The Marine Exchange of Alaska, a nongovernmental agency based out of Juneau, has been acting as a 24/7 middle man between mariners and the Coast Guard across Alaska’s waters for multiple years.
Public Safety
Juneau officials say rumors about detained tribal citizens are unsubstantiated
Juneau Police Deputy Chief Krag Campbell said in an email that the department has received calls asking about ICE presence in Juneau, but they havenʼt received any reports of Juneau residents being detained.
Unalaska jostled by magnitude 5.6 earthquake Sunday
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck about 58 miles southwest of Unalaska Sunday afternoon. Many locals felt the event, including in Nikolski and Akutan.
Internet disruptions reported in western Alaska due to apparent subsea cable break
The apparent cable break is in a similar location to an outage in 2023 that left customers without internet for 14 weeks.
With few vets to euthanize pets, Wrangell’s police chief trains for the task
Some residents of the Southeast Alaska town have had traumatic experiences ending ailing pets’ lives in a vet’s absence. This isn’t new in rural Alaska.
Revived bill would allow victims of domestic violence, law enforcement to make home addresses private
More than 40 states have similar programs for victims of crime, but Sen. Jesse Kiehl’s bill adds correctional officers and police to the legislation.