(Anchorage, AK) – On Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, sentencing was held in Dillingham before Superior Court Judge Christina Reigh for State of Alaska vs. James Weedman. Weedman, 20, was charged with Murder in the First and Second Degree, Sexual Assault in the First Degree, and Evidence Tampering, after he sexually assaulted and murdered a 25-year-old […]
Troopers report that an ATV rider from Healy Lake was missing after heading to the Healy Lake Access Road over the weekend. According to the report that went into AST at 1:30 pm on Sunday, Brian Erickson, age 40 of Healy Lake, had left the village on the lake at 4 pm on Saturday traveling […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, last week announced the Federal Transit Administration is awarding $131 million more in bipartisan infrastructure investments to support the Alaska Marine Highway System’s operations and recapitalize portions of the fleet. In January, Senator Murkowski announced $285 million in infrastructure funding to improve the reliability and service […]
As an instructor for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, I have stood before a group of Alaskans every Tuesday night this November. During the most recent class session of Ned Rozell’s Alaska I asked 17 people what changes they have noticed in this giant peninsula during their time here. These are long-haul Alaskans: Class members have […]