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2021-07-31

(KOTZEBUE, AK) Here are today’s top stories from the Kotzebue area.

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Kotzebue / kotz.org

Three new tribal council members elected for Native Village of Kotzebue

The Native Village of Kotzebue has three new tribal council members after Tuesday’s election. Pete Schaeffer, Cindy Fields and Toni Raye Bergan were all elected to serve. They will replace outgoing members Thomas Baker, Guy Adams and York Mendenhall, all three of which had run for reelection. Additionally, tribal members... Read more

Kotzebue couple charged with assaulting and starving children in their care

A Kotzebue couple has been arrested and charged with two dozen felonies for assaulting children in their care, according to court documents. Last Thursday, a grand jury indicted 44-year-old Mandy Lee Hill and 35-year-old Abraham Lambert on 24 counts of assault and one count of endangering a child. Lambert and... Read more

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Kotzebue / adn.com

Kotzebue couple charged with severe child abuse

A Kotzebue couple has been charged with more than two dozen felonies for allegedly severely abusing children in their care over a four-year period. On July 22, a grand jury indicted Mandy Hill, 44, and Abraham Lambert, 35, with 25 counts of assault and endangering child welfare. The charging document... Read more

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Kotzebue / alaskasnewssource.com

Kotzebue residents indicted on assault charges for allegedly harming children in their care

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Two people in Kotzebue have been arrested and face more than two dozen charges for allegedly harming children who were in their care. Kotzebue residents Mandy Hill, 44, and Abraham Lambert, 35, were arrested and indicted on July 22 with multiple assault charges. The indictment shows they were charged with 11 counts of third-degree assault, nine counts of second-degree assault, four counts of first-degree assault and a count of endangering the welfare of a minor for abuse that allegedly took place between 2015-2019. Read more

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