“The Tongass National Forest’s indispensable habitats serve as home to a multitude of species and also play a vital role in helping fight global warming,” said one conservation advocate. Environmental protection groups on Friday applauded the United States Department of Agriculture’s proposal to reinstate a 20-year-old rule protecting North America’s largest temperate rainforest, the Tongass […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued four people from a raft in the water on November 10, approximately 13 nautical miles west of Cape Ommaney. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted all four survivors from a survival raft and transported them to Air Station Sitka where they were met […]
Alaska State Troopers report that the State Medical Examiner’s office has positively identified the remains that were discovered on an uninhabited island near Craig and Klawock on August 2nd, 2021. The remains were identified as those of 52 Christopher Perez of Craig. Perez was kayaking outside of Klawock when he was last seen. His remains […]
The annual fall lecture series Evening at Egan continues this Friday, September 17 at 7 pm with a virtual presentation by Mischa Jackson – Chookangee Tláa, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education at UAS. Her talk, titled “Alaska Native Education: The Power of Acknowledgment” will explore the current disruptions to education which have led to passionate […]
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevaced a woman Wednesday from a cruise ship in Chatham Strait, near Sitka. The aircrew retrieved the woman at approximately 10 a.m. and transferred her to Sitka, for further transport to a higher level of care. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Juneau Command Center […]
JUNEAU, SITKA, KETCHIKAN – UAS Chancellor Karen Carey, Interim Dean Paula Martin of the School of Arts & Sciences, Dean Pete Traxler of the School of Career and Technical Education, and Executive Dean Steve Atwater of the Alaska College of Education are proud to recognize students for their scholarly achievements. Students on the Dean’s or […]
JUNEAU – A Utah man was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for the beating death of his wife during a 2017 family cruise to Alaska. Kenneth Manzanares, 43, pleaded guilty in February 2020 to the second-degree murder of Kristy Manzanares while onboard the Emerald Princess […]
JUNEAU, AK – The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced all buildings have reopened to the public following a closure issued in March 2020. “The Tribal Emergency Operation Center [TEOC] is confident in the safety protocols we have set in place to protect Tlingit & […]