About 202,040 acres remain as Alaska Land Transfer Program progresses ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Wednesday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued an interim conveyance for approximately 1,085 acres of public land near Flat, Alaska, to Doyon, Limited, an Alaska Native regional corporation, under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). This conveyance reflects continued […]
Veteran musher Jessie Holmes (bib # 7 ), of Brushkana, Alaska was the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint at 8:03 p.m. today with 16 dogs in harness, winning the Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award. First presented in 2019 and given to the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint, this award is presented by […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – Last week, following a five-day trial, a Fairbanks jury found 36-year-old Julian Miranda guilty of two counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree for the sexual assault of two Fairbanks women in 2012. The verdict comes over thirteen years after the crimes took place. On the evening of July 23, 2012, […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren sentenced 54-year-old Steven Narron of Fairbanks to serve 40 years for one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree and five years for one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the First Degree. Judge Ramgren also imposed 7 years […]