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• New Amalga gold mine in Juneau secures fast federal permitting process

  01-08-2026 03:39 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Herbert Glacier carves through the Tongass National Forest on Aug. 6, 2025 (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO).
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  A controversial gold mine proposed within the Tongass National Forest in Juneau was authorized to go through a faster federal permitting process on Thursday. Some Juneau residents say they worry the mine would turn the serene area into an industrial zone. 
  The New Amalga Gold Mine is now the fifth
  
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• Newscast – Friday, July 31, 2026

  01-08-2026 03:02 via ktoo.org
  
  
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  In this newscast:Another man was taken into custody in Juneau for immigration enforcement purposes and held in Lemon Creek Correctional Center this week.
  In addition to races for governor, the U.S. House and Senate and the state Legislature, Alaskans will face a ballot initiative when they vote in the primary this August.
  After a legal battle that went all the way to the Alaska Supreme Court, Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg
  
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• Federal agents detain fifth a Juneau man for immigration purposes

  01-08-2026 02:24 via ktoo.org
  
  Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau. (Lisa Phu/KTOO)
  Another man was taken into custody in Juneau for immigration enforcement purposes and held in Lemon Creek Correctional Center this week. 
  Alaska Department of Corrections spokesperson Betsy Holley said a man named Jose Manuel Rivera-Rivera was at the Juneau prison on a federal custody hold from Wednesday until today. She said he was transferred to Anchorage Correctional Complex Friday.
  Juneau Police Chief Derek Bos told KTOO via ema
  
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• Federal agents detain a fifth Juneau man for immigration purposes

  01-08-2026 02:24 via ktoo.org
  
  Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau. (Lisa Phu/KTOO)
  Another man was taken into custody in Juneau for immigration enforcement purposes and held in Lemon Creek Correctional Center this week. 
  Alaska Department of Corrections spokesperson Betsy Holley said a man named Jose Manuel Rivera-Rivera was at the Juneau prison on a federal custody hold from Wednesday until today. She said he was transferred to Anchorage Correctional Complex Friday.
  Juneau Police Chief Derek Bos told KTOO via ema
  
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