Angoon, Kake and Tenakee face ferry shutdown

The Alaska Marine Highway System will cease serving Angoon, Pelican and Tenakee Springs starting Jan. 12 as the ferry LeConte begins a scheduled overhaul.The overhaul… Continue reading

Correction

A Tuesday story about Forest Service-issued tourism permits for the Mendenhall Glacier National Recreation Area incorrectly stated that Glacier Taxi, Dolphin Tours LLC and Last… Continue reading

Around town for Wednesday, Dec. 16

Social Media & Its Uses in the Workplace, 9 a.m.- 11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Details: 586-5718.Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike/ski/snowshoe, 9:30… Continue reading

Fake Trooper tries to scam Juneauites

Alaska State Troopers are investigating a series of scam calls received by Juneau residents since Friday.The calls claim to be from an Alaska State Trooper… Continue reading

Wolf season ends on POW

The wolf hunting and trapping seasons will end on Game Unit 2 on Sunday, according to a Tuesday email from the U.S. Forest Service.As of… Continue reading

Katie Pikul, 11 and her sister, Katie, 9, hand out cards asking for food donations for the Helping Hands food pantry at Safeway on Thursday. The Helping Hands food pantry is in need of turkeys as well as other food for their Christmas boxes and is located at 6590 Glacier Highway, in the Switzer Village recreation hall. Hours are Tuesday and Fridays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Call Betty Kaplor at 789-4390 for more information.

Photo: Food drive

Katie Pikul, 11 and her sister, Katie, 9, hand out cards asking for food donations for the Helping Hands food pantry at Safeway on Thursday.… Continue reading

Katie Pikul, 11 and her sister, Katie, 9, hand out cards asking for food donations for the Helping Hands food pantry at Safeway on Thursday. The Helping Hands food pantry is in need of turkeys as well as other food for their Christmas boxes and is located at 6590 Glacier Highway, in the Switzer Village recreation hall. Hours are Tuesday and Fridays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Call Betty Kaplor at 789-4390 for more information.

Brazilian police search house speaker’s homes

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s federal police carried out sweeping raids Tuesday in the homes and offices of top political figures ensnared in a massive… Continue reading

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, Saudi security forces take part in a military parade in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 that 34 nations have agreed to form a new "Islamic military alliance" to fight terrorism with a joint operations center based in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Saudi Arabia creates bloc to fight terror

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Projecting its ambition for regional leadership, Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it has lined up most of the Arab world, NATO member… Continue reading

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, Saudi security forces take part in a military parade in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 that 34 nations have agreed to form a new "Islamic military alliance" to fight terrorism with a joint operations center based in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Assad can stay, for now: Kerry accepts Russian stance

MOSCOW — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accepted Russia’s long-standing demand that President Bashar Assad’s future be determined by his own people,… Continue reading

Abuse investigation leads to 2 dead children in storage unit

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A child abuse investigation led to the bodies of two young children inside a commercial storage unit in Northern California, along… Continue reading

  • Dec 16, 2015
  • By KRISTIN J. BENDER and SCOTT SMITH

Storm drops up to 2 feet on Colorado; 425 flights canceled

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — A powerful late-autumn storm dumped up to 24 inches of snow in the Colorado mountains on Tuesday before barreling onto the… Continue reading

High school graduation rate ticks up to 82 percent

WASHINGTON — The U.S. high school graduation rate inched up to 82 percent and the achievement gap narrowed, according to new federal data that raise… Continue reading

A gate to Birmingham Community Charter High School is locked with a sign stating that school is closed, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Van Nuys, Calif. All schools in the vast Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second largest, have been ordered closed due to an electronic threat Tuesday. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

NY, LA schools receive same email threat

LOS ANGELES — The nation’s two biggest school systems — New York City and Los Angeles — received threats Tuesday of a large-scale jihadi attack… Continue reading

A gate to Birmingham Community Charter High School is locked with a sign stating that school is closed, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Van Nuys, Calif. All schools in the vast Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second largest, have been ordered closed due to an electronic threat Tuesday. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

Teen convicted in rape, murder of high school math teacher

SALEM, Mass. — A Massachusetts teenager was convicted Tuesday of raping and killing his high school math teacher when he was 14.Philip Chism followed his… Continue reading

River guides with Alaska Travel Adventures take a practice run through rapids on the Mendenhall River.

Forest Service ties the knot with its new tour permits

Tom Stewart is in the business of weddings. Now, he’s in one of his own.On Friday, the U.S. Forest Service announced the names of 15… Continue reading

River guides with Alaska Travel Adventures take a practice run through rapids on the Mendenhall River.

Photo: Christmas lighting

Michael Garrison works on a Christmas lighting display at the Juneau Urgent & Family Care building on Monday.… Continue reading

Jan Rutherdale and her daughter, Isabel Bush, ski past the Capitol during Monday's snow showers. The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday calls for numerous rain and snow showers. Snow accumulation to 1 inch. Highs 32 to 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Photo: Capitol skiing

Jan Rutherdale and her daughter, Isabel Bush, ski past the Capitol during Monday's snow showers. The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday calls for numerous… Continue reading

Jan Rutherdale and her daughter, Isabel Bush, ski past the Capitol during Monday's snow showers. The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday calls for numerous rain and snow showers. Snow accumulation to 1 inch. Highs 32 to 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
An Alaska Airlines cargo/passenger jet lifts off from the Juneau International Airport on Friday.

Airport posts 78 percent on-time rate

Seventy-eight percent of flights into Juneau International Airport were on time in October, according to new statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation.Alaska Airlines boasted… Continue reading

An Alaska Airlines cargo/passenger jet lifts off from the Juneau International Airport on Friday.

Alaskans chipping in to help

JUNEAU — If Gov. Bill Walker gets his way, Alaskans will be chipping in to help reduce the state’s estimated $3.5 billion budget deficit.Walker has… Continue reading

Seattle becomes first US city to let Uber drivers unionize

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle on Monday became the first city in the nation to allow drivers of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft to… Continue reading