In this newscast: A former manager of Juneau’s Switzer Village Mobile Home Park allegedly embezzled funds, failed to pay back millions in loans and sold property she didn’t own. That’s according to a lawsuit her mother, the majority owner of Switzer Village, filed earlier this month; Juneau’s Tlingit Culture, Language, and Literacy program received a $14,000 food sovereignty grant. The money comes from Native Movement, a nonprofit supporting grassroots-led projects that ensure Indigenous Peoples’ rights; Alaska’s top two candidates for U.S. Senate disparaged and frequently interrupted each other during Debate for the State Thursday night; Pumpkin patches are a fall tradition in much of the country. But in Alaska, where the growing season is short and shipping costs are high, getting pumpkins to communities across the state takes extra effort. Still, from Southeast to the North Slope, Alaskans are finding ways to keep the tradition alive; Former Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor says he, too, is staying in the race for governor despite President Trump’s call for Republicans to unite behind small business owner Bernadette Wilson.
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Juneau family business accused of embezzlement and theft from Switzer Village Mobile Home Park
Josette and Marciano Duran, of Duran Construction, dispute the allegations brought by Josette’s mother, who owns the mobile home park.
Sullivan, Peltola trade verbal blows, accuse the other of lying during ‘Debate for the State’
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and his Democratic challenger, Mary Peltola, traded barbs over affordability, Alaska’s energy future and accused each other of lying.
Begich and Hill spar over affordability, healthcare and each other’s records in Debate for the State
The two major candidates for Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat answered, and sometimes dodged, questions about resource development, the cost of living, climate change and President Trump’s performance.
DNR commissioner will appear at hearing on land transfer after state Senate subpoena
Lawmakers have raised questions over whether a proposed transfer of approximately 30 square miles near the Mat-Su community of Houston to a state development agency is legal.
Taiwan is nearing an investment in the trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline project, officials say
The nation’s economic ministry said the terms and size of any investment will be subject to further negotiations.