A Juneau man was arrested on operating a vessel while intoxicated and his vessel was towed back to Juneau, troopers reported on Saturday. The U. S. Coast Guard contacted wildlife troopers and reported that they had a vessel under tow after it was grounded on the backside of Douglas Island on Saturday. The USCG […]
SITKA, March 13, 2020 – The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Incident Command System (ICS) reconvened Wednesday to share information and update protocols in advance of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) potentially reaching Southeast. Late Thursday, March 12, State of Alaska Governor Dunleavy announced the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Alaska. SEARHC remains […]
JUNEAU, Alaska― A federal judge today rejected the Trump administration’s enormous commercial timber harvest and road-building plan for Prince of Wales Island in the Tongass National Forest of southeast Alaska. The judge ruled that the project’s approval violated the National Environmental Policy Act, which sets standards for public engagement on federal projects that will alter the environment, […]
JUNEAU, AK – The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) has been closely monitoring the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as more and more cases are being reported around the country. While there have been no confirmed cases in Alaska and there is a very low […]