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FBI searched Sen. Sullivan’s phone logs during Jan. 6 insurrection investigation
The FBI searched the cellphone records of Republican Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan and seven other U.S. senators and a member of the U.S. House as part of its investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a newly released document shows.
Oct 72 min read


JPD report critiquing state training in use-of-force report gets pushback from troopers
Local and state police officials both disavow "bear hug" technique used by officer who resigned after injuring man he threw to sidewalk this summer.
Oct 76 min read


Obituary: VeNita Ellen Orcutt
VeNita Ellen Orcutt, 57, walked into the forest on September 26, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. She was born in Ketchikan to Clyde “Snapper” Orcutt and Julia Colcord (Fawcett), but made her home in Juneau with her children.
Oct 71 min read


Statter Harbor improvements that began 20 years ago near completion
More dock space, parking, plaza, and other facilities for tourists and locals expected to be completed before winter.
Oct 74 min read


Police blotter for Oct. 5
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Oct 71 min read


Police blotter for Oct. 4
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Oct 71 min read


Dungeness season open for fall fishery
Dungeness crab fishing is back on for a full fall season that began Wednesday and extends through Nov. 30, although Alaska Department of Fish and Game harvest projections show that Southeast Alaska fishermen might not achieve the harvest threshold for a full season.
Oct 72 min read


Juneau high school students vote in annual mock elections. How will they stack up against final results?
Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi High School teacher Electra Gardinier talked to students during a recent mock election in her fourth period U.S....
Oct 71 min read


Obituary: Martinus (Martin) Hoffman Nickerson
Martinus (Martin) Hoffman Nickerson, 85, of Bellingham, Washington, passed to the great beyond on August 28, 2025.
Oct 72 min read


Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown
The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, potentially denying back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers.
Oct 74 min read


Election day in Juneau features 3 Assembly races, 3 school board seats and 3 tax propositions on ballot
Polls open until 8 p.m.; preliminary count of some votes expected tonight; final results scheduled to be certified Oct. 21
Oct 76 min read


SEARHC submits Haines hospital complex plans
Southeast Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) has submitted building plans to the borough for a proposed hospital and medical facility near Jones Point.
Oct 72 min read
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