Second and third grade students from Harborview Elementary School frolic in a pile of dried leaves at Evergreen Cemetery on Tuesday. An annual event organized by Linda Torgerson, students from downtown schools collected, bagged and stored the leaves to be used on Monday and Tuesday.

Photos: Jumping in leaves

Second and third grade students from Harborview Elementary School frolic in a pile of dried leaves at Evergreen Cemetery on Tuesday. An annual event organized… Continue reading

Second and third grade students from Harborview Elementary School frolic in a pile of dried leaves at Evergreen Cemetery on Tuesday. An annual event organized by Linda Torgerson, students from downtown schools collected, bagged and stored the leaves to be used on Monday and Tuesday.

‘Creed’ balances brutality, theatricality

LOS ANGELES — Sylvester Stallone knows most of Rocky Balboa’s famous fights would have been stopped by a real-life referee long before the battered and… Continue reading

Redmayne, Hooper reunite for transgender tale ‘Danish Girl’

TORONTO — In a pivotal scene early in Tom Hooper’s “The Danish Girl,” the 1920s Copenhagen painter Einar Wegener, as played by Eddie Redmayne, sits… Continue reading

Troopers ID man found dead on Shuyak Island

KODIAK — Authorities have released the identity of the man found shot to death near a lodge on a remote island northwest of Kodiak.Alaska State… Continue reading

Garbage pickup shifts due to holiday

Curbside garbage pickup will be delayed one day due to the Thanksgiving holiday, according to Pacific Waste, which collects most of the capital city’s residential… Continue reading

Troopers: Extra road caution encouraged during holiday travels

Alaska State troopers will be on high alert this holiday break, with extra traffic enforcement focused on seat belt safety.Troopers will also focus their attention… Continue reading

Around town for Wednesday, Nov. 25

Digital World class, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry way. Course will include: Google - Calendar, Drive, Sites (for web pages), Chrome Social… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Wednesday, Nov. 25

Burglary• At 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Juneau Police Department received a report of a burglary in the 9900 block of Stephen Richards Memorial Drive. Investigation continues.Fire… Continue reading

Opaque military justice system shields child sex abuse cases

WASHINGTON — More inmates are in U.S. military prisons for sex crimes against children than for any other offense, an Associated Press investigation has found,… Continue reading

  • Nov 25, 2015
  • By RICHARD LARDNER and EILEEN SULLIVAN
  • Nation-World

Obama and Hollande pledge solidarity against Islamic State

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a show of Western solidarity, President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande vowed Tuesday to escalate airstrikes against the Islamic… Continue reading

Alaska buys out company’s interest in gas pipeline project

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker announced Tuesday the completion of the state’s acquisition of TransCanada Corp.’s interest in a major gas project Alaska is pursuing,… Continue reading

Donations to schools destroyed by Bethel fire piling up

BETHEL — Donated school supplies have been pouring in following the destruction of two schools in the Kilbuck building fire, but school officials say they… Continue reading

In this Nov. 5 photo, a couple from Britain hold their baby, born on Oct. 17 by a surrogate, in Anand, India. The couple came to Akanksha Clinic after being unable to bear a child for 15 years.

Indian surrogates feel hurt by government ban on foreign clients

NEW DELHI — For thousands of childless couples the world over, India has been the go-to destination to fulfill their dreams of becoming parents, thanks… Continue reading

In this Nov. 5 photo, a couple from Britain hold their baby, born on Oct. 17 by a surrogate, in Anand, India. The couple came to Akanksha Clinic after being unable to bear a child for 15 years.

Turkey shoots down Russian jet

MOSCOW — Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on Tuesday that it said ignored repeated warnings and crossed into its airspace from Syria, killing at… Continue reading

Marijuana board to hold special meeting

Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board will hold a special meeting Tuesday to consider re-tightening restrictions on Outside investment in Alaska’s new marijuana industry.On Friday, the board… Continue reading

Man, 70, rescued near Funter Bay

A team of Coast Guard rescuers medevaced a 70-year-old man to Bartlett Regional Hospital early Tuesday morning after he fell from a 30-foot cliff near… Continue reading

Tesoro to buy Flint Hills assets in Anchorage, Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS — Tesoro Corp. has announced that its Alaska affiliate will purchase a portion of Flint Hills Resources assets in Fairbanks and Anchorage.Under the agreement,… Continue reading

In this Aug. 19 photo, Alaska Department of Fish and Game area biologist Brandon Saito, left, watches as Cyrus Harris from the Hunter Support Program receives musk ox at a meat processing factory in Kotzebue.

New processing plant prepares traditional Alaska Native food

ANCHORAGE — First it was musk ox stew. Then the Alaska nursing home served up musk ox meatloaf to its elderly Inupiat residents and their… Continue reading

In this Aug. 19 photo, Alaska Department of Fish and Game area biologist Brandon Saito, left, watches as Cyrus Harris from the Hunter Support Program receives musk ox at a meat processing factory in Kotzebue.
A pedestrian walks beneath snow-lined trees on Calhoun Avenue on Monday. The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday calls for morning fog with partly cloudy skies. Highs 28 to 34.

Photo: Snowy trees

A pedestrian walks beneath snow-lined trees on Calhoun Avenue on Monday. The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday calls for morning fog with partly cloudy… Continue reading

A pedestrian walks beneath snow-lined trees on Calhoun Avenue on Monday. The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday calls for morning fog with partly cloudy skies. Highs 28 to 34.

Boyfriend surprises UAA player with midcourt proposal

ANCHORAGE — Katelynn Zanders got a lot of bling Saturday night.Zanders and her University of Alaska Anchorage teammates took part in an on-court celebration after… Continue reading