“One of the crew in the bridge of the ferry noticed there was a (boat) that was overturned and individuals that needed rescuing,” said DOT spokesman Jeremy Woodrow.
Public Safety
Two fishing vessels sink in Sitka area
It was a busy Labor Day weekend for the Coast Guard, responding to two fishing vessels that sank in separate incidents last week.
Amid A Shortage Of Welders, Some Prisons Offer Training
Baby boomers with the skill are retiring and not enough young people are replacing them. In Georgia, inmates are given access to heavy tools and blowtorches so they can get a welding certificate.
Deputy Goforth Is Mourned And Buried In Houston
Lt. Roland De Los Santos said that Ryan Goforth, 5, and his father had bought matching Captain America T-shirts — and that while Ryan has his on today, “underneath his uniform, so does Darren.”
Thibodeau’s smash-and-grab caught on tape
Police have released video surveillance footage of someone smashing the window and burglarizing Thibodeau’s Home Liquor in downtown Juneau.
S.C. To Seek Death Penalty For Dylann Roof In Charleston Shooting
Roof has been charged with murdering nine people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina in June. He also faces federal hate crime charges.
CBJ staff: Gastineau Apartments demolition may be right time to demolish pocket park
Litter, fistfights, intoxicated loiterers, open container violations and sundry calls for emergency services are common at the pocket park in the shadow of the Gastineau Apartments.
Is Gun Violence Due To Dangerous People Or Dangerous Guns?
The killings of two journalists in Virginia last week have reignited a national conversation on mass shootings and gun control. Tania Lombrozo looks at some research and what it might mean for policy.
Department Of Justice Sued For Fake News Story
The Associated Press has filed a lawsuit against the DOJ for a government sting operation in 2007 in which the FBI created a fake news story and impersonated a journalist.
16-year-old driver crashes into AML truck on Egan Drive
“A Dodge Neon was heading inbound, and the vehicle reportedly hydroplaned on some water and ended up striking the vehicle next to it,” said Juneau police Lt. David Campbell.