(Juneau) — Under provisions of the Pacific Salmon Treaty, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced on Monday that the preseason Chinook salmon all-gear harvest limit for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) in 2019 is 137,500 fish. This year’s all-gear harvest limit includes a 2% reduction that will serve as a buffer to avoid […]
Prior to going to the rescue, the Sitka Mountain Rescue team responded to the slopes of Harbor Mountain near Sitka in reference to a juvenile stranded after slipping near the Survival Shelter. After contacting troopers a 5:10 pm and notifying them that they had been contacted about a juvenile who had slid down a […]
Late Tuesday night, troopers received a REDDI report concerning a truck driving recklessly near Ward Lake in Ketchikan and responded to the location at just after 10 pm. Responding troopers located the suspect vehicle on Kelly Drive and stopped the vehicle. When stopped, the driver, later identified as 31-year-old Kaelee Kleinschmidt-Wright, fled from the scene […]
JUNEAU – SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) has hired Elliot J. Bruhl, M.D. to assume the newly created systemwide position of Vice President/Chief Medical Officer (VP/CMO). SEARHC created the VP/CMO position to enhance the coordination and communication of the medical staff and the rest of the Consortium. Dr. Bruhl will begin on May 6, […]