The Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit in Ketchikan, a unit of the Alaska State Troopers, arrested two Washington men late last week after they were busted for possession approximately six ounces of methamphetamine. The two Washington men, 26-year-old Steven Wiggins Jr. and Montoya Herron, were charged with Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance after an investigation by […]
The Alaska Bureau of Investigation has been asked to attend the autopsy of a Perryville man who died after having an altercation with a family member on Monday morning, troopers revealed in the trooper dispatch. At approximately midnight Sunday night/Monday morning, troopers were notified of the death of 25-year-old Jared Kaiakokonok from self sustained injuries […]
A settlement has been reached by federal authorities with Kloosterboer Dutch Harbor LLC, a Seattle-based firm that operates a seafood cold storage facility at Unalaska, Alaska, for violations related to an ammonia release last year that seriously injured a facility worker. Kloosterboer has agreed to complete supplemental environmental projects, valued at about $26,000, which will […]
Dear friends and neighbors, On Friday, the Alaska Senate gaveled out of the special session after concurring with the changes the House made to SB 54, the “SB 91 fix-it” bill. Senate Bill 54 included several good fixes to SB 91. The first offense of a class C felony now carries a minimum jail time […]