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Juvenile eagle rescued in Haines, recovering in Sitka
A juvenile bald eagle rescued near the Haines airport is recovering in Sitka and is expected to make a full recovery, though it’s not clear exactly how it got injured.
Oct 23 min read


A feud is escalating over Big Oil’s plans to protect Prince William Sound from another spill
The city of Valdez and the owner of the trans-Alaska pipeline are locked in a dispute over environmental protections at the state’s crude oil shipping port.
Oct 26 min read


Trust in media at new low of 28% in US
Americans’ confidence in the mass media has edged down to a new low, with just 28% expressing a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly. This is down from 31% last year and 40% five years ago…(Read full story)
Oct 21 min read


Goldbelt leaders share plans for private Douglas cruise port with Juneau Assembly
“Goldbelt believes it can be the high tide that lifts all boats.”
Oct 19 min read


Pennsylvania man will plead guilty in federal court to attempted Permanent Fund dividend theft
A man from Pennsylvania has admitted that he attempted to steal seven Alaskans’ Permanent Fund dividends in 2022.
Oct 12 min read


Rich Moniak: The week Trump turned America into a banana republic
Last Thursday, despite recommendations of career prosecutors, the Trump administration indicted one former FBI director for allegedly lying to Congress. Two days later the president set his sights on another one. And on Tuesday, he told more than 800 of America’s top generals that they need to be prepared to “help quell civil disturbances” in cities across the country.
Oct 13 min read


Crimson Bears play final regular season football game against familiar foe
JDHS travels to league-leading West Anchorage on Saturday.
Oct 18 min read


Win Gruening: Juneau Assembly spends recklessly despite voter concerns about affordability
In just one night, at the Sept. 22 Assembly meeting, almost $30 million in cash went out the door.
Oct 13 min read


Trump administration sued over ‘Orwellian’ national citizenship database
A coalition of voting rights groups filed a class action against the Trump administration Tuesday over its creation of a searchable national citizenship database, likening it to the dossiers the fictional Oceania kept on citizens in George Orwell’s “1984.”
Oct 14 min read


Police blotter for Sept. 28
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Oct 11 min read


Federal government shutdown begins, with no easy exit in sight
The federal government started shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill before the beginning of the new fiscal year — resulting in widespread ramifications for hundreds of programs and giving the Trump administration an avenue to fire federal workers en masse.
Oct 18 min read


Sen. Murkowski cannot fix everything for Alaska
The senator is a hard worker who does her homework. She looks for compromises, albeit frustrating both sides of the political aisle who would prefer she not compromise on what they don’t like.
Oct 12 min read
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