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It’s OK for candidates to conceal finances temporarily, Alaska state elections attorney says
Candidates should not be removed from the primary election for filing a blank disclosure form, attorney Griffin Deitz told a judge in court on Friday.
Aug 73 min read


Former Juneau fire captain faces prison time for domestic violence
A Juneau fire captain was charged with domestic violence assault in an incident involving his 12-year-old stepdaughter last summer.
Aug 71 min read


Newly launched partisan ‘news’ publications target Alaska’s ‘toss up’ US Senate race
GOP advocacy nonprofit is publishing the Alaska Navigator; a liberal 501(c)(4) organization is publishing progressive articles as The Alaska Independent.
Aug 75 min read


Third special session on gasline set to pass midpoint without a bill to consider
Technical floor sessions with no formal action again scheduled for next Tuesday; Senate president says ’promising’ discussions with Gov. Dunleavy occurred this week.
Aug 72 min read


Pure Sole: Hats off to the little league
Sports editor recounts his brief time on the field of his youth.
Aug 78 min read


Obituary: Carl Lee Rosier
Carl Lee Rosier, 89, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2026, surrounded by his family in Portland, Oregon.
Aug 74 min read


Sullivan should have led the opposition to Todd Blanche’s nomination
Sen. Dan Sullivan isn’t a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. But if he were a true leader in combatting sexual assault and abuse, he would have immediately expressed his objections to Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general. Other Republican senators would have joined him. And the judiciary committee would not have advanced the nomination for a vote by the full Senate.
Aug 73 min read


80th Golden North Salmon Derby off to unceremonial start as fishers head straight to sea
Three-day event again bypassing ticket validations, allowing participants to skip weigh-in stations until they have fish to turn in.
Aug 74 min read


Murkowski opposes Blanche as AG, but final undecided GOP senator says he will vote in favor
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, narrowing the confirmation path for President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department.
Aug 73 min read


View Drive residents prepare for glacial outburst flooding without short-term protection
The city is funding the appraisals, title and environmental research to make a buyout offer to homeowners this fall, but not in time for the flood.
Aug 78 min read


Bill introduced by Murkowski aims to promote use of eDNA analysis in fishery management
Federal fishery managers would start analyzing the DNA collected in ocean waters to help inform their decisions, under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate, Alaska’s Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said on Thursday.
Aug 73 min read


State forest carbon offsets ‘on pause’
The State of Alaska is pausing a carbon credit initiative that had been projected to potentially generate over a hundred million dollars of revenue from the Haines State Forest.
Aug 64 min read
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