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MEHS off to good start after last year’s struggles, superintendent says
As students from around Alaska start classes at Mt. Edgecumbe High School, school leaders say united leadership, new staff, and upgraded materials will bring change in the 2026-27 school year.
Aug 296 min read


JDHS volleyball has Friday fall at Sitka
Crimson Bears to face Wolves again in Saturday road rematch
Aug 295 min read


Man convicted of sexually abusing child in same house gets 35-year prison sentence
A Juneau man convicted of two counts of sexually abusing a child under 13 in the home he was living at was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison, with 13 years suspended, according to court records.
Aug 281 min read


Tom Begich suspends campaign, says he will endorse Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor
Top Democrat in Aug. 18 primary gets support of second-place candidate; some Republicans also asking their candidates to rally around a single choice.
Aug 282 min read


Peltola leads Sullivan by 8% in final unofficial primary tally; focus now on dropouts in governor’s race
Candidates and parties face web of strategic decisions as JKT tops Tom Begich among Democrats, Wilson ahead of Bronson among Republicans.
Aug 283 min read


Trump Administration looks to give swath of Yosemite to a developer
The Trump administration has proposed trading away a small parcel of land in Yosemite National Park in California so a private developer can gain access to the park, according to federal officials and documents reviewed by The New York Times.
Aug 281 min read


Sullivan goes on attack in first post-primary faceoff for Alaska’s U.S. Senate race
With primary election results showing him running behind Democrat Mary Peltola, the incumbent GOP senator is repeatedly invoking the threat of ‘Lower 48 liberal’ influence.
Aug 289 min read


UAS expands its reach, drawing students from more states
The University of Alaska Southeast has more than doubled the number of states nonresident students are coming from.
Aug 281 min read


Alaska Supreme Court affirms state’s election ballot measure language, with one change
The decision largely upholds a lower court’s ruling the Alaska Division of Elections’ language for Ballot Measure 2, which would overhaul the state elections system.
Aug 284 min read


Woman extracted from vehicle after collision with FedEx truck on Glacier Highway
Rescuers used hydraulic equipment to remove a woman from a Jeep that sustained significant damage in a collision Wednesday morning with a FedEx Truck on Glacier Highway, according to the Juneau Police Department.
Aug 281 min read


‘No similarities between what happened in Nepal and the flooding from Suicide Basin,’ local scientist says
Glacial collapse that killed hundreds in Nepal prompts widespread look at other areas threatened by glacial-related flood hazards.
Aug 284 min read


The low ethical standards of Rep. Nick Begich
Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Stop Insider Trading Act that would ban members of Congress from purchasing new individual stocks. Rep. Nick Begich was one of its 93 co-sponsors.
Aug 283 min read
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