This Day in Alaskan History-May 15th, 1926
Searchers find Remains of Charlene Habros and Dustin Gologergen along Road from Nome to Teller
On Monday Alaska State Troopers in Nome were alerted to two overdue snowmachiners that had scheduled to travel from Teller to Nome and initiated a ground search comprised of searchers from both Teller aand Nome. The Teller team was initially unavailable according to AST but the Nome SAR team successfully made it to mile 23 […]
First detection of rabies in an Alaska moose
(Juneau) –Early in the morning of June 2, ADF&G Nome area staff received several reports about a moose that was in and around the community of Teller and acting aggressively towards people. The moose was unbalanced, stumbling, drooling profusely, and had bare patches of skin. ADF&G staff in Nome consulted with ADF&G wildlife veterinarian Dr. […]
Teller Man who Killed Barrow Man was out on Parole for Previous Death
It has been revealed that the Teller man accused of stabbing to death 31-year-old William Johnson of Barrow, had previously been convicted of Criminally Negligent Homicide for the death of a seven-month-0ld infant that occurred in October of 2008. 43-year-old Frank David “Punchy” Lee had been convicted of that charge after agreeing to a plea […]