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The Walker-Mallott administration say it will include transboundary mine critics’ concerns in its negotiations with British Columbia.

A budget shuffle means most state ferries will sail their scheduled routes this summer. But one ship, the Taku, will be shut down.

“She doesn’t move off. She’ll stand her ground on the trail. She’ll even approach hikers, wanting them to move back away from her,” says John Neary, director of the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center.

The regional Native corporation for Southeast Alaska upped its income by $50 million in 2014. Officials at Juneau-headquartered Sealaska say it’s the start of a multi-year recovery. But critics point to figures showing it’s still losing money.

Bars in Alaska are now offering pregnancy tests. The pilot program is meant to reduce the number of babies born with fetal alcohol syndrome in the state.

Around 25 people gathered at the Evergreen Cemetery on Friday afternoon to remember local law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.