The Savoonga Village Public Safety Officer 0pened an investigation after receiving a report of an attempted shooting in a residence in the village on Friday. The investigation would determine that after opening fire in the home, Josephine Waghiyi, age 36, stole an additional rifle and took off on an ATV firing the weapon as she […]
[content id=”79272″ Summer access restored to popular trails, cabins and shelters FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Due to reduced wildland fire activity associated with the Obrien Fire (#172), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office issued a fire order to end the emergency closure for the White Mountains National Recreation Area north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The […]
[content id=”79272″] Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation’s wetlands mitigation bank—the North Slope’s first compensatory mitigation resource. Utqiaġvik, Alaska Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) is sharing that the Charles Etok Edwardsen, Jr. Wetlands Mitigation Bank (CEEMB)—established in late 2024 with partner Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP)—is the first wetlands‑mitigation resource on Alaska’s North Slope. More than 1,000 mitigation credits are […]
The FBI is seeking additional information. A Wainwright man was arrested by the FBI Wednesday at his residence on criminal charges related to his alleged attempted enticement of minors in his community to meet for sexual contact. He also allegedly received and possessed child pornography and attempted to entice minors to produce child pornography. According […]