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Police blotter for Oct. 12
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Oct 141 min read


Greenland contradicts Trump’s claim ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin there
Greenland's government pushed back against President Donald Trump's claim on Wednesday that "massive oil, gas and mineral exploration is getting ready to begin" in the Arctic territory.
Oct 141 min read


Southeast leads rise in respiratory infections
Alaska Department of Public Health testing shows the spread of influenza A is running ahead of schedule in Southeast and across Alaska this year.
Oct 142 min read


Southeast communities look for answers to high cost of trash operations
Getting rid of solid waste — trash, in a single word — is expensive in Alaska, particularly in Southeast communities that lack road access to haul and dump garbage in a nearby landfill.
Oct 144 min read


I hope I’m not like him when I am 80 years old
It was hard as a kid to accept life when I didn’t get what I wanted, when my parents did not think my behavior was worthy of high praise and honors, when I did not receive the rewards that I thought I was due.
Oct 143 min read


Social Security recipients to get 3.6% cost of living boost, an average of $75 per month
The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices.
Oct 144 min read


Trump touts Sullivan, makes inaccurate claim about Taiwan buying Alaska LNG at Wasilla rally
President endorses Wilson for governor; claim Taiwan will buy 30% of gas from pipeline comes as he repeats falsehood about South Korea’s investment in project.
Oct 135 min read


Trump rally puts Wasilla in national campaign spotlight
President’s rally in the bedroom community north of Anchorage is a sign of Alaska’s importance in the fight for US Senate control.
Oct 134 min read


Obituary: Lizabeth Pat Stringer (10/20/1947 – 9/30/2026)
In loving memory of Pat, who passed on Sept. 30, 2026.
Oct 131 min read


How the state uses prison labor in Juneau to subsidize its ferry system
The State of Alaska is constantly looking for budget savings. One of its lesser-known ways? Relying on the prison population to do state work on the cheap.
Oct 131 min read


Governor’s race goes from ‘Likely Republican’ to ‘Lean Democrat’ in one month at Cook Political Report
Latest rating shift away from Republicans in Alaska races comes on day President Trump visits Wasilla to boost party’s candidates
Oct 132 min read


Trump pressed states for info on millions of voters in the midterms. It’s mostly failed.
Three weeks before Election Day, the Trump administration’s sprawling project to send sensitive personal information on millions of voters to the Department of Homeland Security has been declared illegal by a federal judge.
Oct 136 min read
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