JUNEAU, Alaska-On Thursday, Eugene J Bourdon, age 53, of Juneau, was convicted on one count of Public Lewdness. The trial by jury lasted one day in District Court. He received the maximum sentence for the charge, 90 days in jail. Public Lewdness is a Class"B" misdemeanor.
ADAK, Alaska-A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck north of the Aleutian Chain this morning at 8:06 am, 9:06 Alaska Time. There were no reports of damage. The earthquake occurred approximately 59 miles north of Atka, and approximately 1059 miles West-south-west of Anchorage. According to USGS, the trembler was generated at a depth of 138.9 miles beneath […]
To send a strong message to pirate fishing vessels engaging in Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU), U.S. Sen. Mark Begich and Rep. Don Young have introduced legislation giving NOAA and the Coast Guard a variety of options for disposing of such ships including sinking them in live-fire training exercises.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During yesterday’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, ranking member Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, questioned Interior Department officials about a proposed policy that would restrict recreational shooting on Bureau of Land Management land.