PUGTAQUTAQ – SEAL FLOAT, BUOY ISUWIM SUQANEK PUGTAQUTALITAARTUT. – THEY ALWAYS MAKE BOUYS OUT OF SEAL STOMACH. The Alutiiq word pugtaqutaq refers to a float, an object that provides buoyancy. Today, Alutiiq speakers use the term for marine buoys, life preservers, floatplane pontoons, or even the corks that line the top edge of a fish […]
After receiving a call reporting a disturbance at mile 11 of the Klawock Highway on Prince of Wales Friday, POW-based troopers responded to the scene and opened an investigation. troopers would find that 49-year-old Klawock resident Jason Fitch, while under the influence of alcohol, drove to his neighbor’s house with a loaded firearm. Once at […]
Midafternoon on Saturday, AST troopers received a REDDI report on a Ford Explorer northbound on the Parks Highway swerving and almost hitting other motorists and immediately responded to the area. When they arrived they located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, troopers made contact with the driver and identified her as […]
Alaska State Trooper responded to Tetlin Village Road on Friday evening after receiving a report that a man there was attempting to import alcohol into the village. When they arrived, they made contact with 50-year-old Darin Mark laying in the roadway. Their investigation into Mark would find that he was on conditions of release that […]