(Kotzebue, AK) – Friday, Jim Adams, of Noatak, was sentenced to serve 80 years in prison for the murder of his wife. Adams, 45, was convicted in September 2023 of Murder in the Second Degree for beating his wife Rhoda Adams to death with a crowbar in June 2020. Adams was also sentenced to serve […]
KOTZEBUE, Alaska – A Kasilof couple were charged with multiple federal regulation violations related to alleged illegal commercial transportation of game hunters in Alaska following a multi-year investigation by National Park Service (NPS) rangers. According to court documents, Matthew Owen, 66, illegally transported caribou hunters in the Noatak National Preserve, located in northwest Alaska, in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Tuesday, Alaska Congressman Don Young announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded over $5 million in funding to help Alaska Native communities pursuing projects that will reduce energy costs and increase energy security and resiliency. These Alaskan grant recipients were among the first to receive awards from the DOE Office […]
Alaska State troopers report that three individuals from Noatak who went through the ice on Monday near that community are now listed as deceased. According to the report, Kotzebue troopers received a report at 1:08 am that two snow machines with multiple travelers had gone through the ice near Noatak. One of the travelers […]