KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew rescued the survivor of a bear attack, near Nome, Friday. The helicopter crew embarked the individual and transported him to awaiting Emergency Medical Service personnel waiting in Nome. While flying from Kotzebue to Nome, the aircrew observed an SOS sign on top of a shack. Upon […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young, a member of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, helped the House pass H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act of 2021. This legislation mandates the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to declare two polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances eligible for EPA Superfund cleanup resources and implement a requirement that polluters […]
It was reported on Wednesday that North Pole man Wyatt A. Lewis was convicted of Perjury and assault following a jury trial in Fairbanks on Tuesday concerning an attack on a woman in May of 2019. The investigation into Lewis began on May 4th when he made a false report to troopers saying that a […]
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department has accused Thomas Barrack, a longtime friend of former President Donald Trump and his 2017 inaugural committee chairman, of engaging in a wide-ranging scheme to favorably influence U.S. policy toward the United Arab Emirates without registering as a foreign agent as required by U.S. law. A seven-count indictment was handed […]