BETHEL —Governor Bill Walker today signed legislation to help build a Stronger Alaska, and convened his cabinet in Bethel to discuss rural access and support issues. Governor Walker, Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott, and the Cabinet also hosted a community reception for Bethel residents. “I’m very pleased Lt. Governor Mallott, our commissioners, and I had the […]
An Aniak man is in jail on Murder and Attempted Murder charges after an extended shooting incident in that village early Sunday morning. Aniak-based Troopers were notified of a shooting in the community at 2:19 am on Sunday morning. Troopers took 29-year-old Joseph Patrick Yaska into custody. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation and the Bethel […]
A 7th grade teacher at the Yupiit School District was arrested following a nine-count indictment handed down by a grand jury. Prosecutors asked the public to help them locate 37-year-old John Paul Donald Douglas following the issuing of a $50,000 plus court-approved third party custodian warrant as a result of that indictment. The Alaska Bureau […]
At 8:30 am on Sunday morning, State troopers responded to a residence in Napaskiak after they received a report of a shooting at that location. Upon arrival, they found 26-year-old Nunapitchuk resident, Kyle Wassillie, dead from a gunshot wound. AST did not reveal further information into their investigation of the incident. Troopers placed 19-year-old Adam […]