JUNEAU — A slump in oil prices has officials looking at the amount and impact of a deep cut in the University of Alaska budget.Gov.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Industry stakeholders want the state Board of Agriculture to let private companies bid to operate a state-run slaughterhouse and prevent its closure.The Alaska… Continue reading
Intermediate Microsoft Excel, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Learn to use Excel spreadsheets and other intermediate level skills. Free. Details: 586-5718. Writing… Continue reading
Eleven committees were formed to fill the well-worn gloves of long-time Central Peninsula Garden Club President Marion Nelson, who served her last duty Tuesday.Under the… Continue reading
MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton grew up a Dodgers fan and remembers attending their games when Barry Bonds would step to the plate for the Giants.“It’s… Continue reading
LA THUILE, Italy — Apologizing for a gaffe on social media, Lindsey Vonn had little to celebrate after clinching a record 20th World Cup crystal… Continue reading
PEORIA, Ariz. — Many teammates saw James Paxton for the first time in months on Friday, and something was missing from the big left-hander.About 20… Continue reading
MOSCOW — A bank collapse and the apparent disappearance of a top sports official decorated by President Vladimir Putin have caused further disruption to Russian… Continue reading
DALLAS — Dallas police say they could conclude their domestic violence investigation of Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel by later this week.Police spokesman Maj. Midge… Continue reading
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant had finally reached the pinnacle.After years of chasing LeBron James, the Thunder forward finally was named league MVP two seasons… Continue reading
Harper Lee was an ordinary woman as stunned as anybody by the extraordinary success of “To Kill a Mockingbird.”“It was like being hit over the… Continue reading
PYONGYANG, North Korea — As the U.S. Congress passed a new set of sanctions on North Korea this week, South Korea shut down the last… Continue reading
NEW YORK — Scientists suspect an outbreak of the Zika virus is behind a surge in a rare birth defect in Brazil. But how are… Continue reading
NEW YORK — Child marriage wasn’t an issue of note for Virginia state Sen. Jill Vogel until she heard the stories circulating in her district… Continue reading
Legislative Council chair Sen. Gary Stevens directed the Legislative Affairs Agency last week to hire a third-party for an independent analysis of dueling financial conclusions… Continue reading
On Friday afternoon the Juneau Police Department received word that a man had been found face down and not breathing on a North Douglas trail.… Continue reading
Miners opposed to a proposal by Gov. Bill Walker to raise taxes on the state’s top-producing mines got help from an unexpected source Friday afternoon.Alongside… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE - Two 26-year-old Anchorage men were indicted Thursday on charges of assaulting a deputy federal marshal.Leigaga Amituanai and Sulu Faamolemole were indicted on felony… Continue reading
The carriage of one of the Mount Roberts Tramway cars lies, surrounded by caution tape, on the sidewalk in front of the tram hangar. Inside… Continue reading
Members of the Key Coalition of Alaska arrive for a rally in front of the Capitol on Friday. Key Coalition educates legislators about maintaining community-based… Continue reading
