Alaska State Troopers in Bethel were notified by Napakiak Search and Rescue on Tuesday that they had received an alert that 31-year-old Charles Lupie of that village was missing and had taken up the search for him. The searchers reported to AST that they had located Lupie but by the time he had been found […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing navigated stormy weather to rescue three stranded boaters Oct. 29 on the Kuskokwim River about 6 miles east of Bethel. According to Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Duane Griffith, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center deputy director, the boaters called family who then called […]
Geo-referenced drone photography was used to identify promising locations ANCHORAGE, Alaska – With the announcement of the Airraq Network (pronounced EYE-huk) fresh in their memories, survey crews have begun plotting the route for the joint Bethel Native Corporation (BNC)-GCI broadband fiber project. With Alaska’s short construction season, every second counts, especially when launching such a […]
Alaska State Troopers reported on Wednesday that after reviewing the Monday night Oscarville fire that took the life of one and severely injured another was likely caused by an electrical issue and was not criminal in nature. On Monday, troopers were notified of the residential fire in Oscarville at 11:04 pm. They were also informed […]