The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Central Council) announced it was awarded a 35-year land lease from the City and Borough of Juneau’s (CBJ) Docks and Harbors Department for the 4400 Thane Road property—former location of the Thane Ore House. Central Council will utilize and manage the property to […]
Authorities in Aniak are awaiting an autopsy determination on a Shageluk man who was discovered deceased in the bathroom of the Shageluk Washeteria on Tuesday. Aniak-based troopers traveled to Shageluk after receiving a report of a deceased man in a locked bathroom at that establishment at about 11:35 am. Troopers were informed that city employees […]
While out on a patrol boat on Saturday near Georgetown 15 miles to the east of Crooked Creek on Saturday, troopers were flagged down by a small vessel. The occupants of the vessel reported to troopers that a cabin along the George River had just burned down and that there was possibly a victim still […]
KOTZEBUE, Alaska – U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development Alaska State Director Jim Nordlund today announced they have approved a Community Facility Grant of $24,900 to the Maniilaq Association, which provides health and social services to residents of Northwest Alaska. The funding will be used to purchase “snowbulances” for the communities of Ambler, Deering and Selawik. […]