Crime

This story is republished with permission from KTVA.

Two Quinhagak men are facing manslaughter charges, after state prosecutors say they provided the tainted heroin which led to a woman’s 2016 death in the Western Alaska village.

Update: Heckman's death marks the first Trooper-involved shooting of 2018 in the state of Alaska.

Original story: A Pilot Station man fleeing from the law has died after a day-long standoff ended in a shootout with State Troopers. Dwight Heckman, age 27, was found dead Thursday evening in the woods around the village following the gunfire, according to an online Trooper dispatch. No other injuries have been reported.

Alaska State Troopers are looking for an Emmonak resident who allegedly strangled his girlfriend on Saturday.

On Monday, Alaska State Troopers arrested a man in Tuntutuliak for beating his girlfriend.

Last night, Bethel’s city council selected Burke Waldron to serve as the town’s Chief of Police. It’s a job that Waldron’s been doing on an interim basis for months now. As the Bethel Police Department’s acting chief, he has overseen homicide investigations and staffing issues in a department that is stretched thin.

A former employee is suing the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) for discrimination. Alexandra Werba claims that the tribal non-profit organization pushed her out of her job shortly after she became a mother and decided to work from home.