Juneau, AK – The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced its Public Safety department has hired Dean Cavanaugh as the Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) for the community of Kake. The VPSO program is funded through the State of Alaska and was established in the late 1970s. The […]
An 83-year-old Hydaburg resident called into Alaska State Troopers at 5:30 AM on Thursday morning to report that “an unknown male entered his residence and demanded his wallet,” the trooper Dispatch reported. The victim told troopers that the unknown male was armed with a crowbar. The incident ended with the suspect leaving with the homeowner’s cell phone […]
The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) will host the 2018 Alaska Native Studies Conference in Juneau from April 13-15 on the Juneau Auke Lake Campus. The annual conference brings together University of Alaska faculty, staff, and students from across all of Alaska as well as Elders and community members. Overall coordination of the conference is […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – A small-boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa rescued a 43-year-old man after he was stranded on the Barrier Islands, 7 miles south of Port Protection, Alaska, Saturday. The Anacapa crew launched the cutter’s small boat to transfer the man and his dinghy to Port Protection where he had arranged further […]