An inmate and a former Department of Corrections employee are facing charges for being in possession of a drug to treat opioid addiction, in connection with a case of assault at Wildwood Pretrial Facility last year. The small island community of Petersburg is dealing with a new wave of COVID-19 cases in the wake of several large public gatherings. The season’s first Chitina dipnet opening got underway this morning and following a late breakup and cold spring that slowed salmon returning to the Copper River, fish numbers have started to increase.