Village jails, where 3 people died in 2 weeks, are part of a system unregulated by the state
Incidents in Napakiak and Akiachak have focused a spotlight on the life-or-death decisions tribal police officers and jail guards must make daily.
Alaska’s biggest ever commercial seaweed harvest is happening right now
By the end of the week, kelp farmers will haul in up to 200,000 pounds of ribbon and sugar kelp from waters off Kodiak.
A busy lei stand is a sign of graduation season in Anchorage
Gifting leis to graduates is a tradition rooted in the Pacific Islands that has moved far beyond Anchorage’s Polynesian community.
Man dies in Anchorage motor home fire
Firefighters found a man and two pets dead inside the burned motor home, which had been parked on the property of an auto repair shop.
Man dies in Western Alaska village jail
Robert Nick of Akiachak was the third person to die in a community jail in Western Alaska in two weeks.
Seward maximum-security prisoners riot, take over housing unit for 9 hours
The riot involved 62 inmates, lasted all night and caused $100,000 in damage, according to DOC.
Bears are active and looking for food in Anchorage neighborhoods
On Monday, bears were seen in Government Hill, near South High School and on the Hillside.
The Rev. Jerry Prevo, Anchorage’s loudest evangelical voice, is retiring after 47 years
Prevo, 74, says he plans to stay involved with some aspects of the Anchorage Baptist Temple’s work.
Deaths of woman and man in Napakiak jail fire raise questions about safety in village holding cells
Becca White, 24, and Isaiah Parka, 22, died when the makeshift jail they were locked in burned around them.
Fairbanks man arrested for allegedly pointing handgun in “road rage” incident
Evan Gentry, 24, faces assault and reckless driving charges.
Two prisoners killed, guard injured in jail fire in Southwest Alaska village
The prisoners were “inside the jail cells and were not able to get free” during the fire in Napakiak, troopers said.
Man found dead in vehicle parked in Fairview neighborhood
Police are investigating the death as a potential crime but didn’t say why.