(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, the state of Alaska sued the federal government for title to submerged lands, in Juneau, under Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River. State ownership of Mendenhall Lake and River was granted at statehood, yet has not been recognized by the federal government, despite repeated attempts at clearing the title by the State. The lawsuit (481KB […]
After being informed by Alaska State Troopers of a fire at a location in Thorne Bay on Thursday morning, Thorne Bay EMS/Fire and two VPSOs responded and worked for approximately four hours to contain the blaze. Upon arrival, the responders found the fire in a bus used for storage. According to the report, the bus […]
One hundred and fifty-five years ago, Alaska was formally transferred from Russia to the United States after it was purchased from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million on March 30th, 1867. It took several months for commissioners to arrive in the territory of Alaska to formally transfer ownership. And so, on October 18th, 1867, […]
Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified of a missing hunter southeast of Sitka on Tuesday morning. The caller said that his hunting partner, 47-year-old Ryan Ruesch, had become separated and did not make it back to the camp near Lake Diana by nightfall on Monday. Because of the remoteness and steep terrain, troopers contacted U.S. Coast […]