WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized longtime Alaskan truck drivers Fred Austin and John Schank on the Senate floor last week for their work driving the Capitol Christmas tree from Wrangell, Alaska to Washington, D.C. Fred and John, veteran Teamster truck drivers with combined experience of over 130 years, completed the task of hauling the […]
Austin “Cap” Lathrop, long called Alaska’s first millionaire, spent over five decades in Alaska after purchasing a steamboat and moving to Alaska in the mid-1890s. He made his fortune through investments in Alaska. It was on July 26th, 1950 that the aged Lathrop was crushed when, at 84, he fell beneath the wheels of a […]
(Kotzebue, AK) – On May 24, 2024, after a two-week trial, a jury found 30-year-old Brandon Swan and 39-year-old Austin Swan Jr. guilty of Sexual Assault in the First Degree, Attempted Sexual Assault in the First Degree, and Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. The jury found both men not guilty on 10 other counts, including […]