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Temporary deportation reprieve for more than 100K Ukrainians and Sudanese
More than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan can stay in the United States without immediate risk of deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said, in what amounts to a temporary reprieve after their right to stay in the country was set to expire Monday.
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Operator of Alaska North Slope oil field hit by a second fine for gas flaring
Flaring at the troubled Southern Miluveach Unit continued for months beyond the allowable period, according to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
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A question of honor
Sen. Dan Sullivan, alongside 46 of his Republican colleagues, has voted in near-total compliance with the Trump administration. His notable breaks were opposing a Justice Department compensation fund and funding the White House ballroom.
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Person taken to hospital after truck goes off Thane Road near Sheep Creek
A person driving a truck that went off Thane Road near Sheep Creek early Monday afternoon was taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital, according to Capital City Fire/Rescue.
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Police blotter for Oct. 17
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
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Police blotter for Oct. 16
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
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158-year-old ban on distilling spirits at home gets US Supreme Court review
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose a ban on distilling spirits in private homes more than 150 years ago.
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Every dollar of Social Security matters
A trip to the grocery store, gas station or a monthly utility bill shows how quickly everyday expenses add up.
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As Alaska fuel costs spike, this state agency chose three tiny villages for $25,000 relief checks
Alaska’s economic development agency wrote $25,000 checks to communities near a proposed mining project.
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WalletHub says Juneau is safest city in the US — in part because it has the second-lowest flood risk
Rating similar to #4 rank a year ago omits risk of glacial flooding; current study also ranks Juneau 46th of 182 cities in home and community safety.
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A day after ‘No Kings,’ Alaska GOP leaders tell prospective poll watchers Democrats are trying to rig election
Sullivan delivers partisan attacks at online training seminar before RNC official provides neutral guidelines similar to advice given to rally participants a day earlier.
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Early voting for Alaska’s general election opens in Juneau, Nome and across the Railbelt
Most state offices may be closed on Monday for Alaska Day, but officials with the Alaska Division of Elections are planning to be at work for the first day of early in-person voting in the 2026 general election.
In Anchorage, early voting will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday at Midtown Mall and Anchorage City Hall. Other voting locations will be open in Eagle River, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kenai, Nome, Palmer and Wasilla.
4 days ago2 min read
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