Around town for Thursday, Oct. 8

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

Photo: Eagle tour

A mature bald eagle flies past Juneau’s waterfront harbor on Tuesday.… Continue reading

Affordable housing still planned for Juneau

Despite a failed partnership that paused plans for a new affordable senior housing complex in Juneau, things are moving forward once again. It’s just not… Continue reading

Alexander Slivka, a candidate to become director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, answers questions from the corporation's board of trustees on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 in Juneau.

Board considers candidates for Permanent Fund ‘pope’

Vast indirect power. An apolitical position. Immense public support. A venerable institution designed to last.The director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation might as well… Continue reading

Alexander Slivka, a candidate to become director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, answers questions from the corporation's board of trustees on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 in Juneau.

Arrieta, Cubs silence Pirates to win NL wild card

PITTSBURGH — These Chicago Cubs are supposed to be too young to be here. Or maybe they’re just too good to care.Jake Arrieta allowed four… Continue reading

  • Oct 8, 2015
  • By WILL GRAVES
Eva Bornstein, left, Carolyn Gould,Pam Bergeson, Sondra Stanway and Mary Willson, right, hike to Cropley Lake at Eaglecrest as the destination of this weeks Parks & Recreation Wednesday Hike.

Photo: Cropley Lake travelers

Eva Bornstein, left, Carolyn Gould, Pam Bergeson, Sondra Stanway and Mary Willson, right, hike to Cropley Lake at Eaglecrest as the destination of this week’s… Continue reading

Eva Bornstein, left, Carolyn Gould,Pam Bergeson, Sondra Stanway and Mary Willson, right, hike to Cropley Lake at Eaglecrest as the destination of this weeks Parks & Recreation Wednesday Hike.

Seattle’s offensive line inconsistent so far

RENTON, Wash. — There was no question before the regular season began that the Seattle Seahawks’ weakness was going to be on the offensive line.A… Continue reading

  • Oct 8, 2015
  • By TIM BOOTH

Goodell, owners expect future vote on LA relocation

NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell expects owners will vote on franchise relocation to Los Angeles.When is another matter.Goodell said Wednesday the owners… Continue reading

  • Oct 8, 2015
  • By BARRY WILNER

Portland to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland has joined the list of cities marking the second Monday in October as “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.”A resolution unanimously approved by council… Continue reading

Judge declines to undo order on green cards

SEATTLE — A federal judge declined to issue an emergency order Wednesday that would allow tens of thousands of highly skilled immigrants to immediately apply… Continue reading

UAA launches Alaska’s first pharmacy program

ANCHORAGE — The University of Alaska Anchorage is launching the state’s first entirely local pharmacy program in partnership with Idaho State University.UAA announced Tuesday that… Continue reading

Coast Guard ends search for 33 missing crew members

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard officially ended its search Wednesday for the missing crew members from a U.S. cargo ship that sank off the… Continue reading

For Clinton, complications with her old boss arise

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama seemed to call Hillary Rodham Clinton’s idea of a no-fly zone in Syria “half-baked.”Clinton described the president’s immigration strategy as… Continue reading

California governor signs aggressive climate change bill

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown signed an ambitious climate change bill on Wednesday, aiming to increase the state’s use of renewable electricity… Continue reading

Auto experts: Top managers probably knew of VW cheating

DETROIT (AP) — Auto industry insiders strongly suspect the emissions cheating scandal at Volkswagen is much wider and reaches higher up the corporate ladder than… Continue reading

President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. Obama apologized to Doctors Without Borders president for attack on Afghan medical clinic. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama apologizes to aid group for US attack on Afghan hospital

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama apologized to Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday for the American air attack that killed at least 22 people at a… Continue reading

President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. Obama apologized to Doctors Without Borders president for attack on Afghan medical clinic. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Probe: Nuke smugglers sought out terrorist buyers

CHISINAU, Moldova — In the backwaters of Eastern Europe, authorities working with the FBI have interrupted four attempts in the past five years by gangs… Continue reading

In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, a Russian navy ship launches a cruise missile in the Caspian Sea. Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said four Russian navy ships in the Caspian launched 26 cruise missiles at Islamic State targets in Syria.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russian warships fire cruise missiles into Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria — Russian warships in the Caspian Sea fired cruise missiles Wednesday as Syrian government troops launched a ground offensive in central Syria in… Continue reading

In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, a Russian navy ship launches a cruise missile in the Caspian Sea. Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said four Russian navy ships in the Caspian launched 26 cruise missiles at Islamic State targets in Syria.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Luxury birthing clinics spur cesarean ‘epidemic’ in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — Thais Faria sank into a leather love seat, relaxing under the ministrations first of a masseuse, then a manicurist and finally… Continue reading

Battling IS, Iraqi Kurdish fighters exposed to mustard gas

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Several Iraqi Kurdish troops tested positive for mustard gas after battles this summer with the Islamic State group in northern Iraq,… Continue reading