Soldotna woman found dead in woods

A Soldotna woman was found dead on Saturday after walking into the woods on the side of the Kenai Spur Highway.Alaska State Troopers found the… Continue reading

Zayden Schijven, 11, right, sleds with Lena Field, 8, above the Evergreen Cemetary on Monday.

Photo: Intrepid sledders

Zayden Schijvens, 11, right, sleds with Lena Field, 8, above the Evergreen Cemetary on Monday.… Continue reading

Zayden Schijven, 11, right, sleds with Lena Field, 8, above the Evergreen Cemetary on Monday.

Around town for Wednesday, Dec. 30

Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Storytime, 11 a.m., Douglas Library. Details: 586-5267.Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon, noon, Juneau International Airport meeting… Continue reading

Photo: Project Playground

Dominic Pollard, 2, shows his mother Willow Garber a painted bear at Project Playground on Tuesday.… Continue reading

Rare winter flood threatens Missouri, Illinois levees

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A rare winter flood pushed swollen rivers and streams to virtually unheard-of heights Tuesday, sparking widespread evacuations and the transfer of… Continue reading

NTSB hiring 2 Alaska crash investigators

ANCHORAGE — National Transportation Safety Board officials in Anchorage will begin sorting through applications as they look to fill positions left vacant by two of… Continue reading

Scientists use drones to spot stranded Cook Inlet belugas

KENAI — Federal scientists will begin using drones to monitor beluga whales in the Cook Inlet as part of an effort to restore the endangered… Continue reading

Beth McEwen, City and Borough Juneau's deputy clerk for the past 15 years, received the Municipal Employee of the Year Award at the Alaska Municipal League Conference in November out of a possible 35,000 Alaska municipal employees.

For the love of Juneau

The last thing most people want to talk about at the end of a work day is their job, but not Beth McEwen, just ask… Continue reading

Beth McEwen, City and Borough Juneau's deputy clerk for the past 15 years, received the Municipal Employee of the Year Award at the Alaska Municipal League Conference in November out of a possible 35,000 Alaska municipal employees.

Avalanche danger closes Klondike Highway

The Alaska Department of Transportation and the Yukon Department of Highways closed the Klondike Highway at 3 p.m. Tuesday after Yukon engineers reported extreme avalanche… Continue reading

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator takes photos at the scene of an aircraft crash Tuesday in Anchorage.

Pilot killed in Anchorage crash wasn’t authorized to fly plane

ANCHORAGE — The pilot of a small plane that smashed into a building in downtown Anchorage on Tuesday was not authorized to fly the aircraft… Continue reading

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator takes photos at the scene of an aircraft crash Tuesday in Anchorage.
Warning signs posted at the edge of Twin Lakes alert skaters that the ice is not monitored by the City and Borough of Juneau.

CCFR official: Freezing lakes are ‘deceiving’

From picturesque winter landscapes to snow sludge, Juneau’s weather is keeping people guessing. That means a walk on ice-covered lakes could turn into a swim.“We… Continue reading

Warning signs posted at the edge of Twin Lakes alert skaters that the ice is not monitored by the City and Borough of Juneau.

State gets extension to meet Real ID requirements

JUNEAU — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has given Alaska an extension to meet national proof-of-identity standards.The 2005 federal Real ID law imposes tougher… Continue reading

Minimum wage bump scheduled for Jan. 1

Alaskans making minimum wage should check their paychecks after the new year. Alaska’s minimum wage rises to $9.75 per hour, rising from the current minimum… Continue reading

Snowboarders rescued in Haines

A pair of visiting Maine snowboarders were rescued from a snowy situation Saturday on Haines’ Mount Ripinski.According to a dispatch shared by the Alaska State… Continue reading

High winds halt ferry sailings between Homer, Kodiak

JUNEAU — The state transportation department says sailings of the state ferry Tustumena between Homer and Kodiak have been canceled, with forecasts calling for hurricane… Continue reading

In this Aug. 2 photo, tourists Joseph Lin, Ning Chao, center, and Linda Wang, left, pose for a selfie along the south rim at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Country’s largest parks hit visitation records

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Many of the country’s most prominent national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Zion, set new visitation records in 2015 and are… Continue reading

In this Aug. 2 photo, tourists Joseph Lin, Ning Chao, center, and Linda Wang, left, pose for a selfie along the south rim at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
In this Dec. 13, 2011 photo Fabiola Gianotti attends a news conference at the the European Center for Nuclear Research,CERN, in Meyrin near Geneva, Switzerland.

‘Millennium physicist’ ready to take helm at nuclear center

GENEVA — Fabiola Gianotti, who this week takes the helm at CERN, home to the world’s largest particle accelerator, is seen as a new breed… Continue reading

In this Dec. 13, 2011 photo Fabiola Gianotti attends a news conference at the the European Center for Nuclear Research,CERN, in Meyrin near Geneva, Switzerland.
In this Nov. 10 photo, Ira Watkins, a homeless artist, works on a painting inside of the van where he works and lives in the Bayview-Hunters Point district in San Francisco.

San Francisco’s housing shortage threatens African Americans

SAN FRANCISCO — Tired of paying nearly $4,000 a month for a one-bedroom in San Francisco’s popular South of Market district, two newlyweds last year… Continue reading

In this Nov. 10 photo, Ira Watkins, a homeless artist, works on a painting inside of the van where he works and lives in the Bayview-Hunters Point district in San Francisco.
Pascale Etiennette, chief of the Paris Police Prefecture Archives department holds a file box in the controlled storage room where historic documents are stored in Paris, France, Tuesday.

French public gets access to archives of WWII regime

PARIS — Hundreds of thousands of files on members of the French resistance, communists and Jews hunted by the collaborationist Vichy government in France during… Continue reading

Pascale Etiennette, chief of the Paris Police Prefecture Archives department holds a file box in the controlled storage room where historic documents are stored in Paris, France, Tuesday.
A seller puts Salad Olivier in a container for a customer in GUM Department Store in Red Square in Moscow, Russia on Tuesday. For most Russians, it's not New Year's without a Salad Olivier, a dish meant to augur prosperity.

In Russia, recession takes a bite out of the holiday feast

MOSCOW — For most Russians, it’s not New Year’s without a Salad Olivier, a dish meant to augur prosperity. This year, soaring food costs mean… Continue reading

A seller puts Salad Olivier in a container for a customer in GUM Department Store in Red Square in Moscow, Russia on Tuesday. For most Russians, it's not New Year's without a Salad Olivier, a dish meant to augur prosperity.