JUNEAU, Alaska – A South African man was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday on criminal charges after disembarking a cruise ship in Juneau for allegedly stabbing multiple people with medical scissors while aboard the ship. According to court documents, on May 6, 2024, Ntando Sogoni, 35, was working on the cruise ship when other […]
(Ketchikan, AK) – On May 3, 2024, a Ketchikan jury found 48-year-old Kevin Dale Johnson guilty of multiple counts for the Aug. 26, 2022 assault of then 17-year-old Reilly McCue. The jury convicted Johnson of two counts of Assault in the Fourth Degree and one count of Harassment in the Second Degree. At trial, the […]
SITKA, Alaska — The crews of Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Coast Guard Cutter Bailey Barco (WPC 1122), Sitka Mountain Rescue, and Air Force 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons are scheduled to conduct search and rescue (SAR) exercises near Sitka, April 30-May 2. Sitka residents may notice higher than normal helicopter flight operations in […]
JUNEAU, AK – The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced the signing of a Indian Nation agreement with the State of Washington, Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), to provide Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) services. This partnership represents a crucial step forward in Tlingit & […]