BETHEL – Governor Bill Walker testified before the United States Senate Energy Committee at a field hearing in Bethel Monday, addressing the high cost of energy in Alaska. The Governor joined U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, Representative Bob Herron, Cold Climate Housing Research Center Director Jack Hebert, and others to talk about the […]
Alaska State Troopers are investigating multiple incidences of burglary, theft and criminal mischief in the small community of Emmonak that were discovered on Monday morning. Troopers received a report from Emmonak at 7:43 am on Monday, reporting that unknown suspects had broke into the Grant Aviation office and had stolen several items as they rummaged […]
Alaska State Troopers report that a Quinhagak man, who walked away from his residence at 7:30 am on Wednesday without adequate clothing, was located and rescued at 10:30 pm on that same day. As searchers combed the area around the small community in southwest Alaska at 10 pm, they observed a flare fired from the […]
Three Togiak men out on the water in Southwest Alaska died when their vessel capsized on their return from a moose-hunting trip on Saturday. Alaska State Troopers report that 31-year-old Eric Coopchiak, 39-year-old James Toots, and 29-year-old Larry Arnariak lost their lives as they were returning to their hometown of Togiak after a moose-hunt when […]