DILLINGHAM, AK – Bristol Bay Tribes expressed disappointment and frustration that federal regulators appear to be fast-tracking the Pebble Limited Partnership’s application to build a toxic mine at the headwaters of the world-class salmon fishery. The Army Corps of Engineers recently stated review of the company’s permit application will begin with a historically brief 30-day […]
JBER, ALASKA – The Newtok Village Council has been awarded 1.7 million dollars in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds to acquire and demolish Newtok village homes threatened by erosion from the Ninglick River. The HMGP funds will be used to acquire and demolish seven homes in Newtok. The State Hazard Mitigation Advisory Committee has […]
Alaska State Troopers report that they are searching for an escaped suspect in the community of Emmonak following an assault incident on Saturday. At approximately 8:50 pm on Saturday night, AST received an assault report in that community, and the investigation revealed that 27-year-old Michael Redfox had attacked his girlfriend, hitting and strangling her. When the […]
St. Mary’s-based Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a St. Mary’s man splashing gasoline onto his residence and saying he was going to bun it down, AST reported on Saturday. According to the report, three of 24-year-old Zachariah Paukan’s family members and a friend “subsequently fled the residence in fear of a fire being started,” […]