The relocation of an Alaska village is happening fast this summer, after many years of planning and work. Observers say Newtok’s transition to Mertarvik is flying along because it has to — the Ninglick River bank is crumbling less than 10 yards from a Newtok home. “There’s no more time,” said Aaron Cooke, an […]
After receiving a report of a sexual assault in the community of Newtok, Alaska State Troopers opened an investigation into the incident. The investigation would learn that 41-year-old Newtok resident Jonathan Usugan, while drinking, had entered a home in that village and had sexually assaulted a woman there. AST would also find that Usugan […]
According to Alaska State Troopers, They traveled to the community of Newtok on Sunday and took a resident there into custody for an April 15th Assault where a juvenile was injured. AST revealed that they received a call reporting that “informing authorities that Charles Alexie threw a small television and hit a juvenile family […]
JBER, ALASKA – The Newtok Village Council has been awarded 1.7 million dollars in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds to acquire and demolish Newtok village homes threatened by erosion from the Ninglick River. The HMGP funds will be used to acquire and demolish seven homes in Newtok. The State Hazard Mitigation Advisory Committee has […]