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The investigator who reviewed the case eventually found more than a dozen “points of contention” — essentially red flags in the initial investigation.

Witnesses say that firefighters arrived without enough water or a ladder to reach the second floor, where the fire’s victims slept.

According to court documents, Bethel Police had relied on the testimony of just one fifteen-year-old witness who said he saw Andrew start the fire. 

More than two months after her initial report to police, Juanita Nick protested what she said was the criminal justice system’s inaction on her case. 

A Bethel woman’s protest has ignited community dialogue on how local rape cases are handled and if victims are receiving timely justice.

The victim, whose name has not yet been released, was medevaced to Bethel and is reportedly in stable condition.

Both occupants of the snowmachine were ejected after colliding with a truck. One man died at the Bethel hospital, and the other was medevaced to Anchorage. 

The maximum penalty for the charges Carmichael is pleading guilty to includes no less than 10 years and up to life in prison and a fine of $250,000.

Twenty-three Bethel residents, most of them cab drivers, were charged Friday for allegedly selling alcohol without a license after a two-year-long undercover investigation. The State of Alaska is charging 18 cab drivers, who come from every Bethel cab company: Quyana Cab, Kusko Cab, Taxi Cab, and Alaska Taxi.

Former Bethel police officer Andrew Reid is facing criminal charges for assaulting and violently arresting a man in the Bethel AC parking lot.