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In this Feb. 12 photo, performer Byron Nicholai signs his album for fans after a performance at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau.

Alaska’s Bieber: Yup’ik Eskimo singer gains online following

JUNEAU — He could be considered the Justin Bieber of Alaska.Teen Internet sensation Byron Nicholai is a Yup’ik Eskimo from Toksook Bay, a tiny island… Continue reading

In this Feb. 12 photo, performer Byron Nicholai signs his album for fans after a performance at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau.
This image shows a map worldwide temperatures for the month of January 2016. Earth's string of hottest months on record extends to nine straight with last month notching the hottest January. But NASA said January was even more unusual, breaking the record for having the most above normal temperature for any month.

The heat goes on: Earth sets 9th straight monthly record

WASHINGTON — The January figures are in, and Earth’s string of hottest-months-on-record has now reached nine in a row. But NASA said January stood out:… Continue reading

This image shows a map worldwide temperatures for the month of January 2016. Earth's string of hottest months on record extends to nine straight with last month notching the hottest January. But NASA said January was even more unusual, breaking the record for having the most above normal temperature for any month.
Women members of the 29th Alaska Legislature pose with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski during her annual visit to the Capitol on Wednesday.

In address to Legislature, Murkowski stresses ‘certainty’

Alaska’s senior U.S. Senator didn’t offer her advice on solving the state’s fiscal problems. Speaking to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature, Sen. Lisa… Continue reading

Women members of the 29th Alaska Legislature pose with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski during her annual visit to the Capitol on Wednesday.

Juneau woman indicted for misusing more than $20K

The owner of a Juneau realty group noticed unusual activity by some of his tenants last year: they were trying to make non-certified payments for… Continue reading

Marcy and Geoff Larson, co-founders of the Alaskan Brewing Company, speak in January about their company's 29 year history of making craft beers in Juneau.

Alaskan, other breweries speak against tax increase

The state’s largest and oldest active brewery doesn’t typically take political positions, but on Tuesday night, one of its co-founders told the Alaska Senate’s Labor… Continue reading

Marcy and Geoff Larson, co-founders of the Alaskan Brewing Company, speak in January about their company's 29 year history of making craft beers in Juneau.

City names chief housing officer

The city has filled its newly created chief housing officer position.Effective March 29, Scott Ciambor, a planner with the Alaska Mental Health Board and Advisory… Continue reading

Around Town

Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Open lab computer training, 9-11 a.m, The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Storytime, 11 a.m., Douglas… Continue reading

AEL&P plans to sell diesel power to Greens Creek

Alaska Electric Light and Power is planning to offer diesel-fired electricity to Greens Creek mine if the mine’s backup generators can’t provide enough electricity and… Continue reading

Deacon Charles Rohrbacher, of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, reads excerpts from Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment to a small group of people on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday. The gathering was organized by the Alaska Climate Action Network to support action on climate change.

Photo: Climate rally

Deacon Charles Rohrbacher, of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, reads excerpts from Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment to a… Continue reading

Deacon Charles Rohrbacher, of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, reads excerpts from Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment to a small group of people on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday. The gathering was organized by the Alaska Climate Action Network to support action on climate change.

Greg Wolf to speak at business roundtable

Greg Wolf, executive director of the World Trade Centers Association’s Anchorage chapter, will speak at today’s Alaska Business Roundtable.Wolf’s speech, titled “Export Resources, Import Capital”… Continue reading

Murkowski gets new challenger in fall election

An Anchorage attorney and MacArthur Foundation “genius” award-winner is challenging Sen. Lisa Murkowski in this fall’s general election.On Tuesday, Margaret Stock formally announced her independent… Continue reading

Pedestrian, motor vehicle collide

The driver of a Ford F-150 said he did not see a pedestrian crossing Glacier Highway Tuesday until it was too late, according to a… Continue reading

Homer police seize 1,012 marijuana plants; man charged

ANCHORAGE — Police in Homer have seized more than a thousand marijuana plants with an estimated street value of more than $1 million from a… Continue reading

Report: Calls to VA suicide hotline went to voicemail

WASHINGTON (AP) — A suicide hotline operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs allowed crisis calls to go into voicemail, and callers did not always… Continue reading

FILE - In this April 30, 2015, file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook responds to a question during a news conference at IBM Watson headquarters, in New York. Cook said his company will resist a federal magistrate's order to hack its own users in connection with the investigation of the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings. In a statement posted early Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, on the company's website, Cook argued that such a move would undermine encryption by creating a backdoor that could potentially be used on other future devices. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Fight over gunman’s locked iPhone could have big impact

WASHINGTON — An extraordinary legal fight is brewing with major privacy implications for millions of cellphone users after a federal magistrate ordered Apple Inc. to… Continue reading

FILE - In this April 30, 2015, file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook responds to a question during a news conference at IBM Watson headquarters, in New York. Cook said his company will resist a federal magistrate's order to hack its own users in connection with the investigation of the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings. In a statement posted early Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, on the company's website, Cook argued that such a move would undermine encryption by creating a backdoor that could potentially be used on other future devices. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Teen accused of impersonating doctor, stealing from patient

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Malachi Love-Robinson had all the trappings of a medical practice — an office, a lab coat and stethoscope.What he didn’t… Continue reading

Transgender student: South Dakota bill doesn’t accept me

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — When Thomas Lewis told his South Dakota high school last year that he is transgender, teachers called him by his new… Continue reading

Clock is winding down to trade deadline

The Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets are on the board, not waiting until the NBA’s trade deadline on Thursday to make moves they hope will… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2016
  • By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
Afghan asylum seeker Roheek Yausofi waits his turn for food cooked on an open fire, with fish caught the day before by his father, on the island of Seiland, northern Norway, Feb. 2.

Migrants find refuge in Arctic

HAMMERFEST, Norway — After hiding below the horizon for two long months, the sun has finally risen in Hammerfest, casting a pale pink hue over… Continue reading

Afghan asylum seeker Roheek Yausofi waits his turn for food cooked on an open fire, with fish caught the day before by his father, on the island of Seiland, northern Norway, Feb. 2.

NASCAR’S biggest losers hopeful of major upset at Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The 1962 New York Mets, the mid-70s Tampa Bay Bucs and the current Philadelphia 76ers have nothing on Casey Mears.The nephew… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2016
  • By DAN GELSTON