Around Town

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.,… Continue reading

Juneau port director to give Chamber talk Thursday

Juneau Port Director Carl Uchytil will give this week’s lunch lecture to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. Uchytil is scheduled to speak about the Auke… Continue reading

LeBron says criticism he undermines coaches is unfair

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James disdains the notion he’s a coach killer.Widely criticized in basketball circles for a perception that he pushed for Cleveland’s front… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2016
  • By TOM WITHERS

Resurgent Crosby has Penguins back in postseason mix

PITTSBURGH — In the middle of chaos, the puck allowed Sidney Crosby a rare moment of clarity.There it was, on his stick as the Pittsburgh… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2016
  • By WILL GRAVES

Street free agent Shiloh Keo helped secure AFC title for the Broncos

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Safety Shiloh Keo made a bad first impression when he joined Denver’s dominant defense. He’s more than made up for it with… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2016
  • By ARNIE STAPLETON

Murray, Konta win on a distracting day in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Australia — In keeping with the way this Australian Open has been going, Andy Murray was asked following a quarterfinal win Wednesday about the… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2016
  • By DENNIS PASSA

Snyder pledges help amid mistrust of government

FLINT, Mich. — Flint residents coping with lead contamination will be cleared to drink unfiltered water again only when outside experts determine it is safe,… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2016
  • By DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER
  • Nation-World

Authorities: Last activists should leave Ore. preserve

BURNS, Ore. — A day after the leaders of an armed anti-government group were arrested, authorities on Wednesday urged a handful of activists remaining at… Continue reading

Debate feud injects fresh chaos into GOP primary

DES MOINES, Iowa — An explosive feud between Donald Trump and Fox News is overshadowing the final sprint to Iowa’s presidential caucuses, injecting a new… Continue reading

Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids. Capital City Fire/Rescue has been increasingly using this drug during emergency calls to save people who have overdosed on heroin.

In House committee, a shield for those who help overdose victims

“Oftentimes, we say certain bills or resolutions aren’t life or death, but in this case, it is life or death.”So began Sen. Johnny Ellis, D-Anchorage,… Continue reading

Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids. Capital City Fire/Rescue has been increasingly using this drug during emergency calls to save people who have overdosed on heroin.

N. Franklin reopened ahead of schedule

North Franklin Street is now open after the contractors in charge of the Gastineau Apartments demolition took down the first building four days ahead of… Continue reading

Eaglecrest closed today

Eaglecrest Ski Area is closed today so that staff can start to repair the slopes, which have suffered due to the “warm and wet weather”… Continue reading

2 teens held on charges of robbery, eluding in Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS — Two teenagers including a 15-year-old were arrested on suspicion of robbery after a pursuit Tuesday night from Fairbanks to North Pole.Alaska State Troopers… Continue reading

Senate votes to remove records from state’s online court system

By a 19-1 vote on Wednesday, the Alaska Senate has approved a bill that calls for records of acquittals, dismissed cases and dropped cases to… Continue reading

Man found dead in Aniak home; troopers seek home-owner

ANCHORAGE — A man was found dead Monday at a home in the southwest Alaska village of Aniak and Alaska State Troopers are trying to… Continue reading

Snow plow kills woman walking dog in school parking lot

ANCHORAGE — A woman walking her dog in an Anchorage school parking lot was struck and killed Tuesday night by a snow plow.An Anchorage School… Continue reading

Palmer man charged with sexually abusing girls 18 years ago

ANCHORAGE — A 59-year-old Palmer man suspected of abusing two girls nearly two decades ago has been arrested on child sexual abuse and incest charges.Alaska… Continue reading

Pot testing rules hard to meet for island communities

KETCHIKAN — Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott has turned down a proposed change to marijuana regulations that would have made it easier for southeast and rural… Continue reading

Man gets 6 years for 2014 fatal Kodiak stabbing

KODIAK — A Kodiak man has been sentenced to six years in jail with four suspended for fatally stabbing another man while demonstrating his martial… Continue reading

Juneau sees record-high temperature

A storm that swept through the northern portion of the Alaska Panhandle on Tuesday brought record-high temperatures to the capital city alongside record-wet weather. According… Continue reading