Troopers Investigate Death of Anchorage Woman Found Dead on Kobuk/Shungnak Winter Trail

Troopers Investigate Death of Anchorage Woman Found Dead on Kobuk/Shungnak Winter Trail

Troopers are investigating the death of an Anchorage woman who died on the trail between Kobuk and Shungnak sometime between Saturday and Sunday. Troopers initiated a search in coordination with the Northwest Arctic Borough Search and Rescue Volunteers for 31-year-old Rachel Snell of Anchorage after she was reported overdue at 4:41 pm on Sunday. Snell […]

Selawik Substitute Patrolman Charged with Sexual Assault of 16-Year-Old Girl Later Found Dead

Selawik Substitute Patrolman Charged with Sexual Assault of 16-Year-Old Girl Later Found Dead

Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of a 16-year-old female in the community of Selawik that occurred during the late hours of Tuesday or the early morning hours of Wednesday. Kotzebue-based troopers received the report of the young girl’s death at 1:35 am on Wednesday morning and traveled to Selawik to investigate. Their investigation revealed that […]

Statoil Decides to Exit Alaska

Statoil Decides to Exit Alaska

Norwegian oil giant Statoil has now announced that they intend to follow Royal Dutch Shell and move its offices out of the state of Alaska according to a press release issued by the oil company. Saying the Chukchi Sea leases were no longer competitive, Tim Dodson, executive vice president for exploration in Statoil stated, “Since 2008 we […]