ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging three Kodiak residents with drug trafficking crimes in Alaska, including distributing fentanyl which resulted in a fatal overdose. According to court documents, between February 2022 and July 2023, Ashley Katelnikoff, 37 and Gerry Pugal, 37, allegedly conspired together to distribute […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) announced his co-sponsorship and strong support for the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act, a critical piece of legislation aimed at addressing the escalating threat of catastrophic wildfires, streamlining forest restoration efforts, and fostering economic growth in rural communities. “From the devastation caused by the Malibu fires to the growing risks […]
Washington, DC – Monday, United States Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska and Co-Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region) and Aaja Chemnitz (Member of Danish Parliament representing Greenland for Inuit Ataqatigiit and Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region), released the following joint statement: “In recent weeks, as […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement regarding the temporary pause on the distribution of some federal funds, pending a review by the Trump administration: “My office has heard from many Alaskans concerned about the Trump administration’s pause on the distribution of federal funds. My team and I are digging into the details […]