The man reportedly was swimming in front of a docked cruise ship when he began to have trouble and sank.
Public Safety
3 men sentenced for wading in river with feeding bears at Katmai
Each of the men will pay $3,000 in fines. That money will go to the non-profit Katmai Conservancy, which will distribute it to park services.
Search suspended for woman who fell overboard from a cruise ship in Lynn Canal
The captain of the ship reported the incident after a cruise ship camera showed the woman going overboard at approximately 3 a.m. Tuesday as the ship sailed from Juneau to Skagway.
Alaska’s redistricting board again gerrymandered map to benefit Republicans, judge rules
The decision will be appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court, the redistricting board’s executive director said.
Dozens of Manley Hot Springs residents remain displaced after ice jam flood
Some Manley Hot Springs residents are frustrated by a lack of guidance on how to deal with contaminants in their homes and yards.
Former Tlingit & Haida chief justice appointed to national commission on missing and murdered Indigenous people
Michelle Jaagal Aat Demmert has been appointed to the Not Invisible Act Commission.
Reality TV star accused of illegally hunting bears in Alaska
The charges say Anthony, a resident of Maine, featured two illegal black bear kills from within Kenai Fjords on his show.
For Alaska wildland fire crews, cutting firebreaks serves as training while reducing hazardous fuels
Alaska’s wildland firefighters have been completing their annual training and, with help from a state grant, strategically cutting and removing trees, many of them killed by spruce beetles.
Sleetmute and Red Devil have declared local disaster emergencies following flood damage
The water has since receded, and the National Weather Service has ended its flood warning for the Kuskokwim River.
Former Homer resident kidnapped and murdered woman missing since 2019, police say
The charges are the first public explanation of what happened to Anesha “Duffy” Murnane since she went missing.