JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker on Wednesday appointed John Agnaqluk Lincoln of Kotzebue to represent House District 40 in the Alaska House of Representatives. Mr. Lincoln was born in Kotzebue and is currently a vice president for NANA Regional Corporation who oversees and manages NANA lands. Mr. Lincoln is an Iñupiat who was valedictorian of […]
The United States Coast Guard 17th District reported that the, performed three medevacs near Cold Bay this week, two on Monday and one on Wednesday. On Monday, the crew of an Airstation Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, on the recommendation of a Coast Guard Flight Surgeon, lifted a 21-year-old man aboard the Ocean Peace who was reported to […]
The further misfortunes of a theft victim led to the arrest of a car thief on January 17th, APD reports reveal. It was on 8:35 am on January 17th that a patrol officer with APD was patrolling the area of Mountain View and North Lane Street, when he observed a Subaru with plates that were […]
A call-in to the APD dispatch on Wednesday at 8:31 am on Wednesday inadvertently thwarted at least one suspect from possibly passing counterfeit bills at businesses in the Northern Lights area APD said today. The caller reported suspicious activity that may include drug usage in the Fred Meyers parking lot on Northern Lights. Police responded, located the […]