Reports that U.S. President Donald Trump used a vulgar term to describe Haiti and African nations have been confirmed by Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, who was in an Oval Office meeting Thursday when the President called them “s—hole countries.” Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, described the president’s words as “hateful, vile and racist.” […]
The search for a young Koliganek hunter ended tragically on Wednesday after a report of an overdue hunter on Wednesday night. Troopers in Dillingham were notified of an overdue hunter at 7:53 pm on Wednesday. The village reported that 24-year-old Jairus Nelson had departed the village to go hunting earlier in the day and had not […]
JUNEAU, Alaska—Alaska’s population decreased by 2,629 people—about one-third of 1 percent—from July 2016 to July 2017, based on population estimates released today by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Net migration—in-migration minus out-migration—accounted for a loss of 8,885 people while natural increase, or births minus deaths, added 6,256 people. This was the fifth […]
The Fairbanks International Airport reported on Wednesday, that they assisted in eliminating illegal drug transportation during an incident on October 1st of 2017 when they investigated a passenger at the airport. According to their report, on October 1, personnel at the airport responded to a request for assistance at a screening checkpoint at the airport for […]