A Crooked Creek man was arrested after an incident along the riverbank near Crooked Creek and charged with Attempted Murder I, three counts of Assault III, three counts of Reckless Endangerment, and Misconduct Involving Weapons on Wednesday. It was at 3:16 pm on July 1st that Aniak-based troopers received a report that 30-year-old Moses Alfred […]
Fire officials report on Wednesday, that the total fires burning in the state is now at 297. This total reflects three new fires. Included are 45 fires that are currently staffed and 250 fires that are currently being monitored. Staffed fires have burned approximately 461,734 acres thus far, while monitored fires have consumed 1,312,956 acres. […]
More communities in Alaska are evacuating residents as wildfires continue to increase over the state. Villagers with health problems, the elderly and children evacuated the community of Aniak on the Kuskokwim River on Thursday as smoke began to thickly envelope the village from a 2,500 wildfire raging across the river. But, as residents from that community […]
Two Aniak men were arrested by Alaska Wildlife Troopers on various charges, that included Felony DUI, Weapons Misconduct and Evading, after boating in the Aniak Slough on Tuesday. Aniak-based wildlife troopers were notified by an off-duty VPSO in the community on Tuesday that he observed a boat, with three persons aboard, being operated while the occupants […]