(EAGAN, Minn.) – StrongHearts Native Helpline celebrates six year anniversary operating a culturally appropriate helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives affected by domestic and sexual violence. It’s a celebration of breaking down barriers to safety and empowering Native people across the nation that has kept advocates fueled and the number of contacts growing. “We’ve […]
JUNEAU – Wednesday, on a vote of 35-1, the House passed House Joint Resolution 5 by Representative Himschoot calling on the Federal Government and State of Alaska to continue to defend Alaska’s fisheries, including the Southeast Alaska troll fishery and do everything within their power to keep the fishery open. The Southeast Alaska troll salmon […]
On Wednesday afternoon the Alaska State Troopers were informed of an electrocution in the village of Aniak According to the report, 78-year-old Gene Fauser was working on his satellite in the village when he suffered an electric shock. Despite lifesaving efforts by health workers in the community, Fauser was unable to be saved and he […]
ANCHORAGE – A federal magistrate judge in Alaska sentenced a Fairbanks man to pay a fine for unlawfully selling and operating a tour on federal land without a permit. The land is owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). According to court documents and statements in court, Jun Liang, 40, is the sole owner […]