https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/en-usCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comTue, 21 Jul 2026 03:04:00 +0200 In this newscast:A driver struck a Juneau man on a skateboard near the Juneau-Douglas Bridge late last night, causing life-threatening injuries.
Setting a trial date for a former Juneau school principal is delayed again.
The city of Wrangell is moving forward with plans to build a massive shipyard.
The lead Democrat in the race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat is suspending his campaign.
Making biochar adds another way]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-july-20-2026/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-monday-july-20-2026/ Setting a trial date for a former Juneau school principal is delayed again.
John Paul was charged with assault in April following an incident with a student. Paul is accused of restraining a student in March. He was placed on administrative leave the same day.
Paul’s trial was already pushed back once in June. At a pre-trial hearing Monday at the Dimond Courthouse in Juneau, his defence attorney requested more t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pre-trial-for-juneau-principal-assault-case-delayed-for-a-second-time/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/pre-trial-for-juneau-principal-assault-case-delayed-for-a-second-time/ This is a developing story.
A driver struck a Juneau man on a skateboard near the Juneau-Douglas Bridge late Sunday night, causing life-threatening injuries.
According to the Juneau Police Department, the collision happened at around 11 p.m. Sunday night. The 36-year-old man, who has not been identified, was riding a skateboard over the Juneau-Douglas Bridge toward 10th Street. While crossing the intersection on the Juneau si]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/skateboarder-hit-by-vehicle-near-juneau-douglas-bridge/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/skateboarder-hit-by-vehicle-near-juneau-douglas-bridge/ Rep. Garret Nelson, R-Sutton, chased a black bear away from Rep. Julie Coulombe, R-Anchorage, in front of the Alaska State Capitol during a late-night encounter this week.
“It was a real safari night,” Nelson said on social media.
According to Coulombe, she was walking toward the Assembly Building, home to apartments used by legislators, when s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-state-legislator-chases-bear-away-from-fellow-lawmaker-outside-state-capitol/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-state-legislator-chases-bear-away-from-fellow-lawmaker-outside-state-capitol/ For weeks, Schrage had been in charge of negotiating a compromise version of the tax break that could get approval from the state House, Senate and Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
He walked Glenfarne Alaska President Adam Prestidge through the compromise, explaining sect]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hilcorp-killed-alaska-lng-bill-some-legislators-say-but-governor-calls-the-claim-bullst/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/hilcorp-killed-alaska-lng-bill-some-legislators-say-but-governor-calls-the-claim-bullst/ The Environmental Protection Agency issued a temporary waiver Friday under the Clean Air Act for using diesel with higher sulfur levels above the Arctic Circle in Alaska. In a letter to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the 20-day waiver was meant to address fuel supply disruptions caused by the war in the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/epa-waives-restrictions-on-using-high-sulfur-diesel-on-the-north-slope/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/epa-waives-restrictions-on-using-high-sulfur-diesel-on-the-north-slope/ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained a state of Alaska lawyer who is originally from China, according to ICE officials.
Federal officers arrested Shucheng “Charlie” Yang, 32, on July 10 in Anchorage, a spokesperson for ICE said in an email.
Yang is a Chinese national and violated the terms of his admission to the U.S. and is subject to deportation, the spokesperson said.
As of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-state-attorney-arrested-by-ice-held-at-tacoma-detention-center/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-state-attorney-arrested-by-ice-held-at-tacoma-detention-center/ Alaska regulators on Wednesday assessed a $741,520 civil penalty against the operator of a small and trouble-plagued North Slope]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-regulators-fine-north-slope-oil-field-operator-for-unauthorized-gas-flaring/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/alaska-regulators-fine-north-slope-oil-field-operator-for-unauthorized-gas-flaring/ The lead Democrat in the race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat is suspending his campaign.
Progressive Anchorage pastor Matt Schultz was aiming to run against incumbent Congressman Nick Begich, a Republican.
But he had stiff competition in his own political lane. Schultz and another challenger, independent candidate Bill Hill, vied fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/matt-schultz-suspends-his-campaign-for-us-house-endorses-bill-hill/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/matt-schultz-suspends-his-campaign-for-us-house-endorses-bill-hill/ In this newscast:The retrial against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting more than a dozen women still has no set trial date, nearly a year after the first trial.
The filing period to run for a seat on Juneau’s Assembly or school baord opened friday, and some residents were itching to enter the races.
A brown bear attacked at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage by another bear last month has been transferred]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-july-17-2026/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-friday-july-17-2026/ The American Red Cross is hosting a free emergency preparedness workshop and resource fair on Sunday, July 19, at the Mendenhall Valley Library. 
The event begins at 12 p.m. with a presentation followed by a planning workshop and resource fair from 1 to 3 p.m.“We’re hosting this before the [glacial lake outburst flood] in hopes our community will feel more p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/red-cross-offers-free-emergency-preparedness-workshop-in-juneau-on-sunday/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/red-cross-offers-free-emergency-preparedness-workshop-in-juneau-on-sunday/ Juneau Afternoon featuring the Rainforest Romp Contra Weekend, St. Vincent de Paul whale cruise, Juneau Commission on Aging updates.
Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.Subscribe to the podcast:Apple PodcastsNPR OneSpotifyStitcherRSS
Juneau]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lsquorainforest-romprsquo-contra-dance-weekend-with-duo-raven-amp-goose-st-vincent-de-paul-whale-watch-tour-juneau-commission-on-aging-event-updates/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/lsquorainforest-romprsquo-contra-dance-weekend-with-duo-raven-amp-goose-st-vincent-de-paul-whale-watch-tour-juneau-commission-on-aging-event-updates/ Juneau Afternoon featuring the Herbert River Rollick, SE Master Gardeners Garden Tour, and KTOO/SHI News Intern Elan Chappell.
Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.Subscribe to the podcast:Apple PodcastsNPR OneSpotifyStitcherRSS
Juneau Aft]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/herbert-river-rollick-master-gardeners-garden-tour-2026-ktooshi-intern-elan-chappell/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/herbert-river-rollick-master-gardeners-garden-tour-2026-ktooshi-intern-elan-chappell/ The retrial against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting more than a dozen women still has no set trial date, nearly a year after the first trial.
The state prosecutor said if a retrial isn’t scheduled soon, it may not happen until 2027. 
Jeffrey Fultz went on trial in 2025, more than four years after he was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/retrial-for-former-juneau-chiropractor-accused-of-sexual-assault-still-has-no-set-trial-date/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/retrial-for-former-juneau-chiropractor-accused-of-sexual-assault-still-has-no-set-trial-date/ The filing period to run for a seat on Juneau’s Assembly or school board opened Friday and some residents were itching to enter the races. 
At just before 8 a.m. on Friday morning, Joyce Niven and Assembly member Paul Kelly stood at the entrance of Juneau’s city clerk’s office.
The two had a little friendly competition over who would be the first one to file to run for can]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/candidates-begin-rolling-in-for-juneaus-local-election-this-fall/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/candidates-begin-rolling-in-for-juneaus-local-election-this-fall/ Southcentral Alaska’s largest natural gas utility said Tuesday it might not have the gas to make it through this wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/natural-gas-supplies-not-looking-good-for-southcentral-this-winter-enstar-says/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/natural-gas-supplies-not-looking-good-for-southcentral-this-winter-enstar-says/ The Alaska Legislature’s debate on tax breaks for the Alaska LNG project isn’t over yet.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy called lawmakers back for a third special session on the issue Thursday afternoon after threatening to veto a draft advanced by a conference committee that included a controversial tax change]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-rejecting-corporate-tax-change-calls-third-alaska-lng-special-session/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/dunleavy-rejecting-corporate-tax-change-calls-third-alaska-lng-special-session/ https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260716-News-Update-1.mp3A popular downtown Juneau restaurant is now up for sale — but it’s not closing any time soon.
About a dozen people gathered on the Alaska State Capitol building steps in Juneau this morning to oppose a proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline, while lawmakers inside debated a multibillion-dollar tax break for the project.
Juneau’s downtown City Hall building will be up for sale soon. On]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-july-16-2026/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/newscast-thursday-july-16-2026/ About a dozen people gathered on the Alaska State Capitol building steps in Juneau on Thursday morning to oppose a proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline while lawmakers inside debated a multibillion-dollar tax break for the project.
The Alaska LNG project is proposed by Glenfarne Group, a private development firm headquartered in New York City. The pipeline wou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/small-group-of-alaskans-rally-against-alaska-lng-pipeline-in-juneau/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/small-group-of-alaskans-rally-against-alaska-lng-pipeline-in-juneau/ The City and Borough of Juneau is looking to sell its City Hall building downtown as it moves staff to the Michael J. Burns building in the near future. 
Sealaska Heritage Institute, whose mission is to uplift Lingít, Haida and Ts’msyen cultures of Southeast Alaska, says it’s interest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sealaska-heritage-institute-shares-plan-to-tear-down-juneaus-city-hall-build-new-arts-facility/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/anchorage/sealaska-heritage-institute-shares-plan-to-tear-down-juneaus-city-hall-build-new-arts-facility/