Update: During the investigation, Deputy Fire Marshals discovered the remains of four victims and identified them as 49-year-old Fred Cleveland, 33-year-old Racienda Russell, a six-year-old child, and a four-year-old child. The investigators say that their preliminary investigation has not determined the cause of the fire but does not appear to be suspicious in nature. The […]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew, forward deployed to Kotzebue, rescued three teenagers stranded near Selawik Lake, Tuesday afternoon. The three teenagers were found safely onshore and brought back to Selawik. At approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Coast Guard 17th District watchstanders received an agency assist request to help locate three teenagers […]
Selawik-based troopers report a fatality in a trooper-involved shooting on Thursday. Troopers report that AST responded to a burglary involving a firearm at 5:02 am on Thursday and searched the area before locating two suspects, one armed with a shotgun. At 5:40, the officer “perceived a threat” and discharged their service weapon at 26-year-old Douglas […]
On Wednesday night Alaska State Troopers were notified of the drowning of a young child in Selawik. The Maniilaq Hospital contacted troopers at 9:03pm on Wednesday and reported that “a young child in Selawik was found floating in the river just outside of the parent’s residence and is deceased,” according to the report. Medical personnel […]