BETHEL, Alaska, Jan. 28, 2014 – USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Patrice Kunesh today announced investments in rural telecommunications infrastructure and equipment to expand access to education and economic development for rural residents. Kunesh made the announcement on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s behalf during a visit to Alaska.
A Sitka man was attacked by a sea lion during offloading at a Stka dock on Sunday.
Close on the heels of the Tatitlek case, involving Lori Clum and her misappropriations of corporate funds, comes another case out of Fort Yukon involving embezzlement of approximately $118,000 by the manager of the native village corporation there.
During the early evening hours of Sunday, a fight between family members broke out between two individuals at the King Mountain Lodge that resulted in life-threatening injuries from a knife attack.