StrongHearts Native Helpline Statement for 2021 Domestic Violence Awareness Month
(EAGAN, Minn., September 22, 2021) — During Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, StrongHearts Native Helpline joins advocates, sister organizations…
Disagreement Over Debts, Spending Plunge Washington Into Crisis Mode
The Biden administration and congressional Democrats are facing what may be the most politically fraught moment since they took unified…
Setting traps to catch an Alaska virus
Here in middle Alaska north of Fairbanks, a trapper wearing a flannel shirt, leather gloves, and a bushy beard tromps…
Correctional Officer Charged with Promoting Contraband in the First Degree
(Anchorage, AK) – On August 31, 2021, Anchorage Correctional Officer Joseph Tavai was charged with one count of misconduct involving a…
Hundreds of Health Care Workers Coming to Alaska as State Provides Support to Hospitals and Health Care Providers
(Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy Wednesday announced that hundreds of medical personnel are coming to Alaska to assist the…
Kotzebue Man Sentenced to Serve Ninety-Nine Years for the 2018 Murder and Sexual Abuse of a Minor of Ashley Johnson-Barr
(Kotzebue, AK) – Tuesday, Judge Nelson Traverso sentenced Peter Wilson to a total sentence of 198 years, with 99 years…
How a Western Military Pact for Nuclear Subs Affects China
SAN FRANCISCO — The United States, United Kingdom and Australia on Thursday announced what the Royal Australian Navy describes on its…
Klawock Man Dies in Boundary Road Rollover
Alaska State Troopers responded to a rollover of a GMC truck at mile 5 of the Boundary Road near Klawock…
Nearly 50 Groups Demand Passage of Amendments to Cut Pentagon Budget
“Pouring billions more into the military, far beyond even the level requested by President Biden, sends exactly the wrong message…
COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – Sept. 21, 2021
OVERVIEW – 861 new cases | 6 deaths | 196 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 57.5% of Alaskans 12+…