The Sitka Trial Court has issued a $100,000 arrest warrant for George W. Nelson III, accused of sexually assaulting a child. Mark Ruuti Jr. is being held pending $50,000 bail, on felony charges of sexually assaulting his wife. Former Sitka Community Hospital doctor Richard McGrath has entered not guilty pleas to two additional counts of sexually assaulting female patients.
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The state of Alaska believes the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is overstepping its bounds, by weighing in on the Pebble Mine Project in Bristol Bay. A proposed comment letter drafted by the Council prompted a strong reaction from the state, during the Council’s June meeting in Sitka.
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A proposal to more than double the monthly costs for most residents in Alaska’s Pioneer Homes met with stiff opposition during recent public testimony on the issue (5-28-19).
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Two more felony sexual assault charges have been brought against a Sitka physician, bringing the total now to 13. A Sitka grand jury on Thursday (5-30-19) indicted 75-year old Richard McGrath on two counts of sexual assault in...
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The king salmon are running a little larger on average in this year’s Sitka Salmon Derby, but the fishermen are running smaller.
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A Sitka doctor accused of sexual assault will face trial in December -- but whether he has one trial or two is uncertain. 75-year old Richard McGrath was arraigned on three additional charges of sexual assault.
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At its regular monthly meeting in May (5-20-19) the board voted to downgrade its powers over the park to “advisory.” The move may signal the need to consolidate all of Sitka’s waterfront infrastructure -- including harbors -- into a port authority.
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For years, his radio program "Encounters" took us where anyone else but Richard Nelson probably would not go. Now he's been named Alaska's 2019 Distinguished Artist.
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Southeast Conference executive director Robert Venables spoke to the Sitka Chamber of Commerce recently (5-15-19) about his organization’s renewed effort to reform the Marine Highway system. The SE Conference will meet in Sitka September 18-20.
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A Sitka startup is getting some traction in Alaska’s investment community. The Alaska Angel Conference last week (5-9-19) awarded $115,000 in operating capital to Sitka-based Ramper Innovations, for production of an in-aircraft conveyor system for moving luggage.
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