William Vitkus is new Kodiak DA
(Kodiak, AK) – William Vitkus is the new District Attorney at Kodiak, on Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska.…
Governor Mike Dunleavy Grants Clemency to Five Alaskans Who Have Rebuilt Their Lives
(Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy announced Wednesday the granting of clemency to five individuals who through efforts consistent with…
The First Thanksgiving: A Temporary Peace between Puritans and Tribes
WASHINGTON – In the fall of 1621, English settlers at Plymouth marked their first harvest and began stockpiling food for…
How George Washington Ignited a Political Firestorm Over Thanksgiving
Painting of George Washington with his family, wife Martha, and her grandchildren, by artist Edward Savage. In September 1789, members…
Busting Myths About the First Thanksgiving
Every year, on the fourth Thursday in November, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s a commemoration of the 1621 harvest feast when…
Native Americans Regard Thanksgiving With Mixed Emotions
WASHINGTON — Each year on the last Thursday of November, families in the United States gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. It was…
Alaska National Guard Brings Holiday Cheer to Circle with Operation Santa Claus
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Continuing the Operation Santa Claus tradition of delivering holiday cheer to remote communities in Alaska, Alaska…
Alaska National Guard flies 14,000 pounds of meat to Toksook Bay via IRT program
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Two years after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok flooded communities across thousands of miles of…
Coast Guard, Alaska Air National Guard rescue pilot at Iliamna Lake
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 211th Rescue Squadron assisted District 17 Coast Guardsmen rescue a pilot…
Raymond Pointer Convicted of 2023 Shooting of Lance Bourgeois
(Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage jury convicted 53-year-old Raymond Charles Pointer of three counts of Assault in the First Degree,…