Authorities find more than 40 malnourished animals in home

KETCHIKAN — Authorities responding to a medical call in North Tongass found more than 40 malnourished pets and three dead animals in a small, dilapidated… Continue reading

Company faces fines for contaminated soil spill

SEATTLE — Ecology officials say a waste management company faces a $14,000 fine for letting contaminated soil spill from large shipping sacks at a facility… Continue reading

Riannon Watson, of Anchorage, Alaska, performs with the Acilquq Drummers and Dancers during the annual Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. The convention is annually the largest gathering of Alaska Natives in the state every year.  (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

AFN Convention speakers lament recent village suicides

ANCHORAGE — Amid the celebratory mood, some speakers at Alaska’s largest yearly gathering of indigenous people lamented the disproportionately high rate of suicides among Alaska… Continue reading

Riannon Watson, of Anchorage, Alaska, performs with the Acilquq Drummers and Dancers during the annual Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. The convention is annually the largest gathering of Alaska Natives in the state every year.  (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

AFN Convention speakers lament recent village suicides

ANCHORAGE — Amid the celebratory mood, some speakers at Alaska’s largest yearly gathering of indigenous people are lamenting the disproportionately high rate of suicides among… Continue reading

Authorities find more than 40 malnourished animals in home

KETCHIKAN — Authorities responding to a medical call in North Tongass found more than 40 malnourished pets and three dead animals in a small, dilapidated… Continue reading

Los Angeles doctor delivers baby on flight from Taiwan

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles doctor returning from her honeymoon ended up delivering a baby on an overseas flight when a fellow passenger went… Continue reading

Mandee Smith, a junior at Thunder Mountain High School, watches as a technician takes a pint of her blood during a blood drive by the Blood Bank of Alaska at TMHS on Wednesday. The blood drive continues on Thursday at the University of Alaska Southeast from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and at Centennial Hall on Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Mandee Smith, a junior at Thunder Mountain High School, watches as a technician takes a pint of her blood during a blood drive by the… Continue reading

Mandee Smith, a junior at Thunder Mountain High School, watches as a technician takes a pint of her blood during a blood drive by the Blood Bank of Alaska at TMHS on Wednesday. The blood drive continues on Thursday at the University of Alaska Southeast from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and at Centennial Hall on Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Blue Jays beat Rangers to win wild Game 5

TORONTO — Jose Bautista wiped out the need for protests or umpire reviews with the Toronto Blue Jays’ biggest home run since Joe Carter’s historic… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2015
  • By IAN HARRSION

Cueto tosses gem as Royals beat Astros in clincher

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Johnny Cueto delivered a masterpiece on his biggest stage yet, pitching eight dominant innings Wednesday night and leading the never-say-die Kansas… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2015
  • By DAVE SKRETTA

New deadline in Cassel house: He’s starter for Cowboys

IRVING, Texas — Matt Cassel’s biggest concern when he was traded from Buffalo to Dallas was the timing of the birth of his fourth child.Now… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2015
  • By SCHUYLER DIXON

Coates, Yanagihara are among National Book Award finalists

NEW YORK — Ta-Nehisi Coates’ best-selling “Between the World and Me” and Hanya Yanagihara’s sleeper hit “A Little Life” are among the works on the… Continue reading

University of Alaska Southeast instructor Forest Wagner, left, leads Casey Burkert, center, and Makaila Olson across Auke Lake in pack rafts during his Outdoor Leadership Class on Wednesday.

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University of Alaska Southeast instructor Forest Wagner, left, leads Casey Burkert, center, and Makaila Olson across Auke Lake in pack rafts during his Outdoor Leadership… Continue reading

University of Alaska Southeast instructor Forest Wagner, left, leads Casey Burkert, center, and Makaila Olson across Auke Lake in pack rafts during his Outdoor Leadership Class on Wednesday.

Oil prices continue to widen state’s fiscal problem

There’s no good news for Alaska from the oil markets.The state’s gap between revenue and expenses continues to deepen as the price of oil remains… Continue reading

State, feds won’t pursue $92M more in ’89 Exxon Valdez spill

JUNEAU — The state and federal governments have decided not to pursue $92 million in additional damages from Exxon Mobil Corp., citing the recovery of… Continue reading

Gulls follow a pod of three orcas north of the Douglas Bridge in Gastineau Channel on Wednesday.

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A bull orca surfaces near the Douglas Bridge as a pod of three toured Gastineau Channel on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Gulls follow a pod of three orcas north of the Douglas Bridge in Gastineau Channel on Wednesday.

Lynx capture 3rd title in 5 years with 69-52 win in Game 5

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sylvia Fowles had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx captured their third championship in five years with a 69-52… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2015
  • By JON KRAWCZYNSKI

Odom’s spiral leaves ex-NBA star fighting for his life

LAS VEGAS — Lamar Odom didn’t last long at the glittering intersection of championship success and Hollywood celebrity.Cut loose by his beloved Los Angeles Lakers,… Continue reading

Around town for Thursday, Oct. 15

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., Douglas… Continue reading

Auke Lake to host construction

The Auke Lake wayside parking launch and boat ramp will close Oct. 19 to accommodate construction equipment.The City and Borough of Juneau Parks and Recreation… Continue reading

Frank Zmuda gives Floyd Dryden Middle School sixth-grade students a lesson in holding a rifle at the Hunter Education Indoor Training Center as part of their Outdoor Skills class on Wednesday. Volunteers assisting in teaching Juneau sixth-graders are from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, U.S. Coast Guard, Taku River Sportman's Associaton and the U.S. Forest Service.

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Frank Zmuda gives Floyd Dryden Middle School sixth-grade students a lesson in holding a rifle at the Hunter Education Indoor Training Center as part of… Continue reading

Frank Zmuda gives Floyd Dryden Middle School sixth-grade students a lesson in holding a rifle at the Hunter Education Indoor Training Center as part of their Outdoor Skills class on Wednesday. Volunteers assisting in teaching Juneau sixth-graders are from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, U.S. Coast Guard, Taku River Sportman's Associaton and the U.S. Forest Service.