Sitka Dock welcomed Royal Caribbean International’s Ovation of the Seas and Princess Cruises’ Royal Princess, two of the largest cruise ships to visit Alaska, to port on Saturday, May 7, marking the start of a full cruise season after two years of pandemic interruptions. Ready to greet this season’s cruise travelers is the newly constructed Sitka Sound Cruise […]
Sitka police report that a warrant service at a local hotel room turned into a drug bust on Friday after they made contact and placed 44-year-old William S. Noel under arrest for a warrant issued for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Officers reported that “During the arrest, drug paraphernalia and other signs […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two fishermen from their sinking vessel, Monday in Islet Passage, near Sitka, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hoisted the two fishermen at approximately 9 p.m. from the 40-foot fishing vessel, Glory, approximately nine miles south of Sitka. The aircrew lowered a rescue swimmer to assess […]
JUNEAU – A Las Cruces, New Mexico woman was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess Wednesday to 270 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release on drug trafficking and firearms charges. According to the plea agreement, Christina Quintana aka “Lete,” 35, conspired to distribute and possess with intent to […]