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Defendant-turned-attorney arguing cop conspiracy is a murder suspect

The woman an incarcerated man called the “love of his life” was also a Juneau Police Department informant, proof that police were conspiring to take… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker speaks during a press conference in Juneau on Sunday after calling for another special session to start in July. Both the House and Senate adjourned the fourth special session over the weekend without passing revenue bills.

With budget at stake, Gov. Walker contemplates vetoing PFD checks

Now that Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has the state budget on his desk, he has the power to veto or reduce appropriations, including the Alaska… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker speaks during a press conference in Juneau on Sunday after calling for another special session to start in July. Both the House and Senate adjourned the fourth special session over the weekend without passing revenue bills.

BC mining minister won’t seek reelection

Alaska’s relationship with British Columbia’s mining interests was complicated this week by the retirement of BC Energy and Mining Minister William “Bill” Bennett, who announced… Continue reading

Ketchikan assembly votes against federal pot rules

KETCHIKAN — The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly has approved changes to local marijuana zoning rules, with members voting in favor of an ordinance more in… Continue reading

Anchorage police officer hit in face with bear pepper spray

ANCHORAGE — A man suspected of shooting bear pepper spray into the face of an Anchorage police officer was arrested on suspicion of assault, resisting… Continue reading

In this Aug. 29, 2003, file photo, one of two beluga whales that washed ashore in Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage lays on the beach. A national environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity, has asked the National Marine Fisheries Service to block plans in Cook Inlet by an oil company for hydraulic fracturing, the extraction of oil and gas from rock by injecting high-pressure mixtures of water, sand or gravel and chemicals, because of possible harmful effects on endangered belugas.

Group: Fracking will harm endangered beluga whale

ANCHORAGE — A national environmental group on Wednesday asked federal fisheries officials to block an oil company’s plans for offshore hydraulic fracturing underneath Alaska’s Cook… Continue reading

In this Aug. 29, 2003, file photo, one of two beluga whales that washed ashore in Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage lays on the beach. A national environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity, has asked the National Marine Fisheries Service to block plans in Cook Inlet by an oil company for hydraulic fracturing, the extraction of oil and gas from rock by injecting high-pressure mixtures of water, sand or gravel and chemicals, because of possible harmful effects on endangered belugas.

Fairbanks could be closer to opening sober center

FAIRBANKS — A tribal nonprofit organization has been awarded a $49,000 grant to support efforts by the city of Fairbanks to open a sober center… Continue reading

The State of Alaska is considering selling the Alaska Marine Highway ferry Taku. The ship was commissioned in 1963.

Alaska ferry system looking into selling the Taku

KETCHIKAN — The Alaska Marine Highway System is exploring the sale of the state ferry Taku.“We are looking into retiring the Taku and divesting of… Continue reading

The State of Alaska is considering selling the Alaska Marine Highway ferry Taku. The ship was commissioned in 1963.
Juneau resident Kristen Bomengen testifies in support of an ordinance that would ban discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin at Tuesday night's special Assembly work session.

29 testify in support of equal rights ordinance

Twice during the 1980s Juneau resident Kristen Bomengen was evicted. The first time, her landlord told her it was because he “didn’t like her friends.”… Continue reading

Juneau resident Kristen Bomengen testifies in support of an ordinance that would ban discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin at Tuesday night's special Assembly work session.

Police & Fire for Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Assist• At 8:31 a.m. Monday, the Juneau Police Department assisted Capital City Fire/Rescue with a medical call in the Juneau area.Burglary• At 9:10 p.m. Saturday,… Continue reading

Photo: Cornice installation at the Capitol

Dawson Construction employees work on installing the cornice at the Capitol on Monday.… Continue reading

Police arrest suspect in Anchorage credit union robbery

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have arrested a man suspected of robbing a credit union on the city’s east side.Police said 41-year-old Ian Pagel on Tuesday… Continue reading

Driver charged with manslaughter in Aleutians crash that killed three

ANCHORAGE — The driver of a passenger van that crashed last week, killing three people, was driving impaired and speeding, according to Alaska State Troopers.A… Continue reading

Man on snowmobile arrested on the first day of summer

ANCHORAGE — A 42-year-old Nikiski man faces a felony charge of driving under the influence of alcohol after driving a snowmobile on the first day… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker hands Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, the pen he used to sign Senate Bill 74 into law at the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium's Ethel Lund Medical Center on Tuesday. The bill is expected to save the state more than $365 million in the first six years in the state's Medicaid program. Also appearing from left: John Morris, SEARHC boardmember, Jon Sherwood, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services, Sana Efird, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services, Kimberley Strong, Chairman of the Board for SEARHC, Heather Shadduck, staff to Sen.Pete Kelly, Sen. Kelly, Charles Clement, President/CEO of SEARHC, and Carlton Smith, trustee of the Mental Health Trust.

Photo: Gov signs SB 74

Gov. Bill Walker hands Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, the pen he used to sign Senate Bill 74 into law at the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker hands Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, the pen he used to sign Senate Bill 74 into law at the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium's Ethel Lund Medical Center on Tuesday. The bill is expected to save the state more than $365 million in the first six years in the state's Medicaid program. Also appearing from left: John Morris, SEARHC boardmember, Jon Sherwood, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services, Sana Efird, Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services, Kimberley Strong, Chairman of the Board for SEARHC, Heather Shadduck, staff to Sen.Pete Kelly, Sen. Kelly, Charles Clement, President/CEO of SEARHC, and Carlton Smith, trustee of the Mental Health Trust.

Coffee with a Cop on Thursday

The next Coffee with a Cop is scheduled for Thursday, from 5-7 p.m., in the third floor conference room at the Senate Mall building, 175… Continue reading

Egan construction disrupts bus service

Due to the ongoing construction along Egan Drive, Capital Transit will be running a shuttle bus to transfer Glacier Highway riders from Fred Meyers to… Continue reading

Around Town

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

What other gun rules could have stopped killer?

In the wake of the Orlando, Florida, nightclub atrocity, President Barack Obama has admonished us to “do some soul-searching” about how “easy” it is in… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2016
  • By GEORGE PARRY

Salt Lake City man says he didn’t place ad seeking wife

SPOKANE, Wash. — A Salt Lake City businessman said he was shocked to see a full-page advertisement in an Idaho newspaper inviting women to interview… Continue reading