With the stroke of a pen, the fate of Alaska would change in 1912. On August 24th, 1912, President William Taft signed the Act brought to the U.S. Government from Alaska by Delegate James Wickersham. While Wickersham was responsible for many advancements in Alaska, the signing of that Act was Wickersham’s foremost […]
(Klawock, AK) – On January 26, 2026, John James, of Prince of Wales, was sentenced to serve 7.5 years for Felony Assault, DUI, and Misconduct involving Weapons in the Fourth Degree, following his conviction at trial on Sept. 26, 2025. The allegations stemmed from a traffic accident near Klawock on Nov. 28, 2023. James swerved into […]
(Klawock, Alaska) – A jury in Prince of Wales found John James guilty last Friday on multiple charges for driving under the influence, crashing his vehicle into and severely injuring a mother and causing injury to her infant daughter near Klawock on Nov. 28, 2023. James, 66, was driving under the influence of alcohol when he […]