Limpet-Alutiiq Word of the Week

Limpet-Alutiiq Word of the  Week

  Limpet — Sawak’iitaq, Spuungqulaq Suupaligua sawak’iitanek. – I am making soup from limpets. Limpets (Lottia spp.) are among the intertidal organisms that encrust the rocky shores of Kodiak. The archipelago is home to a variety of these small invertebrates: the keyhole limpet, the tortoiseshell limpet, and others. Limpets are grazing animals that form distinctive cone-shaped […]

Patrick Marrs, of Palmer, Convicted in Attempted Murder of an Officer

Patrick Marrs, of Palmer, Convicted in Attempted Murder of an Officer

  (Palmer, AK) – Wednesday, a Palmer jury returned guilty verdicts against Patrick Marrs on Attempted Murder, Assault in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, Assault in the Third Degree (x2), Misconduct involving Weapons in the Third Degree, Failure to Stop at the Direction of a Peace Officer, Misconduct involving Controlled Substance in the […]

Coast Guard conducts marine casualty investigation following fishing vessel fatality

Coast Guard conducts marine casualty investigation following fishing vessel fatality

  JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is conducting a marine casualty investigation following a death of a crewmember aboard the fishing vessel Aleutian Lady, near Dutch Harbor. Watchstanders at the U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District Command Center in Juneau received a report at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday from the fishing vessel Aleutian Lady that a […]

Sullivan Chairs Hearings on Military Readiness and Arctic Security as Alaska Undergoes Largest Buildup Since WWII

Sullivan Chairs Hearings on Military Readiness and Arctic Security as Alaska Undergoes Largest Buildup Since WWII

  WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Subcommittee on Readiness and the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, chaired two hearings over the past week focused on strengthening U.S. military readiness and advancing critical investments in Arctic security infrastructure in Alaska. The first hearing, a field […]