ANCHORAGE-Two small Alaskan communities have received Rural Innovation Fund Indian Economic Development and Entrepreneurship grant according to a statement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development yesterday. They were two of 46 rural and tribal communities in 19 states to be awarded more than $28 million through the new Rural Innovation Fund.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-Jessica Beagley, the "Hot-Sauce Mom," who made international news with her video showing her squirting Hot Sauce into the mouth of her 7 year old adopted son, received a verdict in her case in Anchorage today. She was found guilty of one count of misdemeanor child abuse.
CORDOVA, ALASKA-A pilot and passenger on a flight with Alaskan Wilderness Outfitting Company, a local air carrier in Cordova, reported to the Alaska Wildlife troopers in Cordova on Sunday at about 9:30 am that they had spotted a body from the air.
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA-The Tanana Chiefs Conference is one step closer to providing actual living facilities to the homeless in the Fairbanks area. Funding was recently secured from the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation in the amount of $1.8 million.