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• Ty Grussendorf faces prison time

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Grussendorf, 24, pled guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree in court today.

• GOP's Dunleavy defends oil check in Alaska gubernatorial bid

  Juneau, Alaska (AP) As a kid growing up on the East Coast, Mike Dunleavy dreamed of coming to Alaska — of hunting, fishing in wild streams and losing himself in the state's vast, open spaces.

• Democrat Begich turns to AK voters one more time

  Juneau, Alaska (AP) For months, Mark Begich faced pressure from fellow Democrats to drop out of the Alaska governor's race. Now, he's their best shot at winning the seat.

• Drugs seized at airport

  Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) Police said a woman is charged with trying to smuggle in close to 160 grams of methamphetamine.

• Pipe bomb disabled

  Sitka, Alaska (KINY) A member of the public located an assembled metal pipe bomb and took it to police.

• Alaska governor says he quit race to boost Democrat

  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker's surprising announcement that he was quitting his bid for re-election with less than 21 days to go was an effort to boost Democratic rival Mark Begich's chances of beating Republican Mike Dunleavy.

• Begich and Dunleavy refer to Walker decision in AFN debate

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Walker made his surprise announcement just before a gubernatorial debate at the Alaska Federation of Natives in which he was originally scheduled to participate.

• Governor Walker suspends campaign

  Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) Gov. Bill Walker said Alaskans deserved a competitive race and Mark Begich had the best chance of competing with Republican Mike Dunleavy.

• New Juneau Assembly set for busy Monday

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The new Juneau Assembly conducts several meetings Monday.

• Alaska salmon stakeholders divided on ballot initiative

  (ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska salmon stakeholders are split on a ballot initiative that aims to strengthen state law protecting salmon habitat.

• Three arrests made in Ketchikan in separate cases

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A stolen vehicle case in Ketchikan over the weekend resulted in the arrest of a 36 year old man.

• Road rage driver avoids jail time for pointing BB gun

  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska woman who menaced a family with a BB gun during a road rage incident will avoid jail time.