Two Kodiak men, 24-year-old Bradford Blondin and 25-year-old Brian Blondin were formally charged in connection with the death of 43-year-old Justin McGriff who died from injuries sustained in a hit and run on April 29th of 2008.
Eight F-15 fighters took to the skies from Japan on Thursday in response to an intrusion into their airspace by a Chinese surveillance plane flying near the disputed Diaoyu Islands. The fighters, launched by the Japanese government were joined by a launch of an E-2C "Hawkeye" observation aircraft from Okinawa.
Building on his established record of fighting for Alaska Native priorities, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today secured a seat on the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), where he will gain an even more significant role in advocating for Alaska’s first peoples.
Anchorage, Alaska – Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin Feldis announced today that Travell Demar Pinkston of Sacramento, California, was sentenced in federal court in Juneau for his role in a conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone.