On Friday, Alaska State Troopers contacted Sigfurd Kiunya in the village of Kongiganak in regards to an active warrant. But, Kiunya determined that he did not want to be taken into custody and attempted to retrieve a weapon. As Kiunya attempted to retrieve his weapn from a pocket in his hoodie a trooper responded and […]
“The increasing erosion of the rule of law is deeply concerning,” said an Oxfam campaigns manager. Anti-poverty organization Oxfam on Monday expressed grave concern over reports that Russia has been increasingly deploying chemical weapons in Ukraine. The Associated Press reported late last week that two Dutch intelligence agencies are claiming that Russia has been ramping up its use […]
(Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage jury convicted 53-year-old Raymond Charles Pointer of three counts of Assault in the First Degree, two counts of Misconduct Involving Weapons in the Second Degree, and one count of Reckless Endangerment on Nov. 15. At trial, the evidence showed that in November 2023, Pointer stayed in an RV on Lance […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Manokotak man with illegally possessing a firearm as a felon. According to court documents, on Oct. 6, 2023, Wasillie Chocknok, 54, knowingly possessed a firearm as a felon. In June 2008, Chocknok was convicted of assault in the second degree in […]