(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Josie Garton sentenced 54-year-old Joshua Rukovishnikoff, Sr. to 9 years of incarceration for the 2021 strangulation death of his wife, Nadesda Rukovishnikoff, in Saint Paul. Judge Garton also imposed an additional two years of suspended jail time. Rukovishnikoff will be on probation for five years upon his release […]
(Bethel, AK) –Last week, Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced 48-year-old Paul James Jr., of Alakanuk, to serve 104.5 years of incarceration after being convicted of two counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree, one count of Incest, one count of Assault in the Second Degree, four counts of Furnishing Alcohol to Minors in […]
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Wednesday welcomed the announcement of more than $30.4 million for 42 climate resilience projects in tribal communities in Alaska. These awards, made through funding provided by Congress through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and the annual appropriations […]
BOTHELL, Wash. – FEMA has awarded $6,768,114.23 for the Native Village of Newtok in Alaska as part of their efforts to relocate their entire village to a new site. This grant will allow the village to acquire 36 homes and provide families with the funds to move to a safer location. Newtok, located on the […]