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Troopers Investigating Homicide Of Hooper Bay Woman Found Dead Along Parks Highway

By • Jan 15, 2021
Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of Arnoldine Simone Hill, age 26, as a homicide. Troopers found her body by the Parks Highway north of Willow, AK on Jan. 9, 2021.
Courtesy of Alaska State Troopers

A body found along the Parks Highway on Jan. 9 has been identified as an Alaska Native woman from Hooper Bay.

Troopers Say There Was An Accomplice In Emmonak New Year’s Day Murder

By • Jan 12, 2021
Calista Corporation

A second man has been charged in the murder of a man in Emmonak on New Year’s Day. Thirty-nine-year-old Brian Agwiak was found dead in his home in Emmonak on Jan. 1. In their original dispatch, Alaska State Troopers said that they arrested Rudolf Waska, 27, for beating Agwiak to death.

Emmonak Man Beaten To Death On New Year’s Day

By • Jan 8, 2021
Michael Redfox of Emmonak has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for beating and strangling his girlfriend.

A man in Emmonak was beaten to death on New Year’s Day. Troopers found 39-year-old Brian Agwiak deceased in his home. 

Bethel Police Chief Concerned Recent Shootings Will Exacerbate Department’s Staffing Problems

By • Dec 21, 2020
Bethel's new police chief, Richard Simmons, will be available for a meet and greet session at Bethel City Hall at 6 p.m. on June 9.
City of Bethel

 

After two recent police shootings in Bethel, the city's police chief said that his officers made the right decisions. Those shootings are currently being reviewed by the Alaska Bureau of Investigation. Now, the chief has to try to deal with how the shootings will affect a department already plagued by low staffing and chronic turnover. 

  

Bethel Police Chief Backs Up Officers’ Use Of Force In Recent Shootings

By • Dec 17, 2020
Bethel resident Tom McCallson wants the city to maintain a road to Haroldson Subdivision so that police can drive to his house.
Bethel Police Department

Bethel police officers shot two men in two separate incidents in the span of one week. Prior to that, the last officer-involved shooting in Bethel was in 2014. The city’s police chief shared his reflections on the two incidents.

  

Investigations Into 2 December Shootings By Bethel Police Continue

By • Dec 16, 2020
Bethel Police Department

The investigations into the two shootings by Bethel police from earlier this month are ongoing. Bethel Police Chief Richard Simmons said that the two incidents are unrelated.

Bethel Police Officer Shoots Person Who Threatened Them With A Knife, According To Troopers

By • Dec 12, 2020
Bethel resident Tom McCallson wants the city to maintain a road to Haroldson Subdivision so that police can drive to his house.
Bethel Police Department

A Bethel police officer shot a person who allegedly threatened the officer with a knife, according to an online dispatch from the Alaska State Troopers. The shooting occurred on Dec. 11.

Officer Shoots Man Armed With Axes At Alba's Coffee Shop, According To Bethel Police

By • Dec 5, 2020
Shane Iverson / KYUK

At around 6 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, a Bethel Police officer shot a man armed with axes at Alba’s Coffee Shop, according to a press release by the Bethel Police Department. 

Former Bethel Elementary School Principal Chris Carmichael Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges

By • Nov 6, 2020
Chris Carmichael worked as principal of Gladys Jung Elementary School until his arrest in December 2019.
Katie Basile / KYUK

Former Gladys Jung Elementary School Principal Christopher Carmichael, arrested in December 2019 by FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force, is pleading guilty to federal charges of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. The plea agreement was entered into court record Nov. 6.

Operators Of AC Grocery Stores Fined $20K For Child Labor Violations

By Wesley Early - KOTZ • Oct 22, 2020
Alaska Commercial Company main store, Bethel, Alaska
Dean Swope / KYUK

The grocer Alaska Commercial Company, also known as AC, has been fined $20,490 by the federal Department of Labor for child labor violations. 

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