Six Bristol Bay fishermen, funded by developers of the proposed Pebble mine, are suing the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) over its contracts with mine opponents SalmonState and United Tribes of Bristol Bay. In their complaint filed in Alaska Superior Court, BBRSDA members Trefim Andrew, Tim Anelon, Gary Nielsen, Henry Olympic, Abe […]
As Alaskans gather for the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention to share stories and opinions, Ballot Measure 1 is a large part of the conversation. With less than a month until the election, tribal support for the initiative is surging among Alaska Native organizations statewide, with the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation and Norton Bay Intertribal […]
The Eagle River woman convicted of stealing more than $150,000 from the Mustang Hockey Association was sentenced by Judge Timothy M Burgess in U.S. District Court on Tuesday. 34-year-old Jennifer Suchan, also known as Jennifer Kerr was sentenced to 14 months and three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a total of $170,353 in restitution […]
Jerry Lewis, legendary slapstick comedian, and longtime national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, past away on Sunday morning at his home in Las Vegas at the age of 91. Born Jerome Levitch, on March 16th, 1926, Lewis began his career on stage at the age of five performing with his parents in the Catskills […]