Jury Convicts Brian Kurtzman of 11 Counts of Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Jury Convicts Brian Kurtzman of 11 Counts of Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse of a Minor

  (Juneau, AK) – Thursday, following a two-week trial, a Juneau jury found 53-year-old Brian Kurtzman guilty of three counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree, one count of Sexual Assault in the First Degree, four counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree, one count of Sexual Abuse […]

Ketchikan Jury Convicts Justin Carpenter on Multiple Counts of Felony Assault

Ketchikan Jury Convicts Justin Carpenter on Multiple Counts of Felony Assault

  (Ketchikan, AK) – On April 17, 2026, a Ketchikan jury convicted Justin Carpenter of multiple counts of Felony Assault, following a three-day trial. The charges stemmed from an incident from the evening of Oct. 18, 2025. Justin Carpenter was intoxicated and trying to do laundry when an altercation ensued with his roommate. Carpenter claimed that […]

Fishing up marine debris with the Fosses

Fishing up marine debris with the Fosses

  In a typical summer, Sitka fisherman Jacquie Foss and her family travel hundreds of miles around Southeast Alaska, averaging only eight miles an hour. While their profession affords them countless hours to admire Southeast’s rugged coasts, it also exposes them to something Foss finds concerning: an awful lot of litter. “Without healthy habitat, there […]

ADF&G Announces 2026 Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon All-Gear Catch Limit

ADF&G Announces 2026 Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon All-Gear Catch Limit

  (Juneau) – Under terms of the Pacific Salmon Treaty (treaty), the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced that the preseason all-gear catch limit for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) is 207,400 treaty Chinook salmon for 2026. The ADF&G target will be 205,300 Chinook salmon. This year’s target includes a 1% reduction from the treaty catch […]