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Fentanyl seizures plummeted as Trump administration shifted focus to immigration
Fentanyl seizures decreased by 39% during the first year of the second Trump administration after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shifted the Department of Homeland Security’s criminal investigations arm to conducting immigration enforcement, according to a report government investigators published Friday.
Aug 252 min read


Third gasline special session fizzles out; focus shifts to next year and next governor
Developer says inaction on Alaska LNG Project will inflate price tag; election likely to play large role in whether deal can advance during next legislative session.
Aug 255 min read


Laundry day in Juneau
The price-gouging at laundromats across CBJ has got to end.
Aug 253 min read


No changes yet to elections, but worry about ‘chaos’ after Supreme Court's order
The Supreme Court's decision giving preliminary approval for President Donald Trump's order restricting mail voting may not lead to a single election procedure changing during the November midterms, but it has already thrown into uncertainty the method that nearly one-third of the country uses to vote.
Aug 254 min read


Seconds decide three-day Tour of Juneau finale
Juneau Freewheelers’ Ivanowicz tops men’s field, Bullick tops women’s.
Aug 244 min read


Forest Service proposes to rescind Roadless Rule
Thirty day comment period for the proposed rule and draft environmental statement ends Sept. 21.
Aug 243 min read


Chronic conditions persist in Alaska, but there are bright spots in latest health report
A state status report shows mixed results for well-being using a holistic approach with factors like food and housing security, environmental stress and education.
Aug 245 min read


Skagway ferry bookings blocked until Sept. 14, after the Klondike Road Relay weekend
Block ‘reflects the reservation system only, not a projected return to service,’ AMHS says Monday; private operators are continuing to provide supplemental service
Aug 242 min read


Supreme Court allows Trump plan to restrict mail-in voting, for now
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
Aug 245 min read


A Democratic Socialist could cost Peltola votes in November. But he says he’d actually boost her.
David Leslie, a longtime Fairbanks activist, scored a surprise fourth-place finish in preliminary results in Alaska’s US Senate primary.
Aug 248 min read


US Senate map trending toward Democrats, though GOP retains slim advantage
Voters throughout much of the country will cast ballots for their U.S. senator this fall, but just nine states hold the power to determine control of the chamber — setting the course for which presidential nominees can secure confirmation and what bills advance during the next two years.
Aug 246 min read


Police blotter for Aug. 22
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Aug 241 min read
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