As a part of Toys for Tots program, U.S. Marines assigned to Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, visited several villages in Alaska this Christmas season between December 8th and December 15th. The Delta Company Marines traveled to hubs serving various villages via aircraft provided by the Alaska National Guard’s 144 Airlift Squadron, then traveled by snow […]
Aniak-based troopers responded to Grayling following a report that a 15-year-old male had assaulted a 26-year-old man there on Saturday. When they arrived at Grayling at 9 am, and began their investigation, it was revealed that 26-year-old Robert Maillelle had been assaulted by the juvenile. As a result, troopers forwarded charges to the Bethel Juvenile […]
JUNEAU, Alaska—Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rate was 6.4 percent in November, unchanged from September and October. The comparable national rate was 5.0 percent, also the same as October. Alaska’s jobless rate has been relatively steady through most of 2015. The unemployment rate is just one of several indicators of the economy’s health, but the […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — With the village of Bethel serving as the backdrop for his youth, and much of his military career spent engaging with residents of rural Alaskan communities, you could say that Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Hildreth was made for his current position. Hildreth was hand selected by Brig. Gen. (Alaska) Laurie […]