Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of a 16-year-old female in the community of Selawik that occurred during the late hours of Tuesday or the early morning hours of Wednesday. Kotzebue-based troopers received the report of the young girl’s death at 1:35 am on Wednesday morning and traveled to Selawik to investigate. Their investigation revealed that […]
A section of the Parks Highway was closed for about four hours on Thursday morning following a fatal two-car collision at mile 48 shortly after 9 am. Troopers received notification of the two-vehicle collision and responded to the scene to investigate. At the scene they said the investigation showed that a 2004 Chevy pickup was […]
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), is inviting Alaskans to participate in six community engagement meetings scheduled across coastal Alaska. The goal of the public meetings is to lead a constructive dialogue around the fiscal challenges that face AMHS. All state agencies are working with […]
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has acquired a sacred Chilkat robe from an ebay seller, who willingly took a loss on the transaction so the piece could be repatriated to the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian. Staff moved quickly to raise funds and negotiate a lower price than the top bid with the seller, George Blucker, who […]