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North Gastineau Channel closed to sport fishing from Sept. 1-Oct. 31
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is announcing that as of Tuesday, Sept. 1, sport fishing will be closed for all species in Gastineau Channel south of a line between Salmon Creek Bridge and a regulatory marker across the channel on Douglas Island and north of the Douglas Bridge.
Aug 271 min read


USPS pushes ahead on Trump order limiting vote-by-mail
The U.S. Postal Service took another step Thursday in implementing a Trump administration policy to restrict mail-in voting, even as a high-stakes legal battle plays out and midterm elections approach.
Aug 272 min read


CBJ launches new way to find public notices and announcements
The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) has launched a CBJ Public Notices & Announcements webpage, a new CBJ site where residents can access current meeting schedules, agendas, public hearing notices, and other information all in one location.
Aug 271 min read


From Alaska to Texas, GOP candidates weigh how closely to align with Trump
As the two-month sprint to Election Day begins, a small collection of Republican candidates have quietly begun to distance themselves in subtle ways from Trump now that they've won contested primaries in which his endorsement was often the most coveted prize. The shift is easy to miss, often only a few words or new pictures. And Republicans insist there is no shift at all.
Aug 277 min read


Alaska gubernatorial candidates highlight contrasting philosophies on oil and gas
In their first post-primary forum, the top four candidates drew distinctions in their policies on taxes, fiscal issues and governing approaches to Alaska’s top money-making industry.
Aug 276 min read


Tlingit and Haida’s effort to make land parcel ‘Indian Country’ gets Trump-era setback
Appeals court sends case back to lower court for reconsideration due to Interior Department now opposing tribal efforts after supporting them under Biden.
Aug 273 min read


Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'
President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada.
Aug 273 min read


Police blotter for Aug. 25
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Aug 271 min read


Catastrophic floods kill over 350 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing
Rescue teams searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse.
Aug 274 min read


The teenage girls behind a $25 minimum wage fight in rural Alaska
Nome is one of the most expensive towns in America. Six young women there are hoping to get a minimum wage initiative on the November ballot.
Aug 276 min read


New wrinkles, same strong football team set for Adair-Kennedy
Crimson Bears bring talent, pep band, cheer squad to home opener.
Aug 266 min read


Ban the electric shock gloves that Department of Homeland Security wants to give to ICE agents
We as Alaskans have a belief in human decency and in not causing pain to others. And yet recently, our own United States government announced that the Department of Homeland Security plans to purchase electric shock gloves for ICE agents for $20 million.
Aug 262 min read
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