Kuspuk School District Cessna Crashes on Kuskokwim River
At 4:40 pm on Yuesday afternoon, the Alaska State Troopers were notified of a plane crash that had occurred on the Kuskokwim River just above Upper Kalskag.
View ArticleArrest Made in Kake's Mackenzie Howard Case
The Alaska Bureau of Investigation have made an arrest in the case of 13-year-old Mackenzie Howard in Kake, Alaska.
View ArticleTazlina Man Dies in Snow Machine Accident on Lake Louise
An investigation was initiated into the disappearance of 52-year-old Ronald Burr of Tazlina after he was reported missing.
View ArticleAlbert Kookesh Resting after Heart Surgery in Anchorage
Sealaska board member and former state Senator Albert Kookesh was hospitalized yesterday after suffering a heart attack while waiting to board a flight in Juneau.
View ArticlePreviously Wanted Noorvik Sex Offender Arrested on New Charges
Alaska State Troopers received a call from a 13-year-old Noorvik girl during the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 19th.
View ArticleSelawik Man Strangles and Beats Ambler Police Officer
On Friday night of last week, at approximately 11:30 pm, the Ambler Village Police Officer contacted the Kotzebue Alaska State Troopers to report that he had been attacked by a Selawik resident when he...
View ArticleBegich Rolls Up His Sleeves, Gets to Work Solving Housing Shortages in Rural...
Following his first meeting as a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich took immediate steps to ensure that limited federal resources are used wisely and...
View ArticleKodiak's Sun'aq Tribe Comes Together with Coast Guard Base in Signing of...
A ceremony was carried out on the Coast Guard Base in Kodiak on Wednesday complete with a signing of memorandum as well as a performance of several songs and dances.
View ArticleAlaska Delegation Urges Secretary Salazar to do Right by King Cove
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Mark Begich (D-AK) and Congressman Don Young (R-AK) on Thursday jointly called on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to do the right thing and approve a...
View ArticleVeteran'sCaucus Lauds Herron's Efforts to Protect Bethel's Alaska Territorial...
Friday, March 1, 2013, Juneau, Alaska – The Joint Alaska State Legislative Veterans’ Caucus today thanked Veterans’ Caucus Vice Chair Bob Herron, D-Bethel, for working with the Alaska Department of...
View ArticleBegich Responds to Massachusetts Representative on Izembek Refuge
In a letter today to Democratic Representative Ed Markey of Massachusetts, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich expressed strong disapproval of a letter Markey wrote to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on...
View ArticleAlaska National Guard Searches for Overdue Aircraft Near Dillingham
CAMP DENALI, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard is searching for an overdue aircraft about 20 miles northeast of Dillingham.
View ArticleBethel Man Sentenced for Manufacture, Use of Imitation USFWS Seal
Anchorage, Alaska B U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a Bethel man pled guilty and was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for illegally making and printing an imitation official...
View ArticleBody of Young Girl Found in Snow Alongside Boardwalk in Selawik
A report went in to the Kotzebue Alaska State troopers at 8:45 am on Tuesday informing them of the discovery of a body in Selawik.
View ArticleBody of Russian Mission Man Missing Since March 6th Found
Earlier this month on March 6th, Alaska State Troopers in Bethel received a report of two overdue snowmachiners that had not arrived at their destination at Marshal or Russian Mission.
View ArticleMurkowski Bringing Tribes, State, Feds Together to Improve Rural Justice
WASHINGTON, DC — Senator Lisa Murkowski today reached out to Alaska’s tribal leaders with the outlines of a proposal - years in the making- that would create a collaborative framework to solve the...
View ArticleShots Fired in Manokotak, VPSO Dead, Shooter in Custody
The VPSO in Manokotak has been shot to death, a Manokotak man has turned himself in for the shooting.
View ArticleBegich to Sally Jewell: Visit King Cove on First Trip to Alaska
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich sent a letter today requesting that U.S. Interior Secretary nominee Sally Jewell make King Cove, Alaska, a priority on her first trip to Alaska as secretary. Begich made the...
View ArticleBegich Welcomes Further Review by Interior on King Cove Decision
Praising the persuasive abilities of the residents of King Cove, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today welcomed further review by the Department of Interior (DOI) of a proposed road to serve the medical and...
View ArticleInterior to Review King Cove Decision
Following a meeting with Alaska Natives from King Cove, Alaska and in response to concerns raised by the Alaska delegation, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is seeking additional information and...
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