Action Supports Trump administration commitment to honor Native agreements and expand Alaska resource development ANCHORAGE — The Department of the Interior Wednesday announced the conveyance of nearly 28,000 acres of land to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., under Section 12(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, or ANCSA, bringing the total conveyed to NANA […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – Tuesday, a Fairbanks jury returned a guilty verdict against 28-year-old Christopher Oktollik, of Fairbanks, for Murder in the First Degree. For his conviction, Oktollik faces a sentence of 30 years to 99 years of imprisonment. On the evening of April 9, 2023, the Fairbanks Police Department received a report of a shooting […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined her colleagues in a letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Russell Vought, asking him to faithfully implement the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Full-Year Continuing Resolution Act, and release the funds. The legislation included funding for Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants; 21st Century […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison and, upon release, will serve five years on supervised release, for possessing drugs with the intent to distribute them following a refusal of a routine search of his residence while on parole. According to court documents, on Oct. 20, 2022, two […]