An employee from the Inter-Island Ferry Terminal in Hollis on Prince of Wales Island called in to the Alaska State Troopers to report a suspicious item that they thought could be a possible explosive device at 2:30 pm on Thursday. As a result, the terminal was evacuated, and vehicle and foot traffic was blocked off […]
After receiving a report of a head-on collision involving serious injuries at 5:14 am on Sunday, Alaska State Troopers from the Prince of Wales post responded to the Boundary Road near Klawock. When troopers arrived on the scene, their investigation revealed that 18-year-old Thorne Bay resident, Jon Botello was traveling southbound on the road while […]
The investigation into the vandalizing of Department of Transportation equipment on Prince of Wales Island is ongoing according to the Alaska State Troopers. The Alaska State Troopers received a report of criminal mischief directed toward a tractor near mile 12 of the Hydaburg Road on Prince of Wales Island at approximately 9 am on Monday […]
On July 13, biologists working on Prince of Wales Island trapped several Keen’s myotis bats near Harris River. One bat that appeared to be potentially ill and was acting more aggressively than the others was later euthanized and submitted to the Alaska State Virology Laboratory (ASVL) for rabies testing. This bat tested positive for […]