Alaska State Troopers, Ketchikan police, and the North Tongass Volunteer Fire department searched for over an hour for a motorist who reported that he had been involved in a serious accident on Thursday. The motorist, identified as Christopher Comstock, called in to report that he had been involved in an accident and was in extreme […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The network issue that was causing intermittent communication outages across the entirety of Southeast Alaska was resolved on Friday. Repairs are ongoing, but due to extreme weather and remote locations, intermittent outages are expected to continue in various locations. Sites that the U.S. Coast Guard are still unable to receive communications from or […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter Hickory crewmembers delivered pallets of water to the remote community of Angoon, Alaska, on Sunday, after the residents experienced waterline failures. The cutter crew loaded four pallets of water onto the ship with each pallet containing 1,700 bottles and delivered the supplies to Angoon Sunday evening. Along with the nearly […]
(Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has proclaimed February 16, 2021 as “Elizabeth Peratrovich Day” in Alaska. WHEREAS, Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich, an Alaska Native woman of the Tlingit Nation, set Alaska on the path of ensuring that every man, woman, and child is afforded equal opportunity and protection from discrimination. Leaving a permanent mark […]
On Monday, Ketchikan-based troopers divulged that they had gotten a call reporting a kidnapping. 46-year-old Joshua Grootonk called into the trooper post and reported that his 17-year-old daughter had been kidnapped. But, while Grootonk was on the phone with troopers, his daughter walked into the trooper building and disclosed to troopers that she, in fact, […]
Law enforcement takes unidentified individual into custody, determine there is no bomb threat. (JUNEAU, Alaska) – Around 6:20 a.m. on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at the AMHS Auke Bay terminal in Juneau, Alaska, an unidentified man driving a Toyota Tundra truck at high speeds bypassed the staging line and boarded the car deck of the M/V […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On February 5, 2021, Alaska State Troopers in Ketchikan along with the Ketchikan Police Department, Ketchikan Airport Police, and Juneau DEA conducted a joint operation to disrupt the flow of illicit narcotics into Southeast, Alaska. During the operation, 27-year-old Hydaburg resident Annette Dilts was contacted at the Ketchikan International Airport by law […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — VHF radio systems are temporarily experiencing intermittent outages from Yakutat, Alaska, to Ketchikan, Alaska, due to network issues, Tuesday. A commercial service provider is currently assessing the issue in order to conduct repairs and an estimated time of repair is not currently available. The Coast Guard encourages all mariners throughout Alaska to remain vigilant and […]
JUNEAU – Alaska’s tourism industry was dealt a blow last week as the government of Canada announced the prohibition of all cruise vessels in Canadian waters through February 2022. Many cruise ships that visit the Inside Passage are based in foreign countries, and federal law (The Passenger Service Vessel Act of 1886) requires foreign-flagged ships […]