Two Drivers Die, Four Children Seriously Injured in Thorne Bay Road Head-On

Two Drivers Die, Four Children Seriously Injured in Thorne Bay Road Head-On

  Both drivers in a head-on collision on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska died in a two-car collision and four children seriously injured on Friday morning troopers reported. Troopers responded to the collision that took place at mile 7.5 of Thorne Bay Road at approximately 8:30 am on Friday morning. The preliminary investigation […]

Southeast Man Sentenced for 2017 Illegal Commercial Diving Case

Southeast Man Sentenced for 2017 Illegal Commercial Diving Case

A 45-year-old Naukati man, in a plea agreement, pleaded guilty to two commercial fishing misdemeanors last Thursday in a two-year-old case of harvesting sea cucumbers in a closed area. Jonathan W. McGraw and two others, it was determined in the investigation that spanned four months, had illegally harvested sea cucumbers from closed waters that included […]

Naukati Fire Deemed not Arson

Naukati Fire Deemed not Arson

After a thorough investigation into the suspicious fire in the southeast community of Naukati on May 20th, and following multiple interviews, the blaze that took a community building, was determined to have been ignited as a result of not properly extinguishing a fire in a fire pit in the building. The building, constructed mainly of Red […]

Troopers Investigating Suspicious Fire in Naukati

Troopers Investigating Suspicious Fire in Naukati

Prince of Wales troopers are seeking information concerning a Saturday evening fire in the community of Naukati that was reported at approximately 6 pm. The investigation into the blaze that consumed a community building there, found that the fire was suspicious in nature. and had been set “in or near the building by unknown person(s),” […]