Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins: ‘We lost a giant both in Alaska politics and in the Southeast community as a whole’ JUNEAU — Albert Kookesh, a longtime state lawmaker and Alaska Native leader, died this week in his hometown of Angoon. He was 72. Kookesh represented his community for 16 years in the Legislature, beginning in the House […]
The remains of a Tuntutuliak man were located in a wooded area outside of the village on Monday after he disappeared on Friday, troopers report. Troopers were notified on Sunday that 22-year-old David Bunyan had disappeared on Friday after he had been delivering groceries and had not returned to work. tribal police in the village, […]
LONDON – World leaders and members of the public have offered tributes to Prince Philip, the husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, who died Friday at the age of 99. On the gates of Buckingham Palace, a simple message was posted Friday morning: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the […]
The State Medical Examiner’s office in Anchorage today confirmed that the remains recovered from a structure fire on the 17th of March in Port Protection were those of the owner. Troopers were alerted to a fully engulfed structure fire on Wednesday before last at 11:30 am and responded to the location on Prince of Wales […]