U.S. and Chinese Coast Guard Interdict Vessel Fishing Illegally on High Seas
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau transferred custody of the fishing vessel Yin Yuan, a 191-foot fishing…
President Obama Defends Deal to Free Sgt. Bergdahl
While in Poland on Tuesday, Pres. Barack Obama, defended the prisoner deal that freed US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl at a…
Arctic Charting, Electronic Monitoring, Tsunami Debris Also Among Priorities in 2015 Funding Bill
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science has finalized its 2015 bill which includes the strong funding for…
Group Creates Polar Bear Conservation Plan
According to a release put out Tuesday morning by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, a plan has been…
Verbal Altercation Turns into Felony DUI
A REDDI report was called in to AST at 6:30 pm on Friday reporting that a 52-year-old man had just…
Kodiak Marijuana Grow Found in Suicidal Man’s House
A 56-year-old Kodiak mother contacted troopers on Monday reporting that her son was suicidal. Troopers responded immediately to the report…
Firefighters Locate Remains Near Sterling
On Monday evening at approximately 6:30 pm, it was reported to the Alaska State Troopers that fire crews working on…
One Defendant Sentenced in Kotzebue Bootlegging/Drugs Case
Russell Oliver Williams, one of the Kotzebue residents targeted in a joint investigation between the Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team and…
NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Readies for First Test Flight
NASA’s flying saucer-shaped test vehicle is ready to take to the skies from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility…
US Taliban Release Angers Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Afghanistan’s government reacted in anger at President Barack Obama’s decision to release five Taliban detainees from U.S.…