Juneau authorities closed down part of Mendenhall Loop Road after a three-vehicle collision Saturday. The drivers and passengers were taken to the hospital to treat injuries that weren’t life-threatening.
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Accidental shootings kill, injure children in Alaska
Alaska led the nation with the highest per capita rate of accidental shootings of children over a recent 2 1/2 -year period. That’s according to a joint investigation by The Associated Press and the USA Today Network that counted 14 unintentional shootings that killed five children and injured nine others in the gun-friendly state. The…
Teaching panel proposes protections for transgender students
An Alaska educational commission is proposing adding transgender students to a list of protected categories in its code of ethics. KTVA-TV reports the Professional Teaching Practices Commission is looking to include a clause adding gender identification to the code. Commission director Jim Seitz says to some extent the proposal is an attempt to update the…
Alaska Libertarian party boots chair weeks before election
The Alaska Libertarian party has a new chairman, weeks before the general election. Jon Watts takes over the role after the party’s board voted to remove Terrence Shanigan from the position. Watts, who previously served as vice chair, says the ouster had to do with internal party responsibilities that weren’t being fulfilled. Shanigan says he…
WikiLeaks Claims To Release Hillary Clinton’s Goldman Sachs Transcripts
WikiLeaks has released what it claims to be transcripts of three paid, closed-door “speeches” Hillary Clinton gave to Goldman Sachs.
As Assault On Mosul Looms, Resistance Grows — And ISIS Grows More Brutal
Iraq is readying for an assault on ISIS in the city of Mosul. Former residents say the extremists are tackling resistance with extra brutality. This report includes graphic descriptions of violence.