Sailor’s correspondence from the ill-fated WWII cruiser intended for safe place, research.
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Exhibit features World War II Attu and Kiska artifacts
Belongings of Lt. Henry Hubbard, one of the first Kiska casualties, part of last major, locally curated exhibit before SLAM.
USCGC Chandeleur arrives in Southeast Alaska
The Coast Guard’s newest asset for Southeast is now on station. The cutter Chandeleur stopped for a brief welcoming ceremony at Station Juneau on Friday before the heading back down to its designated port of Ketchikan. The 110-foot Chandeleur replaces the medium-endurance cutter, the 213-foot Acushnet, that was decommissioned last year. The Acushnet was named…
Severed fiber network prompts system-wide delays for Alaska Airlines
Juneau flights were delayed as much as three-hours on Monday. Some Seattle flights were cancelled.
Monday Newscast 10/8/12
Douglas bar owner convicted of dodging city sales tax payments
Patrick M. Peterson may serve 80 days in jail and be required to pay $45,000 over seven years.
Tsunami debris may be caught in Gulf of Alaska, spun out to shore
Pacific Northwest shoreline debris estimates are based on previous studies of Pacific Ocean currents.
Body of Norton Sound boater found
Debbie Kimoktoak’s body was found about 13-miles southwest of Unalakleet near where a skiff was earlier discovered.
Monday Newscast 10/1/12
Douglas business owner to admit keeping collected sales taxes
CBJ alleges that Patrick M. Peterson of P P’s Douglas Inn owes more than $42,000 in unremitted sales tax, penalties, and interest.