During the early morning hours of Monday, the Village Public Safety Officer in Noorvik was alerted to a burglary in progress at the Noorvik Post Office. The VPSO responded to the scene at the post office at 7 am on June 29th to see a 17-year-old juvenile standing in the bushes near the post office. […]
Criminal charges of arson were referred to the Bethel Department of Juvenile Justice against two children, a six-year-old male, and a seven-year-old female, on Monday. The charges stemmed from an incident in Grayling that occurred on Monday evening. The two children had set the David Louis Memorial School in Grayling on fire. City officials and community residents […]
Alaska state troopers on Tuesday, reported that at 10:30 pm on Thursday, May 28, the Northwest Arctic Borough Village Public Safety Officer in Kiana, responded to a call requesting that 40-year-old Godfrey Tuckfield be removed from a residence. While at the scene, the VPSO observed that a family member had a bloodied shirt from being struck […]
JUNEAU—Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott took significant steps today to ease the adoption process of Alaska Native children to allow them to stay with relatives or tribal members. Gov. Walker has filed legislation that will to allow for more flexibility in the adoption petition form. This will ensure that the preference for […]