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Seeking route for pot clubs, marijuana board approves nation’s first cafes

The Alaska Marijuana Control Board is giving tourists a place to light up (or chow down) once cannabis sales begin next year.On Friday, the board… Continue reading

Chum salmon pool up before entering the fish ladder at the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery. The fish return after four or five years at sea and are averaging between eight to nine pounds.

At Seattle expo, Alaskans see long-term threat from engineered salmon

It wasn’t on the agenda, but the FDA’s announcement about genetically engineered salmon rapidly became the talk of the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle.The expo,… Continue reading

Chum salmon pool up before entering the fish ladder at the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery. The fish return after four or five years at sea and are averaging between eight to nine pounds.

Federal building testing alarms nightly

There’s no reason to be alarmed, even if the building is.This week, the managers of Juneau’s federal building have begun a three-week test of the… Continue reading

My Turn: Let mercy and hope triumph

Our snowfall this week has Juneau looking a bit more like Christmas. In light of some of the headlines recently, it would do us good… Continue reading

A Juneau Police Department officer responds to a vehicle in the meridian on Egan Drive Wednesday morning.

Weather wizards get it right

The weather wizards were right.On Wednesday morning, Juneauites woke up to find that the National Weather Service winter storm warning had held true: Snow covered… Continue reading

A Juneau Police Department officer responds to a vehicle in the meridian on Egan Drive Wednesday morning.

Second major oil company abandons Arctic exploration

Environmental groups are hailing the announcement that Norwegian oil giant Statoil is giving up on its oil and gas exploration in the Arctic Ocean north… Continue reading

Sammy Becker skis through fresh snow at Eaglecrest on Monday.

Winter storm warning issued for Juneau; 8-14 inches of snow expected

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Juneau as the capital city prepares to receive what may be its heaviest snowfall… Continue reading

Sammy Becker skis through fresh snow at Eaglecrest on Monday.
Commissioner Ron Taylor.

Report: Big problems in DOC

A four-month investigation has found significant problems within the Alaska Department of Corrections, and Gov. Bill Walker has accepted the resignation of the commissioner of… Continue reading

Commissioner Ron Taylor.
Henry Maier, 4, and Alexander Andrews, 3, sled past other members of Neighborhood Kids pre-school during an outing at Eaglecrest on Monday.

Season’s first snow leaves dusting in capital, powder elsewhere

The first measurable snowfall of the cold season arrived in Juneau over the weekend, with 0.4 inches recorded by the National Weather Service at Juneau… Continue reading

Henry Maier, 4, and Alexander Andrews, 3, sled past other members of Neighborhood Kids pre-school during an outing at Eaglecrest on Monday.

New ferries on schedule, on budget

The Alaska-class ferries destined to be the future of the Alaska Marine Highway System in Lynn Canal are under construction on schedule and on budget.That… Continue reading

APOC considers giving a bigger break to first-time politicos’ mistakes

The state watchdog in charge of overseeing political fundraising is proposing changes to make things more forgiving to rookie politicians.On Thursday, the Alaska Public Offices… Continue reading

In this Nov. 30, 2011 photo, Juneau Superior Court Judge Phillip Pallenberg, left, shares a laugh with District Court Judge Thomas Nave, center, and Superior Court Judge Louis Menendez, during Menendez's swearing-in ceremony at the Dimond Courthouse. Pallenberg has put his name forward for a judgeship on the Alaska Supreme Court.

Juneau judge tries again for Alaska Supreme Court

Juneau Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg is trying again for the honor of serving on the Alaska Supreme Court.The capital city justice is among eight… Continue reading

In this Nov. 30, 2011 photo, Juneau Superior Court Judge Phillip Pallenberg, left, shares a laugh with District Court Judge Thomas Nave, center, and Superior Court Judge Louis Menendez, during Menendez's swearing-in ceremony at the Dimond Courthouse. Pallenberg has put his name forward for a judgeship on the Alaska Supreme Court.

Park halts cable project

A proposed undersea communications cable from Juneau to Skagway and Haines has met an unexpected obstacle: A park.Laying of the Lynn Canal Fiber link was… Continue reading

Pro-Walker group accused of ‘sanitizing’ campaign contributions

The Alaska Public Offices Commission has filed a complaint against two political action committees that backed Gov. Bill Walker’s campaign in the 2014 election.The complaint,… Continue reading

Plane crash survivor improves in Seattle

The seriously injured survivor of a Lynn Canal plane crash is rapidly recovering in Seattle, her family said Tuesday, as the National Transportation Safety Board… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker signs the bill to buyout TransCanada's share of the AKLNG project as Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River, left, Rep. Steve Thompson, R-Fairbanks, and Rep. Mark Neuman, R-Big Lake, right, watch at the Capitol on Thursday.

Done deal: Walker signs bill buying out TransCanada’s share of pipeline

Gov. Bill Walker was all smiles as he signed a bill that will give Alaska one-quarter ownership of a natural gas pipeline — once it’s… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker signs the bill to buyout TransCanada's share of the AKLNG project as Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River, left, Rep. Steve Thompson, R-Fairbanks, and Rep. Mark Neuman, R-Big Lake, right, watch at the Capitol on Thursday.

Arctic drilling complaint clears Legislature

After passing a landmark gas pipeline deal, the Alaska House approved a formal complaint against the Obama administration’s decision to cancel oil and gas lease… Continue reading

Pipeline plan passes

Alaska’s natural gas megaproject is moving forward.With a 39-0 vote, the Alaska House approved spending $161.25 million to advance the AKLNG project, which promises to… Continue reading

A live marijuana plant being grown for personal use in Juneau.

With marijuana deadline approaching, the most pressing issue is likely to go unresolved

The head of Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board says the agency is on course to meet a voter-imposed deadline to create regulations for the nation’s first… Continue reading

A live marijuana plant being grown for personal use in Juneau.
Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, speaks before casting his no vote on the TransCanada buyout at the Capitol on Tuesday. Dunleavy said he supported the buyout of TransCanada and the pipeline project in general, but he did not support the $13 million the bill allocates to the state departments of law, natural resources and revenue for work associated with the pipeline.

Senate approves TransCanada buyout

The Alaska Senate voted by a wide margin Tuesday morning to approve the state’s buyout of TransCanada and advance the natural gas pipeline project known… Continue reading

Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, speaks before casting his no vote on the TransCanada buyout at the Capitol on Tuesday. Dunleavy said he supported the buyout of TransCanada and the pipeline project in general, but he did not support the $13 million the bill allocates to the state departments of law, natural resources and revenue for work associated with the pipeline.