HB126 honors Alaska Native cultures, languages, and traditions JUNEAU – A proposal to permanently establish November as Alaska Native Heritage Month cleared its final legislative hurdle on Monday when it unanimously passed the Senate. House Bill 126 is sponsored by the Legislature’s first-ever House Tribal Affairs Committee and is the first piece of committee […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska House Thursday passed a bill establishing Katie John Day on May 31 of each year. “Katie John was an icon who devoted her life to convincing the public of the cultural importance of traditional fishing in her ancestral homeland,” said Representative Neal Foster, D-Nome, sponsor of the House companion bill. […]
Alaska State Troopers conducted a property recovery response at a Kimberly Lane address in Soldotna on Monday that resulted in the arrest of two individuals, troopers have reported on the trooper dispatch on Tuesday morning. AST responded to the address at 2:50 pm, conducted an investigation, and made contact with Soldotna resident Jennifer Louise […]
Alaska State Troopers report that they received a missing persons report at 7:06 pm on Thursday evening. They began a search of the Goldstream area that evening, but were unsuccessful in locating the missing girl, identified as Lilliana Bishop. The search group continued to grow, and eventually reached approximately 70 searchers that included Alaska State […]