AST responded to reports of an explosion and a rockslide at mile 13 of the North Tongass Highway at dinnertime on Tuesday. When they arrived at that location at approximately 5:30 pn, they found both lanes of the highway blocked by a landslide. The cause of the slide was determined to have been an intentional […]
Final 2019-2020 specifications for five crab stocks are on the agenda at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s fall meeting under way in Homer, Alaska, through Oct. 9. Specifications will be determined for Eastern Bering Sea snow crab, Bristol Bay red king crab, Eastern Bering Sea tanner crab, Pribilof Island red king crab and St. […]
SEOUL / WASHINGTON – North Korea fired two short-range projectiles Tuesday, hours after offering to resume nuclear talks with the United States. It is North Korea’s tenth round of weapons tests since early May, when Pyongyang resumed launching ballistic missiles following a year-and-a-half hiatus. The launch suggests North Korea will continue pressuring the United States, […]
At just before 10 pm on Thursday night troopers received a call reporting that a person had gotten tazed at mile 11 of the North Tongass Highway. When troopers arrived at the location, they opened an initial investigation. That investigation revealed that 49-year-old Trina Hostetler got into an argument with the victim and ultimately took […]