Alaska State Troopers announced today that they traveled to St Paul Island on Tuesday and took the guardians of two-year-old Joshua Rukovishnikoff into custody on charges of Murder I and transported them to the Anchorage Correctional Center and remanded them there on the charges. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation was notified on December 12th that […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard continued with the tradition of Operation Santa Claus again this year, spreading holiday joy to remote Alaskan villages by delivering gifts to children of two communities. Gifts were delivered to Buckland Dec. 14, while a flight to Chevak was delayed several times due to inclement weather. […]
Once again, Christmas is upon us. The season, full with gift giving and well wishes, is the annual favorite of millions and millions of people on planet earth. Although the annual winter celebration has been with the world for a very, very long time, modern adherents to the celebration would probably be not so […]
Alaska State Troopers reported on Wednesday that the Rural Deltana Fire Department, on Tuesday morning, was notified of a fire on Rapseed Way in Delta Junction where it was feared a victim had become entrapped in the blaze. The volunteer firefighters responded to the scene at 6 am to find a three-story structure fully engulfed. […]
On Tuesday, a welfare check on a man living in a cabin just outside of Soldotna turned into an investigation by troopers and Deputy Fire Marshals after his cabin was discovered burned to the ground. Troopers received a request for a welfare check at a remote cabin by family members after they had attempted to […]
“Polar bears shouldn’t have to suffer from yet more noisy, harmful oil drilling. Letting the oil industry ramp up drilling is also fundamentally inconsistent with addressing the climate crisis.” Asserting that “continued oil and gas exploration and development is fundamentally incompatible with polar bear survival and recovery,” the Center for Biological Diversity on Wednesday launched a […]
(Bethel, AK) – A Bethel grand jury this week indicted Jon Cochrane, 51, of Bethel on one count of Sexual Assault in the First Degree, one count of Attempted Sexual Assault in the First Degree and three counts of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. Cochrane was also charged with Assault in the Fourth Degree. The […]
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck 57 miles from Anchor Point at 1:42 pm on Tuesday afternoon. The quake was situated 60 miles northeast of Illiamna and seven miles to the northwest of Iliamna Volcano on the western side of Cook Inlet. The quake, felt throughout southcentral Alaska, occurred at a depth of 89 miles and […]
JUNEAU, AK (December 21, 2021) – The application period for the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s (Tlingit & Haida) first round of small business support under the Rescue Small Business Relief program will close on December 31, 2021 at 4:30 PM (AKST). The program launched in September and provides […]