Dog — Aikuq (N), Sapakaq (N), Piugta (S) April mal’ugnek piugtengq’rtuq. – April has two dogs. Archaeological sites in Alaska illustrate that dogs (Canis familiaris) have been a part of Native communities for at least two thousand years, although the presence of dogs in Siberia eleven thousand years ago suggests that it may be […]
(Juneau, AK) – Thursday, Corey Nashoanak, 42, was sentenced on one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Third Degree. Nashoanak was previously convicted based on an incident from approximately April 2019, in which Nashoanak engaged in sexual contact with the 13-year-old daughter of a woman that he was in a relationship […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 176th Wing rescued an injured cross-country skier Feb. 16 in Southcentral Alaska. After sustaining a head injury while cross-country skiing, the injured individual used a cellular phone to contact the Alaska State Troopers who then requested support from the Alaska Rescue Coordination […]
Today the Department of Interior announced it would overturn Public Land Orders 5150 and 5180, ending more than half a century of public land protection in Northeast Alaska. The action could lead to the transfer of 2.1 million acres of federal public lands in Alaska, including those targeted for the harmful proposed Ambler industrial […]