Southeast

One-million dollars bail set for the Hoonah man accused of shooting and killing two police officers. John Marvin, Jr., 45, appeared in Juneau District Court on Tuesday. He was escorted by a state trooper and a judicial services officer, and dressed in red prison pants and shirt, and slip-on shoes with his hands & feet cuffed and…

Two Hoonah police officers died after being shot Saturday night. The alleged shooter remains in his house, surrounded by law-enforcement officers. The officers have been identified as 32-year-old Sergeant Anthony Wallace and 39-year-old patrol officer Matt Tokuoka. Both died of wounds inflicted by a single gunman. The suspect is identified as John Marvin Jr., a…

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski released changes to her Sealaska lands-selection legislation Thursday (July 1st). The revisions are based on amendments that have been circulating among interest groups for weeks. But officials say more changes may be on the way. The original bill allowed Sealaska to select a significant amount of timberland on northern Prince of…

Sealaska shareholders re-elected four board incumbents in ballots counted at the Southeast regional Native corporation’s annual meeting. They also rejected a measure that would have weakened board powers. The meeting was held Saturday (June 26) in Craig.Related Link: Hear related reports and read more about the meeting.

Sealaska’s controversial land-selection bill could undergo major changes soon. Amendments circulating among interest groups suggest shifts in selected timberlands and future economic-development sites. But nothing’s finalized.Related Link: Read the bill as it stands now.

Sealaska’s earnings rebounded last year. The Southeast Alaska regional Native corporation’s newly-released annual report shows it made some money after a year of significant losses. But it’s not fully over the economic hump.Related Link: Read Sealaska’s annual report & hear a report about 2009’s dividends