Written by GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A Greensboro police officer has died after a shooting that took place at a Food Lion in Greensboro on Monday, according to the Greensboro Police Department. At 10:45 a.m., Greensboro police say they got a report about a possible person with a handgun inside the Food Lion on the 4700 block […]
Downtown Juneau on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) Millions of visitors flock to Southeast Alaska tourism hubs like Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka every summer. But when the cruise ship season comes to a close, it gets pretty quiet. Each town has a relatively small year-round population compared to the number of people who visit […]
A small boat motors down Sitka Channel in Sitka on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Six Southeast Alaska communities are getting renewed wastewater discharge permits that require better controls of bacteria flowing into the receiving waters, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday. The communities – Haines, Skagway, Sitka, Wrangell, Ketchikan and […]
A US Coast Guard HH60 Jayhawk helicopter flies over Juneau, Alaska, on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (Mikko Wilson/KTOO) A search is underway after a fishing boat reportedly capsized in bad weather near Hoonah early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard said in a statement that it received a mayday call […]
The Palmer project would sit in the watershed of the Chilkat River, pictured here. (Scott McMurren/Flickr under Creative Commons license 2.0) A potential copper and zinc mine has fueled intense political debate in a small Southeast Alaska town for years. Now, the multinational metals company that’s been bankrolling the exploration project is stepping away, raising […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January holds both promise and peril for Southeast Asia. On the one hand, the incoming administration appears poised to reinvigorate the Indo-Pacific strategy devised during Trump’s first term, which focused on countering China and included the strengthening of alliances and partnerships throughout the region. Several […]
Chinese online marketplace Temu has enjoyed explosive international growth off the back of an eye-catching and often absurdly cheap range of products, but those cut-price tactics have met increasing roadblocks as it seeks to conquer new markets in south-east Asia. Indonesia ordered Temu to be taken down from app stores in October, a move it […]
Hecla Greens Creek Mine on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) Hecla Greens Creek Mine just got the green light for an expansion that could extend mine operations for up to another 18 years. The U.S. Forest Service officially permitted the project on Admiralty Island on Thursday. After nearly five years of planning and public review, Greens […]
The Defence Headquarters has announced significant arrests made by troops within the last one week. Notorious terrorist leader Abubakar Ibrahim (aka Habu Dogo) has been captured in Sokoto, while seven commanders of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) were nabbed in the South-East. Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media […]
(NewsNation) — Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a new policy platform for Puerto Rico on Sunday, targeting the Latino vote ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election through promises of economic development and improved disaster response. While residents of Puerto Rico cannot vote in U.S. presidential elections despite being American citizens, the message was aimed […]