Tag: Hoonah

Bill Would Allow Gull Egg Harvest in Glacier Bay

A bill just heard by a Congressional committee would allow Tlingits from Hoonah to harvest seagull eggs in Glacier Bay. It would resume a tradition that ended when the former Native homeland became a national park. But it faces opposition from a nationwide environmental group.

Crews Recover Bodies From Douglas Island Crash

Weather cleared enough Friday evening for a helicopter to reach the site of a plane wreck on Douglas Island and remove two bodies. Efforts continue to recover the crash debris.

Victims of Juneau Plane Crash ID’d

The victims of that plane crash in Juneau have been identified as a physician's assistant at the Hoonah clinic and his wife.

Hoonah Gets Federal Funds for Broadband Internet

Hoonah has embraced a federal stimulus program designed to make broadband Internet more affordable in rural Alaska.

Alaska News Nightly: June 27, 2011

State House Still Mulling Over Coastal Management Program, Hoonah Gets Federal Funds for Broadband Internet, ACS Goes ‘4G’Crash Near Beluga Lake Kills Pilot, and more...