Anchorage – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement after the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) announced $20 million in emergency funding to help 16 Alaska Native villages that were facing severe shortages of basic, necessary supplies. The funding includes $4 million for immediate relief, delivering essential resources such as heating fuel, water, and firewood […]
On Friday, Alaska State Troopers contacted Sigfurd Kiunya in the village of Kongiganak in regards to an active warrant. But, Kiunya determined that he did not want to be taken into custody and attempted to retrieve a weapon. As Kiunya attempted to retrieve his weapn from a pocket in his hoodie a trooper responded and […]
The U.S. Coast Guard reports that the grounded fuel barge, DBL 165-1, that went aground on Wednesday with 50,000 gallons of jet fuel, 17,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 1,000 gallons of gasoline was re-floated on Sunday afternoon’s high tide. According to Petty Officer First Class Shawn Eggert, after lightering off approximately 70,000 gallons of […]