Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) departed Seattle, Tuesday, for a months-long Arctic deployment. The crew aboard…
Veterans who Served on Contaminated Alaskan Bases Faced Similar Health Hazards to Camp Lejeune
For countless US veterans, the Army’s mismanagement and careless disposal of hazardous substances since the early years of the Cold…
Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Can Draw Bears, Fines for Violators
(Anchorage) – As salmon surge into Southcentral fisheries, anglers and dipnetters are reminded to properly dispose of fish waste. Discarding fish…
Coast Guard medevacs master from tug near Zarembo Island
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka medevaced a 62-year-old man from a tug near…
APD Investigates Fatal Motorhome Collision at Mile 103 of Seward Highway
Anchorage patrol officers responded to a call for an accident with injuries at mile 103 of the Seward Highway involving…
Anderson Creek (lower Susitna River) Closed to Dipnetting
(Palmer) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is closing dipnetting in the vicinity of Anderson Creek of the…
ADF&G to Test new Selective Harvest Setnet Gear
(Juneau) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced last week that they will be conducting a study of…
For the first time, Hawai’i middle school students traveled to Anchorage to join Alaskans for ANSEP Middle School Academy
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Earlier this month, 12 middle school students from Hawai’i arrived in Anchorage to join 24 Alaska middle…
Royal Caribbean Group Renews Support for Sitka Sound Science Center’s Scientists in The School Program
SITKA – Royal Caribbean Group announced its 2023 support of the Sitka Sound Science Center’s Scientists in the Schools (SIS)…
Bookkeeper Sentenced for Embezzling Funds from Native Village
ANCHORAGE – A Minto woman was recently sentenced for embezzling money from the Native Village of Minto while employed in…