JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard suspended its active search at sunset Saturday for an overdue boater, Timothy Wilson Jr., a 70-year-old male near Kake pending any further developments. “We extend our deepest sympathies to Mr. Wilson’s loved ones,” said Cmdr. Raymond Reichl, search and rescue mission coordinator at Sector Juneau. “The decision to suspend an active […]
Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted early Saturday that the accounts of journalists that were suspended late Thursday will be reinstated. While some of the accounts were reactivated shortly after Musk’s tweet, however, not all have been restored. The Twitter account of VOA’s Chief National Correspondent Steve Herman showed his restored timeline, except for three tweets […]
Responding to soaring fuel prices, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy seeks to give Alaskans a break at the pump by suspending State motor fuel taxes until next June. Friday morning, Governor Dunleavy asked the Alaska House of Representatives to consider his amendment to House Bill 104. “With rising inflation eroding the financial bedrock of Alaskan homes […]
Alaska State Troopers report that after several days of searching for a 21-year-old man using side-scan sonar, sector sonar, dive teams, and volunteer searchers, they are suspending active recovery efforts at Big lake. It was on the 4th of July that 21-year-old Myles Williams fell off the back of a boat in Big Lake and […]