Documents obtained via Freedom of Information Act detail close collaboration linking logging interests, Forest Service, and State of Alaska JUNEAU – Up to $1.3 million in U.S. Forest Service (USFS) dollars will wind up in the hands of the Alaska Forest Association – a timber industry group – for work that entails selecting old-growth […]
After tips and offers of support poured in from the community of Hydaburg on Prince of Wales Island following a burglary of the Tongass Federal Credit Union microsite, troopers announced that they have made two arrests in the case. Troopers announced on Wednesday that they arrested Hydaburg resident 24-year-old Wiliam Carle after a $5,000 […]
JUNEAU― More than 400,000 people and dozens of local tribal, government, business and national recreation groups have flooded the U.S. Forest Service with comments opposing its plan to undo safeguards that prevent clearcutting and road building in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. The comment period ends Tuesday. The Trump administration wants to gut longstanding protections for the nation’s largest national forest. This […]
Alaska State Troopers report that they are investigating a burglary at the Tongass Federal Credit Union Branch Office in Hydaburg on Thursday morning and have identified a suspect. Prince of Wales-based troopers received the report of the break-in at 7:30 am on Thursday morning and responded to open an investigation. It was found that approximately […]