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Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Daniel, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Sitka, observes an oil sheen surrounding the Western Mariner, an 83-foot inspected tug, in Neva Strait March, 21, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Wereda)

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Recovery efforts for grounded tug near Sitka continue

Nearly a thousand gallons of diesel have been recovered from the ruptured tank.

Rep. Don Young smiles during a sit-down in the Juneau Empire’s offices last June. Young died on Friday, according to the longtime U.S. representative’s office. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Rep. Don Young, longest-serving congressmember, dies at 88

His office announced Young’s death in a statement Friday night.

Alaska Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce selects Edie Grunwald to be his running mate at a campaign event at Paradisos restaurant in Kenai on Saturday, March 5, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Pierce taps Grunwald, former parole board chair, as running mate

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, a hopeful for the Alaska governor’s seat, has tapped Edie Grunwald as…

Former Gov. Bill Walker discusses his gubernatorial campaign with the Citizen’s AKtion Network on Feb. 17. (Screenshot from meeting)

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Gubernatorial candidate Walker discusses election with CAN

Former Alaska governor and current gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker spent more than an hour with the Citizen’s AKtion…

Copies of the Alaska State Constitution are available outside the lieutenant governor's office on the third floor of the Alaska State Capitol. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Constitutional convention could change everything, or nothing

This article appears in the Juneau Empire’s Guide to the 2022 Alaska State Legislature.

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire Alaska Rep. Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, left, and Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, right, escort U.S. Sen Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, into the chambers of the Alaska House of Representatives for her annual address to lawmakers on Tuesday.

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Murkowski: Good things can come together with bipartisanship

Senator talks working across the aisle in annual address.

Christopher Constant, a Democrat, announced on Thursday he will seek Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Courtesy Photo)

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Anchorage Assembly member announces US House bid for Alaska

Democrat enters House race fray.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference on Thursday in Juneau. (Photo courtesy Kevin Goodman, Office of the Governor)

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Dunleavy reiterates budget priorities from Juneau

The governor has emphasized public safety, the PFD and education

Ashlyn O’Hara / Peninsula Clarion State Rep. Ron Gillham speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 6. at Kenai Municipal Airport.

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Gillham targets school reform in Juneau

Gillham said Friday that his bills are aimed at expanding parent choice in education

Senate Finance Committee members Sens. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, and Natasha Von Imhof, R-Anchorage, listen to public testimony for bills related to the Permanent Fund Dividend on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. The majority of callers accused lawmakers of stealing PFD money. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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PFD formula proposals provoke strong public reaction

Familiar arguments.

This photo provided by Alaska Premier Auctions and Appraisals shows an opal specimen, Dec. 20, 2021. One of the largest opals in the world was sold for nearly $144,000 at auction in Alaska on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. The opal, dubbed the “Americus Australis,” weighs more than 11,800 carats and is one of the largest gem-quality opals in existence, according to the auction house Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals. (Dana Fuentes / Alaska Premier Auctions and Appraisals)

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Huge opal sells for nearly $144,000 at Alaska auction

A gemstone, billed as one of the largest gem-quality opals in existence, was sold for $143,750 at auction…

Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska's chief medical officer, addresses reporters during a Wendesday, March 25, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)

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As COVID cases drop, long-term questions remain

As COVID-19 cases are falling in Alaska and nationwide once again, health officials are pondering what other kinds…

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Kasilof fisherman convicted of PFD fraud

Additional charges against a longtime Kenai Peninsula fisherman were dropped by a prosecutor Tuesday after a plea deal…