Palmer resident Erick Almandinger was sentenced today (Aug. 8th, 2022) to serve 99 years for the kidnapping and murder of his schoolmate, 16-year-old David Grunwald. In May 2018, Almandinger was convicted by a Palmer jury […]
Judgments John Nick, 56 Driving Under the Influence $1500, 3 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. Galen Andrew Amik, 34 3rd Degree Assault, Violate Condition of Release, 1st Degree Stalking3 1/2 Yrs., 5 Yrs. Prob. Ezekiel Anthony […]
• Between 07/01/2022 and 07/31/2022, the Bethel Fire Department responded to 113 EMS and 15 Fire incidents. • Staff have completed training on EMS patient care refusal policies and procedures. • On 07/19/22 at 7:00 […]
by Tad Lindley But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman… (Galatians 4:4) On my dad’s side I inherited a receding hairline, my last name, […]
by Frank Keim This is a lookalike bird if I ever saw one. Which might explain why the bird’s Yup’ik names are the same as those used for the Western and Least sandpipers: Iisuraar(aq) and […]
I think it’s important for you to hear real plans from the candidates who want to run this state. While some won’t answer press questionnaires or show up for debates, I have, every time. As […]
by Ned Rozell When my little Ford pickup chugged into Alaska 36 years ago this month, I didn’t know a wheel dog from a dog salmon. You could have told me the North Slope was […]
Three perished in a fire in Bethel during the early morning hours of August 12th, 2022. Two others were taken to the hospital, according to reports. Bethel Police Communications received a report of a fire […]
by Julie Stricker The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is offering a yearlong program to help people at risk of developing diabetes lose weight and improve their health. The Centers for Disease Control […]
As the 2022-2023 Board of Fisheries (board) meeting cycle approaches, ADF&G is pleased to announce that Art Nelson has taken the position of Executive Director, replacing Glenn Haight who departed earlier this summer. To this […]
by Peter Twitchell Each one of us are given gifts that help us to grow in the body of Christ. In Ephesians 4:16 Christ Jesus is the head of the church. As followers of Christ […]
Upgrades represent millions of dollars of investment from Alaska’s most-remote communities to its largest urban hubs. From some of Alaska’s smallest, most-remote communities, to its largest urban center, GCI expects to invest approximately $150 million […]
On Friday, August 5, HB 184, a bill codifying the Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact, automatically became State law without the Governor’s signature. The Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact began in 2017, under Governor Bill […]
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today (August 12th, 2022) signed the Ellie Mae Act to provide support to statewide volunteer search and rescue organizations at no cost to the state. Senate Bill 95 (SB 95) sponsored […]
Caden Smith, age 13, of Quinhagak holds up his catch – a red and green sayalleq sockeye salmon – on the Qanirtuuq River. Photo was taken on 8-9-22. Photo by Theodora Smith
by Greg Lincoln A proposed ordinance for a ballot proposition for an alcohol local option petition to be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Bethel on October 4, 2022 is on the […]
Judgments Clarence A. Morgan, 57 Importing Alcohol $1500, 3 Days Howard B. Pavilla, 41 4th Degree Assault 7 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. Cassie Z. Myers, 45 4th Degree Assault, Violate Conditions of Release 60 Days, […]
• On 07/01/22 at 9:55 p.m., firefighters responded to Ptarmigan Road for the report of a possible fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found the remains of burned food in a microwave. The fire cause was determined […]
Alaska Wildlife Troopers received report on 8/5/2022 that Connor Beckman, of Nevada, had not returned home from a hike up Mount Roberts and Sheep Mountain on the afternoon on 8/4. Beckman was not prepared to […]
by Tad Lindley Oftentimes for clarity, when mentioning a married woman I hear people refer to her by both her married name and her maiden name. It works like this: say there is more than […]
by Peter Twitchell I returned to Bethel over the last couple days to clear out my Bethel storage. It didn’t make any sense to live in the Matanuska Valley and have storage in Bethel. It […]
Tens of Thousands of Alaskans Received Incorrect Info by Mail Today (Aug. 5th, 2022), Jessica Cook called on the State of Alaska to correct misleading information that was sent out in a mailer this week […]
Akiak, Alaska – August 1, 2022 – Today Mike Williams, Sr., announced his candidacy for President of the Yukon Kuskokwim Regional Tribal Government (YKRTG). Elections for the new YKRTG will be held on November 8, […]
by the Alaska Division of Forestry Jul 26: The 2022 East Fork Fire is the largest fire in recorded history in the Yukon Delta area. Precipitation throughout the year usually prevents large wildfires around the […]
by Mary Catharine Martin Klawock Indigenous Stewards and partners are restoring damaged salmon streams — and working to rebuild Klawock Lake’s once prolific sockeye salmon run. In the early 1990s, when Quinn Aboudara was about […]
On July 28, 2022, hunting guide and outdoor writer Paul Dewitt Atkins, 56, agreed to a plea agreement for illegally harvesting musk ox from Kotzebue on a subsistence permit. Atkins claimed Alaska residency when he […]
The Eskimo Walrus Commission (EWC) is convening a Young Hunters – Walrus Summit in Nome for three days on October 4, 5, and 6, 2022. The goal is to support young hunters as the next […]
by Alaska Fire PIOs Jul 28: The Last Frontier is an experience that many firefighters never get. For the crews that do, it is a memorable experience that they regale their peers, friends and family […]
by Greg Lincoln The filing deadline of August 5th, for the 2022 REAA (Regional Education Attendance Area) Election has come once again and here are the candidates for this year. Thank you for being an […]
Aurora Phillip of Kongiganak had fun picking delicious blueberries on July 26th on the tundra near her village. Photo by Roderick Phillip
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