The recent tragic crash of a Bering Air Cessna 208B EX (N321BA) near Nome, Alaska, has renewed questions regarding design flaws in the Cessna 208B and the dangers of flying the aircraft in icing conditions. Preliminary flight tracking evidence suggests a loss of control of the aircraft while flying in weather conducive to airframe icing. The […]
(Kotzebue, AK) Monday, Utqiagvik Superior Court Judge David Roghair sentenced 39-year-old Austin Swan and 31-year-old Brandon Swan, both of Kivalina, after both men were convicted of Sexual Assault in the First Degree and Attempted Sexual Assault in the First Degree. Austin Swan was sentenced to serve 55 years and 228 days of incarceration, and […]
(Kodiak, AK) – Monday, a Kodiak jury found Hilarion Soriano Jr., 43, guilty of one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree. The jury deliberated for a day and a half after a two-week trial. The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred in Kodiak around 2017, when Soriano engaged in sexual […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined 27 colleagues in calling for the immediate implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act to provide full Social Security benefits for thousands of Alaskan public servants impacted by Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). The Social Security Fairness Act, which fully repeals the […]