State ferry drifts away from Southeast dock (KTUU Anchorage)

January 30th, 2009 Ketchikan and Metlakatla may be without ferry service for a while after the state ferry Lituya broke free of its moorings Friday morning.

State ferry refloated after grounding (Anchorage Daily News)

January 30th, 2009 High winds blew an Alaska state ferry off its mooring and onto a small island Friday but the vessel was refloated with only a minor spill.

Statehood meant citizenship for some residents (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)

January 7th, 2009 KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) - Fifty years ago, Nancy DeWitt became an American citizen.