appear to be caused by the state’s current financial problems because they came before oil prices dropped, Department of Labor economist Neal Fried said. “When those numbers were put together, we thought $100 oil was normal,” Fried said, referring to the per-barrel price . . .

The migration likely has more to do with improving employment opportunities in the Lower 48, Fried said. People historically come to Alaska when the rest of the U.S. is struggling with unemployment, he said. (Read more from “Record Exodus: Why People Are Leaving Alaska” HERE)

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Homeless Man Spears Bear to Death in Alaska, Officials Say

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A homeless man fashioned a machete-like blade to a groomed tree branch and speared a hungry black bear cub that was sniffing for food Friday morning at an illegal camp site in Anchorage.

The cub, estimated to be about a year and a half old, and an older bear thought to be its mother had been at the camp site for days stealing food, authorities said.

On Friday morning, the cub was seen outside a tent. David Tandler, 49, told officers he was worried it would harm children inside the tent, Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said in an email to The Associated Press. No children were present at the camp site when troopers arrived. (Read more from “Homeless Man Spears Bear to Death in Alaska, Officials Say” HERE)

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