Alaska State Troopers received a report of a structure fire on Silver Road in Kake early Saturday morning and were also advised that the owner of the residence, 39-year-old Loren Jackson, was also unaccounted for. The Kake Fire Department was able to put out the fire but the building suffered extensive damage. Troopers and Department […]
A Kwethluk man was charged and jailed at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Correctional Center after dragging his bound daughter behind an ATV in that community on Friday. AST reports that they were alerted to the incident at 1:15 pm on Friday. According to the report, 54-year-old Varlaam Jackson bound his 16-year-old daughter and drug her behind his ATV in […]
The White House physician, Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, dropped his bid Thursday to head the country’s Veterans Affairs agency as lawmakers probed allegations of professional misconduct and excessive drinking. As he withdrew, Jackson described the attacks on him as “false allegations,” but said they had “become a distraction” to President Donald Trump’s effort to improve […]
When an alarm was triggered at the Brown Jug at 4140 Old Seward Highway on Sunday, police units responded to the scene to find that one of the loading bay garage doors was open. Police set a perimeter and entered the business to clear the area. After clearing the basement and the first floor, officers […]