(4:02 p.m. 12-9-11) Capt. Andrew Norris, the officer presiding over a military hearing against Coast Guard Lt. Lance Leone, will make a recommendation to Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, commander of the 17th Coast Guard District in Alaska. Ostebo will decide whether to drop the charges, pursue discipline internally, or through a court martial.
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/interview_120911.mp3 Former Sawmill Cove board chair Grant Miller and park executive director Garry White talk about options for the future of Sawmill Cove Industrial Park....
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/news_120911.mp3 Leone hearing Day 2: Air Station commander’s decision not to prosecute overruled by admiral. SEARHC names Clement as new president and CEO. City-wide flu...
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The same storm that damaged Sitka's Eliason Harbor before on November 12 this year devastated a section of the popular Beaver Lake trail. Informal estimates put the amount of blowdown between 40 - 50 trees in a 300-foot section of trail on the east side of the lake.
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The proposal was brought forward by the Southeast Herring Conservation Alliance. Executive director Steve Reifenstuhl says he introduced the idea for subsistence roe permits because claims of a poor harvest have been used as a wedge issue against the fishery.
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Sitka residents have an opportunity to avoid one of the eternal pitfalls of our rainy, damp, cold winters. Health care providers in town are partnering up to offer a city-wide flu vaccine clinic on Saturday at the fire hall.
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(12:41 p.m. 12-8-11) As the hearing opened on Wednesday, those who investigated the flight of Coast Guard 6017 said the crash’s only survivor shirked his duties as co-pilot of the aircraft. His defense said that's not true.
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/news_120811.mp3 Coast Guard investigators testify that an Air Station Sitka helicopter was flying low and fast a few seconds before it crashed last summer. Day two of co-pilot Lt....
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The proposals before the Board of Fish seek to establish subsistence-only zones for herring in Sitka Sound. The zones encompass an area along Sitka’s road system, from just south of O’Connell Bridge all the way up to the Gavanski islands.
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(9:21 p.m., 12-7-11) The first day of Lt. Lance Leone's Article 32 hearing included testimony about the chopper's speed and altitude.
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