Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, poses for a photo with a supporter who asked him to her school's prom during a campaign stop at Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

At crossroads, Cruz, Kasich defend anti-Trump pact

BORDEN, Ind. — Declaring the Republican presidential contest at “a fork in the road,” Ted Cruz and John Kasich defended their extraordinary new alliance on… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, poses for a photo with a supporter who asked him to her school's prom during a campaign stop at Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2014, file photo, demonstrators block Public Square in Cleveland, during a protest over the police shooting of Tamir Rice. The city of Cleveland has reached a settlement Monday, April 25, 2016, in a lawsuit over the death of Rice, a black boy shot by a white police officer while playing with a pellet gun. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Cleveland settles lawsuit over Rice shooting

CLEVELAND — The city on Monday reached a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit over the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy shot… Continue reading

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2014, file photo, demonstrators block Public Square in Cleveland, during a protest over the police shooting of Tamir Rice. The city of Cleveland has reached a settlement Monday, April 25, 2016, in a lawsuit over the death of Rice, a black boy shot by a white police officer while playing with a pellet gun. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

USA Today owner Gannett bids for LA Times publisher

NEW YORK — Newspaper publisher Gannett wants to buy Tribune Publishing for more than $388 million, in a deal that would give the owner of… Continue reading

Pentagon, Congress at odds over military bases

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon thinks it has a winning argument for why Congress should allow a new round of military base closings. The case goes… Continue reading

‘Individual A’ sues Hastert for money over unpaid hush money

CHICAGO (AP) — A man who alleges he was sexually abused by former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert decades ago and was later promised $3.5… Continue reading

Cause of weekend car crash still unknown

Police are still investigating the cause of a car crash in the Mendenhall Valley that sent four people to the hospital Saturday evening.Just before 7… Continue reading

A Dawson Construction worker feeds a cement making machine as construction work ramps up at the Capitol on Monday.

Lawmakers likely to stay in Juneau as session continues

The Alaska Legislature is being evicted.By May 1, renovations to the Alaska Capitol will force lawmakers to a new location for continued work to fix… Continue reading

A Dawson Construction worker feeds a cement making machine as construction work ramps up at the Capitol on Monday.

Peterson remains president of Tlingit and Haida Central Council

Richard Peterson was elected to his second term as president of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. He ran… Continue reading

Murkowski is money leader in Senate race; Stock raises $270K

JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski brought in more than $700,000 toward her re-election bid during the first quarter of the year, ending the period… Continue reading

Around Town

Introduction to Using Computers, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718.Write About It: Writing Skills to Build Confidence, 9:15-10:45 a.m., The… Continue reading

George Kobelnyk is shown during his younger years as a National Transportation Safety Board air safety inspector at an unidentified crash site.

‘Aviation father’ took young pilot under his wing

They both loved to fly.Both were addicted to the sound of a prop being started; to that moment when the wheels left the ground and… Continue reading

George Kobelnyk is shown during his younger years as a National Transportation Safety Board air safety inspector at an unidentified crash site.
Chuck Raab plants radishes in the Glory Hole's rooftop garden on Tuesday. Raab said he has been staying at the shelter since August.

The heart of the garden

Each summer the Glory Hole, downtown Juneau’s homeless shelter and soup kitchen, harvests as much as a quarter of all the produce it uses on… Continue reading

Chuck Raab plants radishes in the Glory Hole's rooftop garden on Tuesday. Raab said he has been staying at the shelter since August.

Mental Health Trust considers project in Southeast Alaska

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office is considering a heavy mineral prospect in Southeast Alaska.The prospect would be at Icy Cape, a… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Jack Dean has been honing his glassblowing skills out of his garage for nearly 3 years Monday, April 11, 2016, in Kenai, Alaska.

Amateur glassblower hones craft from garage

KENAI — Kenai resident Jack Dean has an admittedly modest setup, from which he can turn out 10 simple pipes in only one hour. That… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Jack Dean has been honing his glassblowing skills out of his garage for nearly 3 years Monday, April 11, 2016, in Kenai, Alaska.

Alaska aquarium replaces fossil fuel with seawater system

ANCHORAGE — Thousands of people visit the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward for a look at Steller sea lions or harlequin ducks.What’s in the basement… Continue reading

In this Thursday, March 24, 2016 photo, Army veteran Joe Aguirre drapes a tattooed arm across the back of his service dog, Munger, in Fayetteville, N.C. The Department of Veterans Affairs is in the middle of a multi-year study to determine whether it should pay for such psychiatric service dogs. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

VA study on whether dogs can heal vets with PTSD has critics

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Army veteran Joe Aguirre opens a restaurant door, then steps aside to let his golden retriever take point. “Clear,” Aguirre commands, and… Continue reading

In this Thursday, March 24, 2016 photo, Army veteran Joe Aguirre drapes a tattooed arm across the back of his service dog, Munger, in Fayetteville, N.C. The Department of Veterans Affairs is in the middle of a multi-year study to determine whether it should pay for such psychiatric service dogs. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

S. Korea covered up abuse, killing of ‘vagrants’

BUSAN, South Korea — Three decades ago, a policeman tortured Choi Seung-woo over a piece of bread he found in the boy’s schoolbag.After being stripped… Continue reading

CEO: Sitka hospital fiscal condition improving

Sitka Community Hospital isn’t out of the red yet but things are improving, CEO Rob Allen says.Allen has been managing the hospital since the previous… Continue reading

Infographic: The winter that wasn't

Infographic: The winter that wasn’t

Theoretically, Juneau could still get snow. After all, it snowed in May 1945. That won't happen this year. Officially, this winter will go into the… Continue reading

Infographic: The winter that wasn't

Audit: No misuse of Juneau’s head taxes

Digging in for what will likely be a costly legal battle with the cruise industry over the alleged misuse of head taxes, many city officials… Continue reading