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June 2, 2023 at 9:22 pm

Tragedy that left 5 dead or missing puts spotlight on safety in Alaska charter fishing industry VIEW

Charter fishing industry experts in southeast Alaska say they're eager to learn the cause of a tragedy that left five people dead or lost at...

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In this photo provided by Vernon Tyau, Jarek Agcaoili, left, with his mother Danielle, sister Jessika and father Maury Agcaoili pose in May 2023, at Jessika’s high school graduation in Hawaii. Danielle and Maury Agcaoili were among boaters who died Sunday, May 28, 2023, near Sitka, Alaska, when a fishing vessel ran into trouble in rough seas. (Vernon Tyau via AP) NY801 NY801

June 1, 2023 at 10:36 pm

Family’s Alaska fishing trip becomes nightmare with 3 dead and search over for 2 more

Two sisters and one of their husbands are dead, while the other’s partner and the boat captain remain missing off southeast Alaska four days after...

June 1, 2023 at 11:09 am

Authorities recover bodies of 2 sisters after vessel found submerged in Alaska; 2 still missing

Authorities have recovered the bodies of two sisters onboard a fishing charter boat that was found partially submerged off southeast Alaska amid rough seas.

May 31, 2023 at 3:09 pm

4 missing, 1 dead after vessel found partially submerged in Alaska

Two vacationing couples — including sisters — and a fishing boat captain were on a charter boat found partially submerged amid rough seas off southeast...

May 18, 2023 at 11:50 am

Alaska lawmakers open special session after failing to reach budget deal

Alaska lawmakers have begun a special session after failing to reach agreement on a state spending package during their four-month regular session.

May 17, 2023 at 2:31 pm

Alaska lawmakers pass bill to keep gun shops open during disasters if other businesses are

Alaska lawmakers have passed legislation that seeks to block state and local officials from closing gun stores during disasters declared by the governor unless such...

May 11, 2023 at 2:31 pm

2 climbers missing in Alaska’s Denali national park are presumed dead, officials say

Officials say two climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve last week are believed...

May 5, 2023 at 4:08 pm

‘Freaky-looking’ fanged fishes found on Oregon beaches

Several scaleless fish with fanged jaws and huge eyes known as lancetfish have washed up along a roughly 200-mile stretch of Oregon coastline, and it’s...

May 1, 2023 at 5:07 pm

For soldier killed in Alaska crash ‘family was everything’

The mother of one of the three soldiers killed last week when two U.S. Army helicopters collided in a remote part of Alaska says her...

April 27, 2023 at 5:14 pm

Army grounds aviators for training after fatal crashes

The U.S. Army says it has grounded aviation units for training after deadly helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky killed 12 in the past month.