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House posts adorn new U.S. Forest Service lab

updated 12:46pm

Two 10-foot tall house posts, carved from two sections of a single yellow cedar tree harvested from the Tongass National Forest on Chichagof Island, were raised and installed at the new Juneau ... Read More

UAS miner training program prompted by industry demand

Today, 6:12am

“Introduction to Mining Occupations and Operatings” students had an opportunity to see a mine firsthand in March, when the Southeast Alaska cohort of the University of Alaska Southeast class for ...

As mining booms in Southeast, so does mine training program

Today, 6:17am

The mining industry in Southeast Alaska has taken off in recent years. And as mining has grown as a sector of the local, regional and state economy, the University of Alaska Southeast has embarked on a mission to meet the demand for new mine workers.

GED recipients celebrate with graduation ceremony

Today, 12:07pm

Roses in hand, they marched single file. Eighteen of this year's 113 Southeast Alaska GED graduates marched down the center isle of the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall with their heads held high with pride. They'd made it.

Jury selection underway in murder trial

Today, 2:02pm

Jury selection is underway in the trial against a 24-year-old Juneau man charged with murder and manslaughter in connection to the death of his 4-month-old baby in 2010.

Small plane sinks in Saginaw Channel after emergency landing

05/19/13

A small plane sank in 450 feet of water 16 miles northwest of Juneau Sunday morning after its engine failed and the pilot tried unsuccessfully to make it back to a beach. All aboard were uninjured and declined medical care.
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Trace volcano ash reaches small Alaska city 12:07am

Kodiak Middle School raises fund for Mali students 12:07am

Coast Guard to take testimony on Shell grounding 12:04am

Meals on Wheels provides more than just food 12:00am

Nikiski student recognized as one of nation's top scholars 12:00am

Local Lens 12:01am

Police and Trooper calls for May 20, 2013 12:07am

Alaska News

Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR

Minor flooding reported in Fort Yukon

Education Department gives 3 more states waivers

15 homes uninhabitable after Circle flooding

Man believed dead after stolen kayak overturns

National News

Arias trial wraps for day after series of motions

Calif. dad of slain girl unsure why home targeted

NYC: No racial motivation in stop-frisk tactic

Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device

High crop prices entice farms to expand planting

Special Features

Slideshow | Custom Cruisers

Slideshow | Turner Lake Cabins

Slideshow | Malaspina's Golden Voyage

Alaska Editorial: Lofty Language: President's Arctic policy sets an expansive tone

This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:
President Obama made public his National Strategy for the Arctic Region on Friday.

Photos: Prep Shots On Senior Night

Indians blank Mariners 6-0

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Outdoors

Thank you, Aurora Projekt!

Two members of the A Trip South crew wrap up a surfing session at Playa Gigante, in Nicaragua last month.

Wild Shots

Adventures in chickening, and not 'chickening out'

On the Trails: Mallard mayhem and other observations

Neary named new director of the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center

Arts & Culture

Jazz & Classics ... & Everything Else

It's called "Juneau Jazz & Classics," but as any festival goer knows, that label only tells part of the story.

SE Alaska Beer Week and Haines Beer Fest

Gold Town offers preview movie club through Gathr

Community Day on Campus to be held at UAS Saturday

Art in unusual places

Neighbors

3 in a million disease doesn't stop one in a million girl

Her second home is the Children's Hospital in Seattle and her second family is a team of doctors, but Taylee Escalante has control over her life, it's not controlled by Microscopic Polyangiitis.