Juneau, Alaska, December 18, 2017 – On November 26, under court order, tobacco companies Philip Morris USA, Lorillard, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Altria Group began a year-long advertising campaign telling the American people the truth about the deadly consequences of smoking and secondhand smoke. In 2006, a federal court ordered the companies to make these […]
Pilinguar–Adopt Wiiwaq pilinguaq–My younger sibling is adopted. The Alutiiq word pilinguar translates literally as, “to make one’s own.” Alutiiq speakers use this word for adoption. It is a very specific term for adding a person to one’s family, or for fostering a child. It is not typically used for circumstances like adopting a pet or […]
A Nunam Iqua man is in custody following a serious assault incident that took place in that community on Saturday. Troopers report that 27-year-old Ignatius Murphy had assaulted a family member on Saturday, stabbing them in the leg, strangling and striking them in the face. Troopers from Emmonak responded to Nunam Iqua this weekend, and […]
Troopers in Emmonak were notified of a fatal snow machine crash late Friday night that occurred on Airport Road in that community. According to troopers, they were notified at just before midnight that 49-year-old Raymond Waska was driving on his snow machine on the Airport Road, when he went off the road and crashed into […]