XS Platinum and five of its employees and corporate officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged illegal discharges of mine waste water at the Platinum Creek Mine into the Salmon River and for making false statements to authorities.
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Details limited on expanded deferred action for undocumented immigrants
Some undocumented immigrants may now be eligible for an expanded deferred action program announced last week by President Barack Obama.
Firefighters called to suspicious fire at Merchants Wharf
Saturday evening’s fire started in a trash can in the first floor women’s restroom.
Air taxi suffers landing gear failure at Juneau airport
There were no injuries to the pilot or two passengers aboard Alaska Seaplanes’ Piper PA-31.
Ketchikan considers International Joint Commission involvement on transboundary mines issue
A number of proposed mines close to rivers that flow from British Columbia into Alaska have raised concerns among conservation, fishing industry and Native groups.
Sitka herring forecast lowest in a decade
Fish and Game expects 44,237 tons of herring to spawn in and around Sitka Sound. That’s the lowest forecast in a decade, and well below the past several years when forecasts have consistently been above 70,000 tons.