USDA Invests $18.88 Million in Rural Broadband for Alaskan Families
CORDOVA – Tuesday, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Alaska State Director for Rural Development Jerry Ward announced USDA has invested $18.88 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or…
Southeast Man Sentenced for 2017 Illegal Commercial Diving Case
A 45-year-old Naukati man, in a plea agreement, pleaded guilty to two commercial fishing misdemeanors last Thursday in a two-year-old case of harvesting sea cucumbers in a closed area. Jonathan…
Coast Guard, Juneau School District Representatives Expand Partnership
Click on images to view and download high-resolution versions. JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard and local school representatives expanded their partnership during an event held at the Huff Ackerman…
Cause of Fatal Craig Fire still being Investigated, Positive Victim Identification as yet not Released
Alaska State Troopers revealed on Tuesday that human remains were found in the rubble of the November 15th fire that broke out at mile 2.1 of Port St. Nicholas Road…
AMHS M/V Tazlina to Service Parts of the Northern Panhandle
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – After weeks of effort, discussion, and negotiation, the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced Friday that the M/V Tazlina is being brought out of layup status and will…
Hydaburg Woman Arrested at Ketchikan Ferry Terminal on Drug Charges
The Alaska State Troopers’ Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit in Ketchikan seized methamphetamine and heroin from a Hydaburg woman as she was preparing to board the ferry to Prince of Wales…
AMHS Vessel Repairs Will Impact Service to Communities
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) was recently informed that the M/V LeConte is in need of more extensive repairs than originally anticipated. AMHS budgeted $1.2 million for overhaul…
Coast Guard Assists ASTs to Locate Two Overdue Hunters near Klawock
Click on image to view high-resolution version. KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescued two overdue hunters near Wadleigh Island, in vicinity of…
Klawock man Charged after Killing a Deer with a Pellet Gun
A Klawock man who shot and killed a deer with a pellet gun mid-October on Prince of Wales Island has now been charged with multiple charges Alaska Wildlife Troopers revealed…
