JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard 17th District is scheduled to host its annual Buoy Tender Roundup in Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 14-18. This year’s roundup will include eight U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian buoy tenders, stationed throughout Alaska and the Pacific Northwest for five days of training and maintenance. Participating are the U.S. Coast Guard […]
KETCHIKAN — Governor Bill Walker today signed a trio of bills in Southeast Alaska. Senate Bill 3 reestablishes “best management” standards for the handling of waste water discharged from small commercial passenger vessels – including state ferries – while Senate Bill 33 officially names the two new Alaska Class Ferries currently under construction M/V Tazlina […]
Authorities report that they have taken 50-year-old Darin Jones into custody after a short stand-off after he was involved in a shooting incident with another victim on Wednesday afternoon. Anchorage police responded to the 2300-block of Waldron Drive at 1:11 pm on Wednesday after receiving a report of an injured male at that address. When […]
An arrest warrant was issued on a Koliganek man following an early morning assault incident on Wednesday, troopers report. According to the report, 25-year-old Sean Nelson assaulted a family member in the village of Koliganek late last night, and at 25 minutes past midnight this morning, the Village Public Safety Officer in the community was […]