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First prefiled bills include voter preregistration for 16-year-olds, funds for remedial reading
Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, introduces the two proposals among the 48 by state lawmakers on Monday.
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Mendenhall wetlands area to get first new full map since 1979
Change in vegetation, tidal areas, land “rebound” after glacial retreat shown — along with area’s name.
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Mendenhall Towers fire causes about $100,000 damage, one person hospitalized for smoke inhalation
CCFR: Fire early Sunday morning limited to one apartment, cause remains under investigation
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Alaska Airlines again grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners as more maintenance may be needed
Alaska Airlines again grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners on Sunday after federal officials indicated…
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No Juneau flights among those cancelled Saturday by grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9s
First local flights aboard Max 9 scheduled Tuesday; Alaska Air hopes fleet inspections done in days.
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Alaska lost a challenge to a COVID-era emergency moose hunt. Now it’s appealing for a second time.
It’s one of multiple cases where the Dunleavy administration is clashing with the federal government.
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Police calls for Friday, Jan. 5, 2024
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Historic Assembly Building to open as legislative housing next week, Driftwood off official list
Lodge hit by complaints last year after Tlingit and Haida purchase; officials say that’s not a factor
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Police calls for Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024
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Online SNAP benefit forms go live as state hopes to catch up on 8,000-applicant backlog by March
State: 260 online forms in first 10 days take average of 20 minutes, compared to an hour for…
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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Jan. 7
Three decades of capital city coverage.
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How DNA and an obituary helped ID a victim of the Green River killer
Juneau woman finally learns what happened to daughter missing since 1982.
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Police calls for Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024
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Backers of an effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked voting system fined more than $94,000 by APOC
Supporters of an effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system have been fined more than $94,000 after…
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Goldbelt celebrates 50th anniversary with tributes, prayer, dancing and hopes for future
Leaders of local Alaska Native Regional Corporation looking ahead generations rather than years.
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State compiles first comprehensive account of Alaska children’s stress and trauma
Bulletin details adverse childhood experiences that are known to lead to poor health outcomes.
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Alaska’s Capitol among those in multiple states targeted by emailed bomb threats FBI calls a hoax
Church in downtown Juneau, other buildings across state and U.S. also receive threats.
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State: ‘Modest’ job growth likely in Southeast in ‘24, but shrinking workforce a long-term concern
Report predicts 1.4% regional growth, with wide variances by industry, compared to 1.7% statewide.
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Could a new Alaska coal power plant be climate friendly? An $11 million study aims to find out.
UA researchers plan to explore viability of injecting plant’s carbon emissions underground.