An Akiachak man is being held on $75,000 bail after his arrest on sex crime charges in that community on Thursday of last week. Bethel-based troopers were informed of a sexual assault/abuse incident in Akiachak on Tuesday, June 11th. An investigation was opened that determined evidence pointed to 24-year-old Herman Frederick having furnished alcohol […]
Alaska State Troopers say that no foul play is suspected in the death of an elderly Australian woman who died near mile 99 of the Parks Highway on Friday. Troopers were informed and responded to the location on the Parks Highway at 4:30 am on Friday after receiving a call reporting an unresponsive woman in […]
A Willow man, intoxicated and armed with a shotgun, who was threatening suicide was arrested on multiple assault and weapons charges following an incident on Friday morning, troopers reported. 44-year-old George Yako, of Willow was the subject of a disturbance call to 911 at 5:14 am. The caller informed troopers that Yako was armed […]
Qukami Qik’rtat—Barren Islands Qukami Qik’rtat carwartuu’utaartut.—The Barren Islands have strong rip tides. The Barren Islands are a mountainous cluster of islands at the far northern end of the Kodiak Archipelago. These six small pieces of land cover just 318 acres, and Include Ushagat, West Amatuli, East Amatuli, Nord, Sud, and Sugarloaf. The largest, Ushagat, […]