Capital City Fire & Rescue Firefighter Sean Rhea helps Floyd Dryden Middle School seventh grader Kimberly Clark operate a fire hose as part of her Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) class.

A new chapter for Juneau sciences

Students in the Juneau School District won’t experience a new science curriculum for at least another year, but community members are already gathering to ask… Continue reading

Capital City Fire & Rescue Firefighter Sean Rhea helps Floyd Dryden Middle School seventh grader Kimberly Clark operate a fire hose as part of her Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) class.

Judge frees men in case

FAIRBANKS — A judge in Alaska approved terms of a settlement Thursday that throws out the longstanding convictions of four indigenous men in the 1997… Continue reading

‘Star Wars’: A pop culture phenomenon

OK, so maybe he was mixing his “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” references. But when President Barack Obama spoke of getting congressional leaders into a… Continue reading

Exec who jacked up price of a lifesaving drug is arrested

NEW YORK (AP) — A boyish-looking entrepreneur who became the new face of corporate greed when he jacked up the price of a lifesaving drug… Continue reading

Ex-US House Speaker Dennis Hastert recovering from stroke

CHICAGO (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, awaiting sentencing in a hush-money case, has suffered a stroke and was admitted to a hospital… Continue reading

Buyer of guns used in massacre charged

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The man who bought the assault rifles used by his friend in the San Bernardino massacre was charged Thursday with terrorism-related counts… Continue reading

  • Dec 18, 2015
  • By BRIAN MELLEY and CHRISTINE ARMARIO
  • Nation-World

House OKs tax-cut package, first leg of budget deal

WASHINGTON — Republicans overwhelmed divided Democrats to whisk tax breaks for businesses, families and special interests through the House on Thursday as Congress sped toward… Continue reading

US-Cuba aviation deal allows 110 scheduled flights a day

HAVANA (AP) — The United States and Cuba have struck a deal to allow as many as 110 regular airline flights a day, allowing a… Continue reading

Putin praises Trump as ‘bright, talented’

MOSCOW — In Vladimir Putin’s view, Donald Trump is “bright and talented.” But as much as those words sound overtly like praise, there are some… Continue reading

UN adopts resolution to disrupt Islamic State funds

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday aimed at disrupting revenue that the Islamic State extremist group gets from… Continue reading

More money to fight wildfires, but no long-term budget fix

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Budget legislation headed toward approval by Congress includes an additional $610 million for the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires next year… Continue reading

Around town for Friday, Dec. 18

GED orientation class, 9 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. GED orientation is designed to improve the success rate of those taking the tests.… Continue reading

A new house on Back Loop Road will be available to cancer patients coming from out of town who are receiving radiation treatment at Southeast Radiation Oncology Center. The bottom floor is designed specifically for the patients while the top half is a private residence of the anonymous owners.

New housing for cancer patients in Juneau

Cancer patients coming to Juneau for treatment now have an affordable housing option, thanks to anonymous donors. A local couple purchased land off Mendenhall Loop… Continue reading

A new house on Back Loop Road will be available to cancer patients coming from out of town who are receiving radiation treatment at Southeast Radiation Oncology Center. The bottom floor is designed specifically for the patients while the top half is a private residence of the anonymous owners.
In this Dec. 9, 2015 photo, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks at a news conference about his plan for the state budget in Anchorage, Alaska. Walker has proposed sweeping changes to help reduce the state's billion budget deficit, including instituting a state income tax for the first time in 35 years. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Budget plan shows deficit for 2016

JUNEAU — Budget details released by Gov. Bill Walker’s office show a deficit of about $427 million next year, a drastic change from the half-billion… Continue reading

In this Dec. 9, 2015 photo, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks at a news conference about his plan for the state budget in Anchorage, Alaska. Walker has proposed sweeping changes to help reduce the state's billion budget deficit, including instituting a state income tax for the first time in 35 years. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Accessory apartment incentive launches

In Juneau it pays to be part of the solution.A year-long effort to introduce an accessory apartment grant is set to launch Dec. 21. The… Continue reading

Funding moves project on track

The City and Borough of Juneau Finance Committee voted Wednesday to move a $1.8 million funding promise for the Housing First project to the Assembly… Continue reading

Seattle student who stopped gun attack among Carnegie Heroes

PHILADELPHIA — A student building monitor who stopped a fatal campus shooting in Washington state is one of 24 people being honored with medals and… Continue reading

Wildlife trooper, patrol truck collides with car in Juneau

JUNEAU — An Alaska State Trooper assigned to wildlife enforcement was involved in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in Juneau.Troopers say 36-year-old Trooper Shaun Kuzakin of… Continue reading

Photo: Berth construction

Employees of the Manson Construction Company prepare to drive a 200-foot long pile into the southern-most breasting dolphin for the new cruise ship berths on… Continue reading

Platini refuses to attend FIFA ethics hearing

GENEVA — Fighting for their careers in soccer politics, Michel Platini plans to boycott his hearing at the FIFA ethics court on Friday while Sepp… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2015
  • By GRAHAM DUNBAR