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Alexis Will, a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, calls herself a “Ninja of the Night,” but it has nothing to do with martial arts.

Wrangell Republican Rep. Peggy Wilson got some of what she wanted this session, including the oil tax cut and a good number of capital projects.

Juneau residents sent the CBJ Assembly a clear message Monday night: Do not roll back property taxes if it would mean cuts to city services.

City Attorney John Hartle is stepping down after 20 years with the City and Borough of Juneau’s Law Department.

Kyle Pickett will lead the Juneau Symphony through next year.

Juneau Police report two dumpsters downtown apparently rifled by a bear or bears in the past week.

If you watched the season premiere of “Deadliest Catch” last week, you might have noticed a line in the credits acknowledging the Alaska Film Office’s contribution to the show.

With no additional school operating funds on the horizon, Juneau school district budget meetings scheduled for  Monday and Tuesday have been canceled. Instead, school officials are looking at how to spend some one-time money appropriated by the state legislature for energy, pupil transportation, security, technology and curriculum materials. Juneau will realize about $900,000 from the…

The Juneau Assembly will take public comments tonight on the proposed city and school district budgets for next fiscal year.

A new non-partisan group seeking repeal of an oil tax cut has filed an application with the Division of Elections to begin a petition drive.

The so-called Coastal Caucus has given some Alaska senators a louder voice in the lopsided Republican majority that favors the state’s urban centers.

City Manager Kim Kiefer says seven positions and more than a dozen programs and services may have to be eliminated or reduced if the Juneau Assembly scales back property taxes.

Alaska’s House Minority Leader calls the just completed legislative session the worst ever.

Owner’s latest attorney asks to withdraw from the case

Oil companies operating in Alaska will enjoy lower state taxes on their production beginning next year, but what will the state get in exchange? That’s the question many are asking now that the Legislature has reworked the tax regime at the request of Gov. Sean Parnell, who believes it will spur the companies to boost…

An independent, third party evaluation of City Manager Kim Kiefer’s performance could cost the City and Borough of Juneau up to $20,000 dollars, according to a consultant who made a pitch to members of the CBJ Assembly on Tuesday.

Munoz explains her initial vote against Governor Sean Parnell’s oil tax reform legislation, and says serving on the House Finance Committee was necessary to protect Southeast Alaska’s interests.

Higher production at Kensington Gold Mine near Juneau and a Nevada mine led Coeur d’Alene Mines to a 30 percent increase over the year in gold production. The company says it produced 56,913 ounces of gold during the first quarter of 2013, compared to 43,901 in the first quarter of 2012. A company news release…

The Tlingit-Haida Central Council holds its 78th Annual Tribal Assembly in Juneau this week.

Several Alaskans were near the finish line of the Boston marathon when two bombs exploded in the crowded finish area.  No Alaskans are known to be among the three people killed and the more than 100 others who were injured. Forty-one Alaskans were registered to run Monday’s race and many had family members there to…