This Day in Alaskan History-June 13th, 1994
Sullivan Welcomes Iron Dog Route Expansion to Huslia, Shungnak, and Ambler
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) welcomed the announcement from Iron Dog Race Inc. that the world’s longest snowmachine race will expand its route to include three new Alaska communities: Huslia, Shungnak, and Ambler. The expanded route, which will travel through portions of the Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, and Kobuk Valley […]
U.S. Coast Guard advances Arctic security with Kodiak and Seward homeports
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced it would homeport its first two Arctic Security Cutters in Kodiak, Alaska with a third Alaska Arctic Security Cutter homeported in Seward when the infrastructure is ready. This follows April’s announcement that the Service would homeport its first two Arctic Security Cutters in Alaska. With the first delivery […]
Chickaloon man sentenced to prison for COVID-19 fraud conspiracy
This case is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Chickaloon man was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the U.S. government of COVID-19 relief funds. According to court documents, Christopher Staggs, aka “Chrisopher Blackburn,” 44, fraudulently obtained over […]