LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The private meeting Pope Francis held with defiant Kentucky clerk Kim Davis is a strong papal endorsement of religious resistance to gay… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Just hours before a midnight deadline, a bitterly divided Congress approved a stopgap spending bill Wednesday to keep the federal government open —… Continue reading
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin postponed at the last minute Wednesday the execution of an inmate who claims he’s innocent, after prison… Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman charged this week with tossing her newborn daughter to her death from a seventh-story window had an infant son… Continue reading
A road crew cleared debris this morning from a small mudslide near the Twin Lakes parking lot adjacent to the playground.The City and Borough of… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage Assembly members have passed an ordinance making it illegal in the city to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and gender… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Proposed state regulations could keep marijuana businesses from opening almost anywhere in downtown Ketchikan.The Ketchikan Daily News reported that draft regulations from the… Continue reading
SITKA — Alaska Bulk Water Inc. is asking the city of Sitka to extend its contract as it looks to provide bulk water to prospective… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Royal Dutch Shell’s decision to end its quest for oil in the Arctic waters off Alaska sparked jubilation among environmental activists, who said… Continue reading
During Tuesday’s Assembly candidate debate, moderators asked the candidates a series of questions of “yes” or “no” questions in a “lightning round.” The results are… Continue reading
Budgets are shrinking and people are getting used to the word “less,” but a grant for the Juneau School District just added a whole lot… Continue reading
Tuesday night’s municipal candidate debate added new voices to old discussions, but rarely did challengers and incumbents lock horns.Using questions about some of the community’s… Continue reading
SEATTLE — Shawn O’Malley damaged Houston’s playoff hopes with a two-run, bases-loaded single in the eighth inning that gave the Seattle Mariners a 6-4 comeback… Continue reading
CHICAGO — Bulls star Derrick Rose will have surgery on his left eye after being elbowed in the face.The 2011 NBA MVP sustained a left… Continue reading
DALLAS — Every stop in college for Larry Brown has meant more wins. A national title at Kansas. A runner-up finish at UCLA.There has also… Continue reading
Assault• At 1:03 a.m. Tuesday, 35-year-old Diana Austin was arrested in the 100 block of Franklin Street for assault after she punched a man in… Continue reading
A trio of Juneau businesses will be discounting coffee drinks for all customers the day after the municipal elections. These discounts, however, come with a… Continue reading
Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, won’t seek another term in the Alaska Senate, reported the Alaska Public Radio Network. She made the announcement during the Arctic… Continue reading
Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30 a.m., Treadwell Ditch. No dogs or firearms. Details: 586-0428.Day of quilting, sewing and good fellowship, 10 a.m., Resurrection Lutheran… Continue reading
Two Ketchikan residents were sentenced Tuesday for trafficking methamphetamine and heroin into Alaska’s first city, according to federal prosecutors.U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess sentenced… Continue reading
