(Bethel, AK) – On Oct. 15, Superior Court Judge Nelson Traverso sentenced Joseph Kashatok, 67, of Kipnuk Alaska, to serve 79 years in prison for possession of child pornography. On Feb. 2, 2024, a Bethel jury convicted Kashatok of two counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Based on Kashatok’s criminal history, Kashatok faced a presumptive sentence […]
Alaska State Troopers in Bethel were notified that two women were found dead in a residence in Hooper Bay early on Wednesday morning. “Patrol Troopers and Alaska Bureau of Investigation investigators responded to the community from Bethel by aircraft,” troopers report. The troopers have reported that the two women were identified as Novely Rivers and […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard rescued four hunters Sept. 16 in two separate missions at the request of the Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. Midday Monday, the AKRCC received a request from AST to assist two hunters stranded on a sandbar along the Gagaryah River about 200 air […]
WASHINGTON – Monday, the Office of Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) announced she would be absent from the House Floor for the week of September 9 to honor the one-year anniversary of her husband’s passing. Eugene R. “Buzzy” Peltola Jr. died in a plane crash September 12, 2023. Following her announcement, a spokesperson for the […]