A 71-year-old Scammon Bay man was reported overdue on Tuesday after he had gone out from the village to check his Black Fish traps. The community’s VPSO reported the missing fisherman to the troopers at 9:15 pm that evening. It was reported that Daniel Tunutmoak Sr had set out on his snow machine to set […]
Alaska State Troopers believe alcohol played a factor in a snow machine crash in the village of Crooked Creek on Tuesday morning. Troopers were notified of a snow machine crash in Crooked Creek at 1:07 am on Tuesday morning. The trooper investigation revealed that 24-year-old Gabriel John of Crooked Creek and 21-year-old Oxenia Sakar of […]
(Seattle) NANA Oilfield Services, Inc. violated federal oil spill prevention and response rules at its Deadhorse, Alaska, fuel storage and distribution facility, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA found multiple violations of Clean Water Act spill prevention rules and spill response requirements at the facility. “Companies that store large amounts […]
An Alakanuk man is in jail with his bail set at $10,000 after a Saturday evening collision with a pedestrian while driving a four-wheeler on the Yukon River. Alaska State Troopers in Emmonak were notified of injuries when pedestrian, 23-year-old Emmonak resident Jana Duny was struck by a Honda Foreman ATV while on the frozen […]