Searchers in Bethel have saved three of five persons who went through the thin ice on two ATVs on the Kuskokwim River on Sunday night, troopers are reporting. AST was notified at 8:20 pm on Sunday night that five individuals on two four-wheelers had gone through the thin ice at the upper end of […]
A U.S. Coast Guard MHH-60 Jayhawk helicopter stationed in Sitka traveled to the Chilkat River near mile 10 and plucked seven from a sandbar during the early morning hours on Sunday after they were called in by the Alaska State Troopers, AST reported on Sunday. Troopers received notification at 9:45 pm on Saturday night that […]
Late Thursday morning, the remains of the snowmachiner who was last seen last weekend as he set out to travel to Quinhagak were recovered from the Kanektok River just short of his destination, troopers reported. 48-year-old Timothy Beebe was reported overdue at approximately noon on Sunday after he failed to arrive at his hometown after […]
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ethel – This morning Orutsararmiut Native Council, in coordination with other Yukon Kuskokwim tribal organizations, submitted another set of letters to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for continuing to issue permits and authorizations despite repeated requests for Government to Government consultation. DNR has not responded to the repeated requests from tribes for […]