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Police blotter for Aug. 29
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Sep 11 min read
With gas crunch looming, Alaska utilities won’t get big wind before tax credits expire
One leader points to private developers and Republicans’ budget package, but advocates say utilities share the blame Wind turbines turn...
Sep 19 min read
The national suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth shut down. States are scrambling to help.
Participants come out to walk and support the Out of the Darkness Walk in Chicago in September 2024. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Getty...
Sep 16 min read
As Suicide Basin expands, knowledge about its outbursts does the same
The flood’s peak this year was bigger for two reasons: it occurred shortly after a large rainstorm and water drained faster
Aug 3110 min read
On The Trails: Beach rye, ergot, and flies; cottonwoods and leaf beetles (and lots of questions)
In late summer we usually notice dark "spurs" sticking out of beach rye inflorescences. That is a spore-bearing part of the ergot fungus (Claviceps purpurea) that infects rye flowers.
Aug 313 min read
Alaska gas pipeline executive says he expects go/no-go decision by year’s end
Rex Cannon, co-president of the company advancing the trans-Alaska gas pipeline, set high expectations during an oil industry conference.
Aug 315 min read
Local ensemble brings songs to the water
Juneau Community Chorus celebrates ‘Play Music on the Porch Day’ with dockside concert
Aug 303 min read
Palmer overcomes mistakes, JDHS can’t in 41-20 road loss
Two TD passes, 102-yard interception return by Crimson Bears put them down 21-20 at half before Moose stampede to second-half supremacy.
Aug 305 min read
Police blotter for Aug. 28
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Aug 301 min read
Alaska Science Forum: Calling lost chickadees in far north poplars
Although it was a recorded birdsong that chattered through each of the poplar stands we entered, I still occasionally caught myself believing we were hearing the real thing — the call of the gray-headed chickadee, last heard in Alaska in 2018.
Aug 303 min read
Jury continues to deliberate in sexual assault trial against former Juneau chiropractor
After a week of deliberation, the jury continues to consider the evidence in a sexual assault trial against a former Juneau chiropractor....
Aug 301 min read
New state report says Alaska teens and adults are getting fatter
Adults and children in the state are falling short of health goals, though there has been some improvement in places, the report says.
Aug 304 min read
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