The U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender Elderberry arrives to remove a broken light in Gastineau Channel on Monday. The crew of the Elderberry, based in Petersburg, came specifically to repair the light that was struck by a tug in November.

Photo: Fixing the broken light

The U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender Elderberry arrives to remove a broken light in Gastineau Channel on Monday. The crew of the Elderberry, based in… Continue reading

The U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender Elderberry arrives to remove a broken light in Gastineau Channel on Monday. The crew of the Elderberry, based in Petersburg, came specifically to repair the light that was struck by a tug in November.

Bill would require some Alaska students to repay scholarships

JUNEAU — Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require students to repay state scholarships and grants if they fail to graduate within six years… Continue reading

JPD officer finds missing boy in playground

Police officers reunited a missing child with his family after what appears to have been a two-hour search in the Mendenhall Valley.At approximately 11 a.m.… Continue reading

Minority Democrats pitch ditching party caucuses

JUNEAU — Minority Democrats want Alaska lawmakers to work together outside the confines of the traditional party caucuses in looking for budget solutions this legislative… Continue reading

Appellate court upholds ruling in Juneau meth case

The Alaska Court of Appeals upheld a Juneau Superior Court decision Wednesday in the sentencing of a 37-year-old man convicted for the sale of methamphetamine… Continue reading

Suspect detained in fatal shooting at Kodiak harbor

KODIAK — Police in Kodiak have arrested Washington state man suspected in a shooting death at a city harbor.The Kodiak Police Department in an announcement… Continue reading

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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

Grand jury indicts woman charged in 2014 homicide

A Juneau grand jury on Friday indicted a 28-year-old woman less than two weeks after her arrest in connection to an unsolved 2014 homicide.Nora Edith… Continue reading

Dr. Michael Shuman delivers his keynote speech during the Juneau Economic Development Council's Innovation Summit at Centennial Hall on Monday. Shuman, an economist, attorney, author and entrepreneur, is considered a globally-recognized expert of community economics.

Innovation Summit begins with strong emphasis on local businesses

If there’s one impression that Michael Shuman, the first of three keynote speakers at this year’s Innovation Summit, left with his audience, it’s the importance… Continue reading

Dr. Michael Shuman delivers his keynote speech during the Juneau Economic Development Council's Innovation Summit at Centennial Hall on Monday. Shuman, an economist, attorney, author and entrepreneur, is considered a globally-recognized expert of community economics.

CEO: Hydropower will bring the heat

The minds behind Juneau Hydroelectric Inc. are in hot water - and that’s just the way they want it.At a session of the Juneau Innovation… Continue reading

The Glacier Highway Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Project may be changes intended to help cyclists, walkers and drivers in the Lemon Creek area. Picture taken June 2013.

State considers fixes for Lemon Creek roads

The Alaska Department of Transportation is pondering changes to Glacier Highway in Lemon Creek, but before construction begins in 2017, engineers want the public’s ideas.The… Continue reading

The Glacier Highway Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Project may be changes intended to help cyclists, walkers and drivers in the Lemon Creek area. Picture taken June 2013.

Angoon officials worry about mercury in subsistence foods

JUNEAU — The city and tribal government of Angoon want state health officials to look into mercury levels in seals and other subsistence foods near… Continue reading

Alaska, Oregon lift suspension of insurance carrier

JUNEAU — Insurance regulators in Alaska and Oregon announced Monday that a company that had been suspended from offering health insurance policies in the states… Continue reading

Report: Ferry system spending had double economic impact

KETCHIKA — A newly released study found that every dollar put into the Alaska Marine Highway System has double the economic benefit to Alaska.The state… Continue reading

Lead contamination of Flint water draws multiple lawsuits

DETROIT — One lawsuit seeks to replace lead-leaching water lines at no cost to customers. Another seeks money for thousands of Flint residents who unwittingly… Continue reading

Chicago teen’s death shines light on police code of silence

CHICAGO — For more than a year after an officer shot and killed a black teen named Laquan McDonald, the Chicago Police Department had video… Continue reading

Cruise ship that sailed in storm headed back to home port

MIAMI (AP) — A Royal Caribbean cruise ship ran into high winds and rough seas in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, forcing frightened passengers into… Continue reading

Saudi offer to send troops to Syria comes with uncertainty

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s offer to send troops to fight Islamic State in Syria is as much about the kingdom’s growing determination… Continue reading

Germany, Turkey vow diplomatic effort to end Aleppo violence

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — As tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing violence massed at Turkey’s border, Turkish and German leaders pledged Monday to redouble diplomatic… Continue reading

In this Feb. 1, 2016 photo, a technician from the British biotec company Oxitec, inspects the pupae of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, a vector for transmitting the Zika virus, in Campinas, Brazil. The company said tests begun last April as part of a dengue-fighting program in the small southeastern city of Piracicaba suggested the release of the GM males reduced the wild Aedes larvae population in the target neighborhood by more than 80 percent. Brazil is in the midst of a Zika outbreak and authorities say they have also detected a spike in cases of microcephaly in newborn children, but the link between Zika and microcephaly is as yet unproven. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Obama asking Congress for emergency funding to fight Zika

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is asking Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to fight the Zika virus and the mosquitoes that… Continue reading

In this Feb. 1, 2016 photo, a technician from the British biotec company Oxitec, inspects the pupae of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, a vector for transmitting the Zika virus, in Campinas, Brazil. The company said tests begun last April as part of a dengue-fighting program in the small southeastern city of Piracicaba suggested the release of the GM males reduced the wild Aedes larvae population in the target neighborhood by more than 80 percent. Brazil is in the midst of a Zika outbreak and authorities say they have also detected a spike in cases of microcephaly in newborn children, but the link between Zika and microcephaly is as yet unproven. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)