An Amtrak train derailed in the northwestern state of Washington Monday, with some of its cars falling on a busy interstate below. Local authorities reported multiple casualties. Amtrak said it was aware of the incident involving Train 501, which travels from Seattle to Portland, Oregon. “Emergency services are on the scene, and Amtrak management is […]
The Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit in Ketchikan, a unit of the Alaska State Troopers, arrested two Washington men late last week after they were busted for possession approximately six ounces of methamphetamine. The two Washington men, 26-year-old Steven Wiggins Jr. and Montoya Herron, were charged with Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance after an investigation by […]
Anchorage and Seattle-based FBI investigators responded to Juneau on Wednesday to open an investigation in a suspicious death that occurred aboard the Princess Cruise Line vessel, the Emerald Princess, the FBI revealed. According to the FBI spokesperson, Staci Feger-Pellessier, a Utah woman died following a domestic dispute aboard the cruise ship on Tuesday night. The […]
The Coast Guard and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation will oversee the lifting operation as Alaska Commercial Divers and Pacific Pile & Marine raise the Samson tug Powhatan, which sank at its berth at the dock in Starrigavan Bay near Sitka on April 19th. In preparation of the raising of the tug, crews have placed rigging and lifting chain around the […]