The U.S. Forest Service has finished rebuilding 23 miles of road on Prince of Wales Island, speeding travel between Whale Pass and Thorne Bay.The highway,… Continue reading
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.Storytime, 11 a.m., Douglas… Continue reading
Travis Mead, a captain with Capital City Fire/Rescue, kisses his wife, City Attorney Amy Mead, after receiving the Ken Akerley Fire Service Leadership of the… Continue reading
The Coast Guard icebreaker Healy will hold an open house on Friday as it stops in Juneau at the conclusion of its summer 2015 research… Continue reading
Former Southeast regional fisheries coordinator Scott Kelley has taken over the state’s top commercial fisheries job. Wednesday was Kelley’s first day as director of commercial… Continue reading
Alaska’s First City saw a record amount of rain on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, 5.38 inches of rain was measured at Ketchikan… Continue reading
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked an uproar in Israel on Wednesday for suggesting that a World War II-era Palestinian leader persuaded the Nazis… Continue reading
MOSCOW — Bashar Assad’s surprise meeting with Vladimir Putin could signal that Russia ultimately seeks a political settlement after weeks of heavy airstrikes in Syria.… Continue reading
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Five Minnesota men accused of plotting to join the Islamic State group are now charged with a new count of conspiracy to… Continue reading
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The decision by the family of a Texas teenager to move to Qatar is not surprising in light of lingering anti-Muslim… Continue reading
RENO, Nev. — Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he would rein in regulation at the Interior Department as president and try to move its headquarters… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — A “devastated” Hillary Rodham Clinton worked late into the night on Sept. 11, 2012, trying to protect her people caught in an attack… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — After months of tortured indecision, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday he won’t be a candidate in the 2016 White House campaign, solidifying… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The hardline House Freedom Caucus said Wednesday it is supporting Rep. Paul Ryan for speaker of the House, all but guaranteeing he’ll get… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — An internal review has revealed that several perpetrators of sexual assault at the University of Alaska Fairbanks were allowed to remain on campus… Continue reading
Crabbers’ fears of a diving quota came true with the third-lowest snow crab harvest limit since 2005.The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, responding to… Continue reading
Despite a willingness to soften strict enrollment criteria and a deferment to the Juneau School Board on other issues, the proposed elementary STEM charter school… Continue reading
General Communications Inc. has been fined more than $620,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for failing to properly register 118 cellphone towers with a federal… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The latest edition of the Alaska Women’s Legal Rights handbook can now be accessed online and offers victims of domestic violence or sexual… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Anchorage mayor is proposing tougher penalties for using or dealing the synthetic drug known as Spice, which authorities say has been causing… Continue reading
