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Alaska
Part of Perseverance Trail to close for maintenance
Parks and Recreation will be clearing a rockslide along a portion of Perseverance Trail from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9. Basin Road will also be closed beyond the Mount Roberts trailhead at times while heavy machinery is in use.
Red Dog Mine, in hunt for more ore, proposes new road
One of Alaska’s largest mines is moving toward a significant expansion, applying for state and federal permits to build a 10-mile road to a pair of new prospects in a remote part of Northwest Alaska.
Nerdiness and fandom abound at Anchorage’s 13th Annual Senshi Con
There’s an instant connection to each other that attendees find appealing. It’s a judgment-free zone and a chance to wear your interests on your sleeve – literally
Now vacant, co-owner of 401 Harris St. begins clean up
A downtown property that has been the source of numerous police calls and neighbor complaints over the past two year is now vacant. Efforts are now underway to fix the home up so it can be sold.
Walker would seek tougher penalties for drug and sex crimes
The other candidates for governor want to repeal Senate Bill 91.
Gov. Walker’s ‘roadless rule’ panel takes shape
Timber, fishing and mining interests have been tapped by Gov. Walker for an advisory panel over development in the Tongass National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service is eyeing an Alaska-specific rule that could relax road building and logging restrictions.
Officers in fatal Cody Eyre shooting won’t be charged
The Office of Special Prosecutions has detailed what led to the fatal shooting in a letter, and its decision not to prosecute the officers involved. However, family attorney Mark Choate says poor police training and judgment were factors.
2018 municipal election — here’s what you need to know
By Wednesday, Juneau will have a new mayor and three new Assembly members. The municipal election is Tuesday. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
Lituya Bay helicopter crash under investigation, 3 people still missing
Aiden Pepperd, 14, was rescued after Friday’s crash of the Airbus H125. The Coast Guard suspended the search for the other three missing people.