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• Ruling clouds future of Southeast Alaska king salmon fishery

  Seattle (AP) - A federal court ruling this week has thrown into doubt the future of a valuable commercial king salmon fishery in Southeast Alaska.

• TSA advises travelers departing Sitka 'be prepared' due to tight daily flight schedules

  Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Transportation Security Administration is alerting travelers departing Sitka airport to arrive early and be prepared.

• Fireworks use, changing form of government top Hoonah City Council agenda

  Hoonah, Alaska (KINY) - The Hoonah City Council will hold a regular meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

• SEACAD nabs Arizona man in Skagway for trying to import cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms

  Skagway, Alaska (KINY) - Skagway Police Chief Jerry Reddick has announced the arrest of an Arizona man for allegedly attempting to import drugs into Alaska.

• Sealaska Heritage Institute to sponsor lecture on old Alaska-Canada travel routes

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a free lecture next week on old travel routes between northern Southeast Alaska and Canada.

• HAARP to hold open house, provide public tours of facility this month

  Gakona, Alaska (KINY) - The public will have an opportunity to tour the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program during an open house event this month.

• Report: As Congress prepares to pass climate bill, Alaska environmentalists see more harm than good

  Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The $370 billion climate bill that passed the U.S. Senate on Sunday is America’s biggest-ever response to climate change, expected to both reduce the national deficit and significantly cut greenhouse-gas emissions.

• Gov. Dunleavy approves legislation to support search and rescue volunteers

  Wasilla, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has signed the Ellie Mae Act to provide support to statewide volunteer search and rescue organizations at no cost to the state.

• Project Veritas releases videos claiming Ballot Measure 2 is key to Sen. Murkowski win

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Investigative journalism outlet Project Veritas has released a video claiming to show staffers from Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office revealing her tacit support of ranked-choice voting.

• Mask wearing to remain optional in Juneau schools

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School District will continue to make masks optional for the upcoming school year.

• Groups get creative to help Alaska voters with ranked voting

  Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Organizations in Alaska have gotten creative in trying to help voters understand how to cast their ballot in the state's first ranked voting election on Aug. 16.

• Sitka Police to hold National Night Out on August 27

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka Police Department will be holding National Night Out in the community on August 27 at Moller Field.