On Saturday afternoon, about 3:20 pm, as Alaska State Troopers and NOAA Fisheries Officers were conducting a joint enforcement operation in Homer Boat Harbor, a report came in of an overturned skiff with three individuals in the water about three miles southwest of the Homer Spit.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency heard from several hundred people in Anchorage this week about their thoughts on a draft Bristol Bay watershed assessment that stands to play a role in whether or not the Pebble mine will be developed.
The U.S. military says it is withdrawing negotiators from Pakistan after failing to secure an agreement from the Pakistanis to open supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Senator Urges Increased Collaboration Between Postal Service and Local Law Enforcement