Dillingham’s new assistant district attorney is in town this week as part of a transition to take over the caseload. His arrival comes after a two-year fight to keep the local DA’s office open and staffed with a prosecutor in town.
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Dillingham Spanish and French language students travel to Europe
At the end of March, Café Olé, the Dillingham High School Spanish and French club, took a whirlwind trip through France and Spain. In 10 days, 13 students and five chaperones traveled through Paris, Versailles, Avignon, Provence, Nimes, Carcasonne, Barcelona and Madrid.
New stipulations, shorter time period, for Pebble’s state land use permit
After months of delay, the Pebble Limited Partnership was granted Tuesday its land use permit by the state’s Department of Natural Resources. But taking into account the concerns raised through a public comment period, DNR is adding more oversight to Pebble’s activities and adding some new stipulations to the permit.
Bristol Bay bears coming out of hibernation
It’s that time of year. The bears around Bristol Bay are waking up, according to Neil Barten, the area wildlife management biologist for Fish and Game in Dillingham.
Levelock man serves 9 months for sexual abuse of teenage relative
A Levelock man will likely be released from jail soon after being sentenced in the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl after a March 1 hearing. Judge Gregory Miller sentenced Eric Tallekpalek, 22, to 48 months in jail with 39 suspended, plus five years of probation, in the alleged abuse in the village last summer. Tallekpalek also…
Long winter is making for cranky moose, Fish and Game warns
As this winter continues, longer and snowier than those in the recent past, moose are getting cantankerous warns the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in a Monday news release.