Sitka Man Rescued from Sinking Vessel

Sitka Man Rescued from Sinking Vessel

Alaska Wildlife troopers report no injuries after a 40-foot commercial troll vessel began sinking and rolling over outside of the Sitka Harbor on Saturday. Sitka Post AWT aboard the P/V Courage responded to a distress call issued by Calvin “Mark” Bigelow on the F/V Safari reporting that his vessel was “partially capsized and rapidly sinking” near […]

Marvel Dome Crash Site Victims Identified

Marvel Dome Crash Site Victims Identified

Authorities have released the identities of the pilot and passenger of an aircraft crash in the Marvel Dome area that occurred on Thursday afternoon. Troopers released the names of 62-year-old Mark Matter and 63-year-old Cecilia Matter as the victims of a fatal crash on the side of Marvel Dome four to five miles from the […]

Kodiak Brothers Indicted on Weapon/Drug Charges

Kodiak Brothers Indicted on Weapon/Drug Charges

US attorney Karen L. Loeffler of the US Justice Department announced on Monday that a federal grand jury convened on March 16th and handed down two separate indictments  for two Kodiak brothers, 49-year-old Mark Benton and 55-year-old David Benton for federal firearms and drug trafficking crimes. Mark Benton was the subject of the manhunt by […]