Sham Jam charity event this Saturday

The “Viva Las Vegas” Sham Jam charity event will take place at the Canvas Art Studio on Saturday, March 19 at 8 p.m. Proceeds will… Continue reading

Shannon Croft, representing West Anchorage High School, recites "When I have Fears That I May Cease To Be" during the Poetry Out Loud State Finals on Tuesday in Juneau. Croft took first place and will be representing Alaska for the Poetry Out Loud 2016 National Finals at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. in May.

Photo: Poetry Out Loud winner

Shannon Croft, representing West Anchorage High School, recites “When I have Fears That I May Cease To Be” during the Poetry Out Loud State Finals… Continue reading

Shannon Croft, representing West Anchorage High School, recites "When I have Fears That I May Cease To Be" during the Poetry Out Loud State Finals on Tuesday in Juneau. Croft took first place and will be representing Alaska for the Poetry Out Loud 2016 National Finals at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. in May.

Around Town

Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Open lab computer training, 9-11 a.m, The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Home Safety for People… Continue reading

CERT to hold free course

The Juneau Local Emergency Planning Committee will be holding a free course for anybody interested in volunteering on the Community Emergency Response Team or learning… Continue reading

In this June 10, 2015 photo, U.S. Marines Capt. David Gooch, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, walks past an aircraft wheel assembly resting on the ice surface of Colony Glacier.

Remains of more servicemen identified from 1952 crash

ANCHORAGE — The Air Force said Wednesday it has identified the remains of more service members who died when a military transport plane slammed into… Continue reading

In this June 10, 2015 photo, U.S. Marines Capt. David Gooch, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, walks past an aircraft wheel assembly resting on the ice surface of Colony Glacier.

IFA plans to restart POW-Mitkof route

KETCHIKAN — The Inter-Island Ferry Authority will restart its former northern route between Coffman Cove and Mitkof Island beginning this summer.The ferry now sails a… Continue reading

F&G worker shoots injured wolf in national preserve

FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says it’s working with federal officials to review their hunting protocols after a wolf was killed… Continue reading

Alaska’s construction industry could lose 3,000 jobs in 2016

ANCHORAGE — Officials predict Alaska’s construction industry could lose as much as 18 percent of its workforce this year.“You take 18,000 construction workers in the… Continue reading

The files of the Gestapo, partially burnt in a blaze in Marseille, and stored for years in the archives rooms of the medieval castle of Vincennes, are on Wednesday.

Historians unveil WWII secret services’ archives

PARIS — French historians on Wednesday unveiled secret services’ archives from World War II that offer a unique insight into underground operations led by both… Continue reading

The files of the Gestapo, partially burnt in a blaze in Marseille, and stored for years in the archives rooms of the medieval castle of Vincennes, are on Wednesday.

EU calls for Greece relief as migrant arrivals hit 1 million

ATHENS, Greece — The European Union told member states Wednesday they “urgently need to deliver” on commitments to resettle more refugees on the continent, as… Continue reading

  • Mar 17, 2016
  • By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS
  • Nation-World

North Korea sentences US tourist to 15 years in prison

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea’s highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion on Wednesday, weeks… Continue reading

Bhutan plants 108,000 trees for royal baby

GAUHATI, India — Citizens in Bhutan are anxious to ensure the survival of groves of trees that have been planted across the Himalayan nation to… Continue reading

Subway shutdown makes for a long day in D.C.

WASHINGTON — An unprecedented safety shutdown of the Metro subway system inconvenienced hundreds of thousands of people in and around the nation’s capital on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Panel to advance budget plan

WASHINGTON — The House Budget Committee on Wednesday pressed ahead with a 10-year spending plan that promises sweeping cuts to health care programs and federal… Continue reading

Volunteering for infection in hunt for dengue, Zika vaccines

WASHINGTON — Forget mosquito bites. Volunteers let researchers inject them with the dengue virus in the name of science — and an experimental vaccine protected… Continue reading

Court: Inmate who survived ’09 execution can be put to death

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state can try again to put to death a condemned killer whose 2009 botched execution was called off after two… Continue reading

Protesters, organized by The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, stage a "die-in" in front of Trump Tower, the residence of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, on Wednesday in New York.

Trump: GOP leaders should embrace ‘fervor’

WASHINGTON — An emboldened Donald Trump offered himself Wednesday as the inevitable Republican presidential nominee and called on balky GOP leaders to embrace the voters’… Continue reading

Protesters, organized by The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, stage a "die-in" in front of Trump Tower, the residence of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, on Wednesday in New York.
Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland, stands with President Barack Obama as he is introduced as Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court during an announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016.  Garland, 63, is the chief judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a court whose influence over federal policy and national security matters has made it a proving ground for potential Supreme Court justices. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Murkowski, Sullivan speak against Supreme Court nomination

Shortly after President Barack Obama announced he would nominate Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, Alaska’s two U.S. Senators released statements explaining why the… Continue reading

Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland, stands with President Barack Obama as he is introduced as Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court during an announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016.  Garland, 63, is the chief judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a court whose influence over federal policy and national security matters has made it a proving ground for potential Supreme Court justices. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, questions Dr. Susan McCauley, Interim Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, during a Senate Education Committee on SB 191 at the Capitol on Tuesday. Committee member Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, left, listens. SB 191, sponsored by Sen. Dunleavy, aims to restrict abortion providers, like Planned Parenthood, from teaching or providing sexual education in schools.

Bill to ban Planned Parenthood in schools passes education committee

A bill that would restrict abortion service providers, like Planned Parenthood, from teaching in public schools has jumped its first hurdle. The Senate Education Committee… Continue reading

Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, questions Dr. Susan McCauley, Interim Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, during a Senate Education Committee on SB 191 at the Capitol on Tuesday. Committee member Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, left, listens. SB 191, sponsored by Sen. Dunleavy, aims to restrict abortion providers, like Planned Parenthood, from teaching or providing sexual education in schools.

Assembly stands by pot zoning decision

The Juneau Assembly has decided to not revisit its Nov. 9 decision allowing limited commercial cultivation of marijuana in some residential areas.At a work session… Continue reading