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In this file photo from March 2016, Rep. Cathy Muñoz, R-Juneau, speaks in favor of a bill during a House session.

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Muñoz outpaces Parish and rest of House in election fundraising

Rep. Cathy Muñoz is running against Justin Parish to represent House District 34, but when it comes to…

Margaret Stock, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate, talks with the Empire during a sit-down interview Wednesday to discuss her history as an immigration attorney and why she's running against incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

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Taking Stock: A Q&A with the independent running against Murkowski

It was a good week for Margaret Stock. The independent candidate challenging Lisa Murkowski for U.S. Senate was…

Harbor staff watch as the Consul D tugboat burns outside of Aurora Harbor on Monday. No one was aboard when the fire was reported. The vessel is owned by Steve Hamilton.

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CCFR knocks down boat fire by Aurora Harbor

Capital City Fire/Rescue extinguished a Monday afternoon fire that sent smoke billowing into the sky from a boat…

Fireweed curls in the dry weather at Brotherhood Bridge park on Monday. The weather is forecasted to remain clear through the week.

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Freakish fall weather keeps coming

It’s a good kind of freak. October is normally Juneau’s wettest month of the year, a cloudy, soggy…

In this Oct. 6 photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall in Sandown, N.H. Trump made a series of lewd and sexually charged comments about women as he waited to make a cameo appearance on a soap opera in 2005. The Republican presidential nominee issued a rare apology Friday, “if anyone was offended.”

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Murkowski and Sullivan call for Trump to leave Presidential race

Alaska’s two U.S. Senators have called for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump to give up. In prepared statements…

Bracketed by city manager Rorie Watt, left, and former Juneau Mayor Merrill Sanford, right, Juneau Airport Board chairman Joe Heueisen examines a ceremonial "gold" nugget given as a souvenir Thursday at the groundbreaking for the new Juneau International Airport Snow Removal Equipment Facility.

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Juneau airport breaks ground on new snow-equipment garage

Look out the window and it’s hard to believe, but snow is coming. It won’t arrive tomorrow, but…

William "Bill" McCord

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Ruled out by Division of Elections, Haines man keeps campaigning anyway

The Alaska Division of Elections says Bill McCord isn’t running for the Alaska Legislature. He says otherwise. The…

In this file photo, Rep. Benjamin Nageak, D-Barrow, speaks during a House Majority Caucus press conference at the Capitol.

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Superior Court judge overturns election result for North Slope seat in Legislature

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Guidi has given Rep. Benjamin Nageak, D-Barrow, the victory in his House District…

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Native Brotherhood, Native Sisterhood open 104th Grand Camp

Alaska’s most venerable Alaska Native organization opened its 104th annual meeting Wednesday with a plea for youth and…

Sen. Mike Dunleavy stood outside the Anchorage Fred Meyer Wednesday afternoon to announce he is pre-filing a bill to restore half of the Permanent Fund Dividend appropriation that Gov. Bill Walker vetoed in June.

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Dunleavy, in front of Fred Meyer, announces bill to reverse PFD cut

Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, held a press conference Wednesday in front of an Anchorage Fred Meyer store to…

Tara Bass, left, and budtender Reba Radey, right, hold the new retail marijuana license awarded Skagway's The Remedy Shoppe on Oct. 4, 2016. The store is the first in Alaska to receive its retail license.

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Skagway business is first in the state to get permission to sell weed – once it arrives

Tara Bass is ready to sell you marijuana — once she gets some to sell. On Tuesday, Bass’…

Assembly candidate Arnold Liebelt waves his sign to commuters on their way home at the corner of 10th Street and Egan Drive on the Municipal Election eve on Monday.

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After disappointing primary, will Juneau voters show up?

When polls opened Tuesday, Juneau voters had plenty of options on the ballot — and plenty of things…

State gets $1.1 million to process backlogged rape kits

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State gets $1.1 million to process backlogged rape kits

The state of Alaska has been awarded $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Justice to process a…

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Report: Leave contaminated Hawk Inlet seafloor alone

A new state report recommends against dredging to clean up metal-soaked sediment in a body of water near…

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North Slope Legislative election lawsuit goes to judge

The election for Alaska House District 40 is now in the hands of Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew…

Annie Bartholomew applies makeup as she becomes Marty Wiener on Friday night, Sept. 30, 2016 during the Femme Fatale fundraiser for the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association.

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‘It takes a village to put on a drag show’

Eight hours before her drag show, Annie Bartholomew drove to Costco, looking for a hot dog. One year…

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State pension proposal gets negative reaction

Alaska lawmakers took a skeptical look Thursday at a plan by the administration of Gov. Bill Walker to…

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Walker: No decision on Road yet

In a conference with reporters Friday, Gov. Bill Walker said he has not made up his mind about…

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Alaska health experts advise shooting down flu early

Maureen Caparas really didn’t want to get a flu shot. “That looks like a big needle,” she said…

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Nageak says he’s not leaving lawsuit

In Thursday morning courtroom testimony, Rep. Benjamin Nageak, D-Barrow, said he’s not giving up on his attempt to…