More than half a century after they were taken from Chirikof Island, human remains representing at least 109 Alutiiq people will return to the Kodiak region. On Thursday, February 23, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will transfer the remains to the Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak’s tribal repository, as a step in their repatriation to the […]
Alaska State Troopers based in St Mary’s were informed of an exposure related death in Alakanuk last Thursday, the trooper dispatch revealed on Wednesday. Troopers were informed at 3:15 on Thursday that “a deceased adult male had been discovered lying in the snow in the village.” The man was identified as 40-year-old Paul Ayunerak. According […]
Just after 12 noon on Monday, Glennallen-based troopers were alerted to an unresponsive male at the Hub gas station at mile 189 of the Glenn Highway. When AST arrived, they discovered that the man did not have a pulse and was turning blue. Prior to trooper arrival, a man, believed to be an Ahtna employee, […]
A Chalkyitsik victim and her assaulter were both flown to Fairbanks on Sunday, her for treatment of her injuries, and he for remand, Fairbank-Based Alaska State Troopers reported Monday morning. Troopers received a report form a woman in the village of Chalkyitsik, reporting that she had been a victim of a strangling and assault. Troopers […]