The Alutiiq Museum Invites You to Celebrate Russian Christmas!
Troopers Investigate Christmas Day Death as Homicide
On Saturday, December 28th, after receiving a request for a welfare check on 47-year-old John Kellogg of Wasilla, Alaska State Troopers went to his residence near Greenstreet Circle to find that he was deceased. An investigation into Kellogg’s death was opened and his remains were turned over to the State Medical Examiner’s office for […]
Starring-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 6
SLAAWIRLUNI – STARRING RAUSISTUAMI SLAAWIRTAARTUKUT. – AT RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS TIME WE GO STARRING. Each January, the Russian Orthodox faithful in Alutiiq communities honor the birth of Christ with starring, a caroling celebration. Carolers travel from house to house carrying a large, brightly decorated, twirling star that symbolizes the Star of Bethlehem. They announce the […]
Holiday Traffic Enforcement Campaign Update
(ANCHORAGE) – Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers issued 954 citations statewide from December 11, 2019, through January 1, 2020, as part of a focused winter holiday traffic enforcement effort. Of those citations, 377 were issued for speeding and 24 for violations related to use of seatbelts and other occupant restraints. The breakdown […]