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Alaska state senator, key vote on possible budget veto override, gets waiver from US Army
Forrest Dunbar, a Democrat from Anchorage, is deployed in Poland with the Alaska National Guard
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Bits of fishing gear and buoys dominate marine debris load in Alaska, report says
Alaska’s marine debris mix shows how ocean activities and ocean currents bring trash to the state’s shores
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Juneau residents prepare for annual outburst flooding
The National Weather Service says it expects the basin to reach that capacity in mid-August
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On budget vote, Murkowski says she was ‘hung out to dry’ and stuck between 2 bad options
Alaska’s senior U.S. senator said the state fares better under Republicans’ budget plan because of her efforts to…
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Governor vetoes bill intended to provide emergency health care to Alaska police dogs
House Bill 70 was inspired by the death of an Alaska State Trooper canine during a 2017 police…
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2 rescued by park service near Exit Glacier
The hikers were stranded in the “Exit Creek Prohibited Visitor Use Zone.”
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Alaska Airlines resumes operations after software outage
The airline first requested to ground the more than 200 aircraft it operates under the Alaska Airlines brand…
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Kenai Peninsula radio reacts to loss of federal funding
Congress last week approved President Trump’s rescission request, zeroing out all federal funding for public broadcasting, effective Oct.…
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Insurance authorization bill becomes law
The bill requires insurance companies and health care providers to meet new deadlines for authorizing requests for care.
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Threads of the Tongass: Building a sustainable future
“These students can look back and say, ‘I helped build that. I was a contributor.’”
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Public radio facing cuts as Congress moves to pull back funding
KTOO could lose one-third of its budget if the House passes a bill cutting funding for the Corporation…
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Hiker rescued from gully at Eaglecrest
The woman got stuck in a gully after taking a wrong turn
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Juneau man pleads guilty to murder of infant
James White pleaded guilty yesterday to the murder of 5-and-half-week-old Kathy White
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Suicide Basin predicted to fill by Aug. 8
The change in the prediction of when the basin will fill was based on heavy rain last week
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Municipal election candidate filing period opens July 18
The filing period runs from July 18 at 8 a.m. to July 28 at 4:30 p.m.
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Free art lessons for children to be hosted at arboretum July 26
Registration opens July 16 at noon and is limited to 20 students.
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New Juneau-Ketchikan nonstop flight service launches
The flight leaves Juneau at 3:45 p.m., and the trip lasts 1 hour 25 minutes
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Alaska’s oldest original lighthouse will celebrate 120 years next summer
Eldred Rock Lighthouse seeks more volunteers
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US Coast Guard receives new commander, new name for Alaska
The Arctic District’s new icebreaker will visit Juneau next month
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Threads of the Tongass: The future of pianos and the timber industry
Timber operators say they are in crisis and unique knowledge, products will be lost