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End this shutdown
I am a proud member and the elected recording secretary for the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) Local 251.
Oct 83 min read
We never had a shutdown when I was growing up
My brothers and sister and I often had meltdowns, putdowns and lowdown name-calling while fighting at home, in the car, in public — most anywhere one of us could annoy the others.
Oct 83 min read
Federal judge says Alaska’s treatment of transgender inmate violates US Constitution
Ruling follows a precedent that gender-affirming surgery can be medically necessary for transgender people in Alaska prisons.
Oct 84 min read
Voters favor sales tax exemption, reject seasonal sales tax in early results; Bryson and Brooks even in Assembly race
Whitney, Johnson and Cullum lead among five school board candidates with about 6,000 ballots counted; CBJ estimates 40-50% of ballots remain to be counted.
Oct 75 min read
DEED asks state education board to delay imposing strict limits on local government funding for districts
Proposal has worried local school board members for months; state leaders said they want further evaluation after public comment at meeting Thursday
Oct 73 min read
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
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