An Alaska State Trooper investigation is continuing in a vehicle/ATV accident that occurred at mile one of Willow Station Road on Monday afternoon at approximately 3:51 PM. It was then that a 1993 Jeep Carryall was traveling west on Willow Station Road encountered an ATV entering the roadway. The driver of the Jeep slammed on his brakes in an […]
The Funny River Fire on the Kenai Peninsula continued to grow on Sunday, now covering over 240 square miles on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. In response to the fire’s rapid growth near populated areas, the order went out during the late afternoon to begin evacuating areas threatened by the massive blaze. The campground at Lower Skilak […]
Cukiq – Thorn; Sliver Allrani aigaqa cukirtaartuq. – Sometimes I get a sliver on my hand. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken.) The Alutiiq word for thorn, cukiq, can be used to mean sliver, thorn, barb, quill, or even spruce needle, and the word for the prickly devil’s club, cukilanarpak, means “plant with […]
Alarmed by persistent barriers to voting in Alaska and across the nation, U.S. Senator Mark Begich this week introduced strong legislation to safeguard the voting rights of Alaska Natives and Native Americans. The bill, the Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 (NatiVRA), provides the resources and oversight necessary to ensure that every citizen, regardless of ethnicity or […]