Man Breaks Out of Emmonak Jail (Update: Agathluk Taken Into Custody)
Update: Alaska State Troopers and local law enforcement successfully apprehended Brandon Agathluk on Friday after he had escaped police custody two days earlier.
More Russian Bombers and Fighter Jets Intercepted on Tuesday
On Tuesday, NORAD identified and intercepted two Russian fighter jets and bombers entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone. That’s in addition to the two that flew near Alaska on Monday, making a total of four Russian intercepts in only two days.
No Connection Between Military Exercise and Intercepted Russian Aircraft
The aircraft flying over the Seward Peninsula and Bering Strait region are part of a biennial military training exercise called Northern Edge.
Body of Missing White Mountain Elder Is Recovered
The remains of missing White Mountain elder Lincoln “Mike” Simon were recovered from Golovin Bay on Thursday afternoon.
Juvenile Arrested for School Shooting Threat, Staff Says Students Not in Danger
According to a statement from Nome Beltz school principal Jon Berkeley, a student made a verbal threat on Friday after 3:10pm “regarding guns and shooting up the school.”
Diomede’s Outdated Water System Recovers Only Partially After Failure; Residents Make Do With Snow Melt and Run-Off
Earlier this month, residents of Diomede had to rely on melting snow and run-off as drinking water for 11 days. The community’s running water was restored on Monday evening, but local experts say they aren’t out of the woods yet, as the system is still not fully functioning.
Unalakleet Remains on Boil Water Notice As Search for Leak Continues
Workers are setting up a pipe to pump water from the slough near the community into the isolated FAA loop. Meanwhile, Gambell continues to face its own infrastructure problems.
Unalakleet Works to Find Pipe Break as Water Tank Drains
The City of Unalakleet is searching for the location of a water pipe leak that has caused the community’s water tank to rapidly deplete. Nearly 240,000 gallons of water have been lost since Friday.
One Injured in Nome Truck Fire; Police Investigating
One man was taken to the Norton Sound Regional Hospital after his truck caught fire in the parking lot of Old St. Joe’s in Nome on Wednesday afternoon. An investigation is ongoing.