Wednesday’s aerial survey covered Sitka Sound from Povorotni Point to St. Lazaria Island and as far north as Krestof Sound. Survey conditions were fair with cloudy skies and 15-knot winds. No herring schools or herring spawn were observed. Concentrations of humpback whales were seen in the deeper waters between Crow Pass and Big Gavanski Island, […]
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a 30-year-old man from the towing vessel Pacific Titan, near Pennock Island, Alaska, Monday. A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew arrived on scene at 4:19 p.m., embarked the patient and transported him to awaiting EMS in Ketchikan, Alaska. Watchstanders from the Coast Guard Sector Juneau […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard has been operating a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter out of Bethel since late January 2023 and will continue doing so for the foreseeable future to continue federal training requirements across Western Alaska. While the aircraft and crew are stationed in Bethel for the purpose of […]
JUNEAU – Wednesday, Senator Forrest Dunbar (D-Anchorage) introduced Senate Bill 112, which seeks to provide Alaskans with access to information and tools to repair digital equipment. Currently, many corporations use proprietary maintenance tools that are not available to the public or independent repair businesses. Repairing electronic and digital equipment can be very costly when only […]