The investigating officer for a hearing into last year’s fatal Coast Guard helicopter crash off the coast of Washington State says he’ll consider an additional charge of dereliction of duty against the crash’s sole survivor, Lieutenant Lance Leone.
Public Safety
Helo hearing: visibility of power line hazard markers questioned
New head of Coast Guard in Alaska apparently pushed for prosecution of Lieutenant Lance Leone for the crash of an H-60 helicopter in July 2010.
Article 32 hearing continues on chopper crash
Day two of a hearing gets underway on Thursday in Juneau for a Coast Guard officer facing charges related to a helicopter crash off the coast of Washington State last year.
Lemon Creek officials find contraband tobacco
Prison officials found two balloons filled with tobacco in a holding cell, and reported it to Alaska State Troopers.
Hunting, charter fishing violations filed against guide’s associates
Blake Coombs was a deckhand and Benjamin Olson allegedly shot a beaver while bear hunting with Michael Duby.
Juneau police investigate church graffiti
Juneau Police are investigating vandalism at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church in the Mendenhall Valley overnight.