Yes or No?

In a lightning round of Monday night’s school board election debate, candidates were asked to summarize their thoughts on larger topics within the district with… Continue reading

Juneau Public Library Director Robert Barr, right, introduces Juneau District School Board candidates during a Juneau Votes! debate at the @360 Studio on Monday. The candidates from left are: Jason Hart, Josh Keaton, Emil Mackey, Jeff Redmond and Andi Story.

Five school board candidates debate future amid budget cuts

All five candidates for the Juneau School Board agreed changes were needed to give students a better education amid budget cuts; it was in the… Continue reading

Juneau Public Library Director Robert Barr, right, introduces Juneau District School Board candidates during a Juneau Votes! debate at the @360 Studio on Monday. The candidates from left are: Jason Hart, Josh Keaton, Emil Mackey, Jeff Redmond and Andi Story.

Shell move dims nation’s oil prospects

ANCHORAGE — Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its long quest to become the first company to produce oil in Alaska’s Arctic waters, darkening the nation’s… Continue reading

A major fire on November 5, 2013, at the Gastineau Apartments displaced about 40 people. The fire was contained to the fourth floor of the building but smoke and water damage is said to have destroyed most of the belonging in the rest of the building.

From condemned to high-rise condos?

Two Juneau designers want to build a hotel, to double as an apartment and high-rise condominium building, where the soon-to-be-demolished Gastineau Apartments building still stands… Continue reading

A major fire on November 5, 2013, at the Gastineau Apartments displaced about 40 people. The fire was contained to the fourth floor of the building but smoke and water damage is said to have destroyed most of the belonging in the rest of the building.

Cardinals inch closer to division title, top Pirates 3-0

PITTSBURGH — Matt Carpenter raced home to break a scoreless tie in the ninth inning when two Pittsburgh Pirates outfielders mishandled Jon Jay’s single, and… Continue reading

  • Sep 29, 2015
  • By WILL GRAVES

Rodgers throws for 5 TDs, Packers beat Chiefs 38-28

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers dissected another defense on a national stage, building a big enough cushion for the Green Bay Packers to overcome… Continue reading

  • Sep 29, 2015
  • By GENARO C. ARMAS

Nats suspend Papelbon 4 games for fight with Harper

WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper is not quite sure what he could have done differently to avoid the dugout fight with teammate Jonathan Papelbon that resulted… Continue reading

  • Sep 29, 2015
  • By HOWARD FENDRICH

Bethel drafts LGBT anti-discrimination laws

BETHEL — City employees could soon be protected from sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination under changes to Bethel’s municipal code.The Bethel City Council has… Continue reading

K9 receives bulletproof vest in honor of slain trooper

ANCHORAGE — An Alaska State Trooper K9 named in honor of a trooper killed in Tanana last year is now wearing a special ballistic vest… Continue reading

Government wants protection restored for Utah prairie dogs

DENVER — A lawyer for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told an appeals court Monday that a federal judge in Utah went too far… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015

Domestic violence• At 4:06 p.m. Sunday, the Juneau Police Department received a report of a domestic dispute. Information only.• At 7:55 p.m. Sunday, JPD received… Continue reading

Oregon gears up for recreational pot sales

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s medical marijuana dispensaries are getting ready for a watershed moment this week: when recreational pot users will also be able to… Continue reading

US drilling states guided on handling quakes

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group of U.S. drilling states, seismologists, academics and industry experts issued guidance Monday in a frank new report on handling human-induced… Continue reading

Washington state suspends operations of duck tour company

SEATTLE — Washington state regulators suspended the operations of a Seattle tour company Monday after one of its amphibious vehicles swerved into an oncoming charter… Continue reading

Scramble to fill top jobs in House after Boehner exit

WASHINGTON — A chaotic scramble is on to fill the top GOP jobs in the House following Speaker John Boehner’s surprise resignation. Now the same… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talks about his tax plan during a news conference, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in New York. The Republican front-runner is calling for an overhaul of the tax code that would eliminate income taxes for millions of Americans, while lowering them for the highest-income earners and business.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

GOP front-runner Trump proposes tax cuts for all

NEW YORK — After weeks of vowing to raise taxes on “hedge fund guys” and high-income earners, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump unveiled a tax… Continue reading

  • Sep 29, 2015
  • By JILL COLVIN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI
  • Nation-World
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talks about his tax plan during a news conference, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in New York. The Republican front-runner is calling for an overhaul of the tax code that would eliminate income taxes for millions of Americans, while lowering them for the highest-income earners and business.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
United States President Barack Obama, right, and Russia's President President Vladimir Putin pose for members of the media before a bilateral meeting Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama, Putin clash on Syria’s future

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply disagreed Monday over the chaos in Syria, with Obama urging a political… Continue reading

  • Sep 29, 2015
  • By JULIE PACE and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
  • Nation-World
United States President Barack Obama, right, and Russia's President President Vladimir Putin pose for members of the media before a bilateral meeting Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Key Afghan city falls to Taliban in major government setback

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban captured the strategic northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Monday in a multi-pronged attack involving hundreds of fighters, the first… Continue reading

Spinning top, puppet among 12 Toy Hall of Fame finalists

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The spinning top, coloring book, Wiffle Ball and puppet are vying for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame.… Continue reading

Prison worker who helped killers escape gets up to 7 years

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — A sobbing former prison worker who helped two murderers escape from a maximum-security lockup said she regretted her “horrible mistake” as she… Continue reading