Officials request $37M for Kake-Petersburg road

PETERSBURG — The state of Alaska is moving forward with plans to construct a controversial road linking the city of Petersburg to Kake as part… Continue reading

Play It Again Sports, located on Ralphs Way across from Costco, is going out of business.

Play It Again Sports going out of business

After 11 years of buying, selling and trading second-hand sports gear and fitness equipment, Juneau’s first and only Play It Again Sports is going out… Continue reading

Play It Again Sports, located on Ralphs Way across from Costco, is going out of business.

Tricky route to a pardon

ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s governor is considering granting pardons to four men convicted in a Fairbanks teenager’s 1997 beating death. It would be the first time… Continue reading

Brenda Vigue, left, and Chailly Clayton exercise their dogs, Olga and Slocum, along the Auke Recreation Area beach on Tuesday.

Photo: Auke Rec exercise

Brenda Vigue, left, and Chailly Clayton exercise their dogs, Olga and Slocum, along the Auke Recreation Area beach on Tuesday.… Continue reading

Brenda Vigue, left, and Chailly Clayton exercise their dogs, Olga and Slocum, along the Auke Recreation Area beach on Tuesday.

Pete Rose contrite, holds out hope for Hall of Fame

LAS VEGAS — Pete Rose insisted Tuesday he is a changed person even if he still likes to bet on an occasional baseball game.Baseball’s career… Continue reading

  • Dec 16, 2015
  • By TIM DAHLBERG

Cruz, Rubio mix it up, as do Bush, Trump

LAS VEGAS — Nine Republican presidential candidates took the stage Tuesday night for a debate that focused almost exclusively on foreign policy.But the gathering of… Continue reading

Clinton: US needs ‘360-degree’ anti-terror strategy

MINNEAPOLIS — Offering a prebuttal to Republicans, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that the American people “cannot give into fear” in the aftermath… Continue reading

Angoon, Kake and Tenakee face ferry shutdown

The Alaska Marine Highway System will cease serving Angoon, Pelican and Tenakee Springs starting Jan. 12 as the ferry LeConte begins a scheduled overhaul.The overhaul… Continue reading

Correction

A Tuesday story about Forest Service-issued tourism permits for the Mendenhall Glacier National Recreation Area incorrectly stated that Glacier Taxi, Dolphin Tours LLC and Last… Continue reading

Around town for Wednesday, Dec. 16

Social Media & Its Uses in the Workplace, 9 a.m.- 11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Details: 586-5718.Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike/ski/snowshoe, 9:30… Continue reading

Fake Trooper tries to scam Juneauites

Alaska State Troopers are investigating a series of scam calls received by Juneau residents since Friday.The calls claim to be from an Alaska State Trooper… Continue reading

Wolf season ends on POW

The wolf hunting and trapping seasons will end on Game Unit 2 on Sunday, according to a Tuesday email from the U.S. Forest Service.As of… Continue reading

Katie Pikul, 11 and her sister, Katie, 9, hand out cards asking for food donations for the Helping Hands food pantry at Safeway on Thursday. The Helping Hands food pantry is in need of turkeys as well as other food for their Christmas boxes and is located at 6590 Glacier Highway, in the Switzer Village recreation hall. Hours are Tuesday and Fridays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Call Betty Kaplor at 789-4390 for more information.

Photo: Food drive

Katie Pikul, 11 and her sister, Katie, 9, hand out cards asking for food donations for the Helping Hands food pantry at Safeway on Thursday.… Continue reading

Katie Pikul, 11 and her sister, Katie, 9, hand out cards asking for food donations for the Helping Hands food pantry at Safeway on Thursday. The Helping Hands food pantry is in need of turkeys as well as other food for their Christmas boxes and is located at 6590 Glacier Highway, in the Switzer Village recreation hall. Hours are Tuesday and Fridays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Call Betty Kaplor at 789-4390 for more information.

Brazilian police search house speaker’s homes

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s federal police carried out sweeping raids Tuesday in the homes and offices of top political figures ensnared in a massive… Continue reading

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, Saudi security forces take part in a military parade in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 that 34 nations have agreed to form a new "Islamic military alliance" to fight terrorism with a joint operations center based in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Saudi Arabia creates bloc to fight terror

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Projecting its ambition for regional leadership, Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it has lined up most of the Arab world, NATO member… Continue reading

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, Saudi security forces take part in a military parade in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 that 34 nations have agreed to form a new "Islamic military alliance" to fight terrorism with a joint operations center based in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Assad can stay, for now: Kerry accepts Russian stance

MOSCOW — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accepted Russia’s long-standing demand that President Bashar Assad’s future be determined by his own people,… Continue reading

Abuse investigation leads to 2 dead children in storage unit

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A child abuse investigation led to the bodies of two young children inside a commercial storage unit in Northern California, along… Continue reading

  • Dec 16, 2015
  • By KRISTIN J. BENDER and SCOTT SMITH

Storm drops up to 2 feet on Colorado; 425 flights canceled

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — A powerful late-autumn storm dumped up to 24 inches of snow in the Colorado mountains on Tuesday before barreling onto the… Continue reading

High school graduation rate ticks up to 82 percent

WASHINGTON — The U.S. high school graduation rate inched up to 82 percent and the achievement gap narrowed, according to new federal data that raise… Continue reading

A gate to Birmingham Community Charter High School is locked with a sign stating that school is closed, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Van Nuys, Calif. All schools in the vast Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second largest, have been ordered closed due to an electronic threat Tuesday. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

NY, LA schools receive same email threat

LOS ANGELES — The nation’s two biggest school systems — New York City and Los Angeles — received threats Tuesday of a large-scale jihadi attack… Continue reading

A gate to Birmingham Community Charter High School is locked with a sign stating that school is closed, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Van Nuys, Calif. All schools in the vast Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second largest, have been ordered closed due to an electronic threat Tuesday. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)