An Aniak man, Valka Nickolie, age 49, was arrested on charges of Assault IV (DV) after troopers responded to the scene of the assault and investigated the incident on Saturday. Troopers arrested Nickolie at 8:42 pm on Saturday after they found that he had punched a female victim repeatedly in the face. He was housed […]
Troopers arrested a Kwethluk juvenile on charges of Arson II, Criminal Mischief III and Assault IV (DV) after a Tuesday incident in that community, troopers revealed. A report of Arson was phoned in to Bethel-based troopers from the community of Kwethluk at 9:25 pm on Tuesday. Troopers responded to the scene the following morning to […]
BETHEL – Governor Bill Walker testified before the United States Senate Energy Committee at a field hearing in Bethel Monday, addressing the high cost of energy in Alaska. The Governor joined U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, Representative Bob Herron, Cold Climate Housing Research Center Director Jack Hebert, and others to talk about the […]
As a river eats its way into Newtok, Alaska, residents are planning their moves to a new village site 12 miles away. One family will move into a house on skis with the ability to migrate as needed with self-contained water and electrical systems. In his dozen visits to Newtok, a village of about 354 […]