DILLINGHAM – Thursday, a packet of letters and resolutions from Alaska Native leaders in support of House Bill 199, the Wild Salmon Legacy Act introduced by Rep. Louise Stutes R–Kodiak, was submitted to the Alaska Legislature. The documents, including a statement from the Bristol Bay Native Corporation and support letters or resolutions from ten tribal […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker Thursday introduced four pieces of legislation to remove Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development statutes that do not serve the public and create regulatory confusion. The bills repeal obsolete statutes and help downsize government operations. “My Administration is taking seriously our commitment to streamline government and find efficiencies, as […]
An alcohol-fueled series of incidents carried out by an Alakanuk man landed him in jail after an investigation on Thursday, troopers report. A 911 call-in alerted Alaska State Troopers in Emmonak to a weapons incident in the nearby village at 4:37 pm on Thursday. Their investigation found that 46-year-old Kevin Patrick had assaulted two people […]
On Wednesday, an Anchorage Grand Jury handed down indictments for Robbery for four Anchorage residents as a result of a January Mountain View robbery of a woman there. 37-year-old Steven Thomas, 36-year-old Sarah Orazio, 43-year-old Sheila Wilson, and 54-year-old Keith Wilson were each charged with a single count of Robbery II. Thomas was also charged […]