The Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA) is alarmed but not surprised at the recent press release by Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) that the Sitka Sound herring stock biomass is in sharp decline. The projected biomass of 44,237 tons is a 50 percent reduction from the 2013 post season biomass estimate and a […]
Alaska State Troopers received a report of a deceased person in the community of Napaskiak early Saturday morning. Troopers would fly to the community mid-morning on Saturday and conduct an investigation into he death of 28-year-old Napaskiak resident Matthew Beaver. The trooper investigation would reveal that Beaver had been drinking with his niece, 20-year-old Kayla […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard 17th District encourages Alaskan mariners to winterize their vessels and to prevent excess snow from accumulating on moored vessels this winter. Coast Guard personnel in Valdez and Juneau will be working with local harbormasters to patrol small boat harbors and identify boats in danger of sinking due to snow build […]
A 911 call went in to the Soldotna Public Safety Communications Center reporting an airplane crash on the Kustatan Bench on the west side of Cook Inlet on Thanksgiving morning at 11:36 am, the trooper dispatch reports. It was reported that “the Alaska State Troopers and Rescue Coordination Center began recalling assets to respond,” but, […]