(Ketchikan, AK) — Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Michael Wolverton sentenced 38-year-old Jordan Joplin to 99 years to serve for one count of Murder in the First Degree and one count of Theft in the First Degree for the March 2017 poisoning death of 58-year-old Eric Garcia. On March 15, 2017, Joplin traveled from Washington State to […]
JUNEAU — Residents within the City and Borough of Wrangell affected by the severe storm, landslides, and mudslides that occurred on November 20, 2023, may qualify for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). In response to a request for federal assistance by the Wrangell Cooperative Association, the City and Borough of Wrangell, effected by the disaster that […]
(Anchorage) – Under the management provisions of the Pacific Salmon Treaty (treaty), the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced last week that the preseason all-gear catch limit for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) is 211,400 treaty Chinook salmon for 2024. The ADF&G target will be 207,150 Chinook salmon. This year’s target includes a 2% reduction […]
JUNEAU – After more than 50 years, the Wooch dakádin kéet koodás’ (Killerwhales Facing Away From Each Other Shirt), a traditional beaded tunic belonging to the Dakhl’aweidí(Killerwhale) clan of Angoon, Alaska, has returned home to Southeast Alaska. For the last 40 years, the tunic has been on display in Salt Lake City, Utah under the possession […]