Troopers revealed that a Prince of Wales Grand Jury handed down a 10-count indictment against a Metlakatla man on charges of child pornography. An Unlawful Exploitation of a Minor and online enticement of a minor investigation began on September 29th after receiving a report that a 15-year-old girl had been receiving explicit messages via messenger. Following […]
Two Hoonah hunters were rescued from their swamped Boston Whaler in Icy Straits after they broke down on Saturday, Wildlife Troopers report. According to the report, the two men had gone out hunting in the Icy Straits area in their 22-foot vessel when their outboard broke down. The seas and wind came up with the rising […]
Juneau, AK (January 26, 2018) – Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s (Tlingit & Haida) Annual Spring King Salmon Derby has been cancelled for the second consecutive year as Southeast Alaska’s king salmon stocks continue to struggle. The derby closure notice follows the Board of Fisheries announcement of an “action plan” that […]
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nancy Emery, of the USCG-Juneau, credited people at the Taku Fisheries pier with assisting the Coast Guard with the rescue of a woman in the water on Tuesday evening. A 911 relay call went to the Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Juneau at 8:40 pm on Tuesday evening reporting that there was […]