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Chum catch down during second day of DIPAC fishery
Fishing slowed down for the eighty-five boats that participated in yesterday’s purse seine fishery in the Amalga Harbor special harvest area.
Begich responds to Palin challenge with questions over residency
This week, Sarah Palin began trading barbs with Democrat Mark Begich and flirting with the idea of running for his U.S. Senate seat.
Will a marine shipping merger pit David against Goliath?
A state antitrust lawyer says a proposed merger may pit the commercial shipping equivalents of David against Goliath in Southeast Alaska. The plan, announced in April, involves three shipping companies: Seattle-based Alaska Marine Lines, Seattle-based Northland Services, and Sitka-based Samson Tug and Barge. AML’s parent company, Lynden Inc., wants to buy AML competitor Northland Services.…
Update: Union files class action grievance over office space
The Alaska State Employees Association has filed a class action grievance over the state’s new Universal Space Standards policy.
Juneau House districts submit 5,800+ signatures for SB21 referendum
Signature gatherers for the effort to repeal Senate Bill 21 in Juneau’s two House districts have submitted more than 5,850 signatures. That’s almost five times the minimum threshold needed for House Districts 31 and 32 to count toward a geographic diversity requirement in the referendum process; at least 30 of the state’s 40 House districts…
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Pleads Not Guilty To 30 Federal Counts In Boston
Appearing in the same Boston federal courtroom as many of the victims of the bombings at the Boston Marathon, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty to 30 counts Wednesday, during an arraignment hearing.
Country Star Randy Travis In Critical Condition After Stroke
Country singer Randy Travis is in critical condition at a hospital in Plano, Texas, after suffering a stroke, the Baylor Health Care System says.
Inmates Across California Join Hunger Strike Over Conditions
Thousands of prisoners across the state are expressing solidarity with inmates being held in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay State Prison in Northern California.
In A First, Unmanned Navy Jet Lands On Aircraft Carrier
The U.S. Navy completed the first-ever landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle on an aircraft carrier today.