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There wasn’t the usual long line of people waiting for food at the Governor’s Family Picnic held Tuesday evening at Savikko Park.

Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey Friedman last month told Hultberg her department had violated its own procurement code.

One of the largest luxury sailboats in the world spent the weekend in Auke Bay. The 295-foot, three-mast Athena has 2,500 square feet of sailing power.  It was one of several large yachts that dominated the Statter Harbor breakwater over the weekend. The schooner is reportedly owned by James H. Clark, a founder of Netscape…

Sockeye began running over the weekend and the black bears are feasting.

A bill making it easier to build a road to Prince of Wales Island mines has gotten some attention in the nation’s Capitol.

Construction has begun on the roundabout at the intersection of Glacier Highway and Back Loop Road in Auke Bay. The circular intersection is designed to slow traffic down in the busy area. With six-foot sidewalks, State Transportation Department project manager Greg Lockwood says it will be a big improvement for pedestrians. “There’ll be sidewalks down…

Instead of just registering a vehicle at a parking machine, parkers will have to also put the receipt on the dashboard before continuing on with business. It’s called pay and display.

Lieutenant Troy Wilson was arrested following the shooting incident at his home in April 2012

The state’s Universal Space Standards policy is already under a microscope. An administrative law judge has said the state violated its own procurement code and, as we reported last week, the state’s biggest employee union recently filed a class action grievance over the new space standards.

The CEO of a large non-profit organization that operates senior housing across the country is looking at Juneau as a possible site for an assisted living center. Retirement Housing Foundation offers services for older adults, people with disabilities and low-income families in 170 communities, but none in Alaska.   A Juneau group developing an assisted living…

Southeast Alaska’s new redistricting boundaries eliminate the possibility of at least one House election rematch. But they could lead to some other challenges.

Usually a boating fatality story is a sad recounting of a life lost on the water. But not this story.

The position of Assistant Police Chief no longer exists in the Juneau Police Department.

The latest design for new shuttle ferries includes covered car decks. But it doesn’t address some other concerns, such as minimal food service.

Is the North Pacific humpback whale no longer endangered? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could decide as early as today whether to pursue taking the whale off the Endangered Species list.

Supporters of a referendum to repeal the state’s new oil tax turned in more than 51,000 signatures on Saturday to the Division of Elections Anchorage office.

In a half-hour meeting on a Sunday afternoon, the Alaska Redistricting Board unanimously agreed on a new electoral map.

P P’s Douglas Inn owner Patrick M. Peterson owes $1 million in back taxes and penalties

What helps – or hurts – the health of Gulf of Alaska’s fisheries? More than 40 scientists from 11 institutions are searching for answers as part of a five-year study of the gulf’s vast ecosystem.

The State of Alaska has re-bid three contracts for janitorial services in Juneau that are less than two weeks old.