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Anchorage police arrest woman suspected of 3 armed robberies

ANCHORAGE — A woman suspected of armed robberies at two Anchorage coffee shops was disarmed and arrested when she attempted to rob a tobacco shop,… Continue reading

Rev. Dr. Phil Campbell, of the Northern Light United Church, gives a talk about the closing of the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Juneau by the Presbyterian Board of National Missions in 1962 during ceremonies for Dr. Walter Soboleff Day on Friday. Dr. Soboleff was pastor of the Memorial Presbyterian Church from 1940 until 1962.

Photos: Walter Soboleff Day

Mary Richey Sell and Nadine Hafner, right, of the Sealaska Heritage Institute, carry a painting of Dr. Walter Soboleff to show elders after the painting… Continue reading

Rev. Dr. Phil Campbell, of the Northern Light United Church, gives a talk about the closing of the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Juneau by the Presbyterian Board of National Missions in 1962 during ceremonies for Dr. Walter Soboleff Day on Friday. Dr. Soboleff was pastor of the Memorial Presbyterian Church from 1940 until 1962.
A woman carrying flowers cries in front of the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant Saturday in Paris.

Eiffel Tower goes dark as France mourns

PARIS — The Eiffel Tower stood dark in a symbol of mourning Saturday night as France struggled to absorb the deadliest violence on its soil… Continue reading

A woman carrying flowers cries in front of the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant Saturday in Paris.

Restaurant fires patron who berated autistic delivery driver

ANCHORAGE — An Alaska restaurant is being overwhelmed with goodwill after its owner defended an autistic delivery driver who was berated by a customer.The customer… Continue reading

Most Alaska superdelegates undecided on candidate pick

JUNEAU — Three of the Alaska delegates free to support whomever they want as the Democrats’ nominee for president say they still haven’t made up… Continue reading

Bethel City Council drops protests against 2 liquor licenses

BETHEL — Bethel officials are withdrawing their protests to two liquor license applications, reversing a decision last week to keep the protests in place.The Bethel… Continue reading

Tree knocks out power Out The Road

A storm blowing in from the Gulf of Alaska knocked a tree into power lines at Mile 19 of the Glacier Highway on Friday morning,… Continue reading

Hospital raid video gives rare look at murky Israeli unit

JERUSALEM — Security camera footage of a deadly Israeli arrest raid in a West Bank hospital on Thursday gave a rare glimpse into the murky… Continue reading

President Barack Obama bestows the nation's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, to Florent Groberg during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.

Army captain awarded Medal of Honor

WASHINGTON — An Army captain who shoved a suicide bomber to the ground and away from his security detail became the nation’s newest Medal of… Continue reading

President Barack Obama bestows the nation's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, to Florent Groberg during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.
Students at Boston College raise their arms during a solidarity demonstration on the school's campus Thursday in Newton, Massachussetts. The protest was among numerous campus actions around the country following the racially charged strife at the University of Missouri.

Black students complain of casual racism

BOSTON — It’s not always the slurs and the other out-and-out acts of racism. It’s the casual, everyday slights and insensitivities.Sheryce Holloway is tired of… Continue reading

  • Nov 13, 2015
  • By COLLIN BINKLEY and ERRIN HAINES WHACK
  • Nation-World
Students at Boston College raise their arms during a solidarity demonstration on the school's campus Thursday in Newton, Massachussetts. The protest was among numerous campus actions around the country following the racially charged strife at the University of Missouri.

Backlash over Mormon LGBT rule spreads among faithful

SALT LAKE CITY — New Mormon church rules targeting gay members and their children have triggered a firestorm of backlash from church members of all… Continue reading

From Australia to Zambia, slowing China economy causes pain

China’s economic troubles have dropped on the doorstep of a sun-weathered house at 18 Edgar St. in Port Hedland on Australia’s northwest coast.Four years ago,… Continue reading

Alaska troopers: Woman raped over 5 weeks at rural cabin

ANCHORAGE — A woman told police an abductor raped her up to six times a day while she was held captive over a five-week period… Continue reading

Corporation to review consultant contract as end date nears

JUNEAU — The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. will reassess the role of a South Carolina-based consultant as his contract nears an end, a spokesman said… Continue reading

Study group meets budget group: Thunder Mountain High School seniors (from right to left) Carlie Kollar, Taylor Beardslee, Taya Jensen and Alice Johnson try to calculate their yearly spending. The seniors took part in the "Get Real Financial Reality Fair" Thursday at TMHS where students were given pretend salaries based on jobs such as registered nurse or paralegal. Volunteers from the community then sold them insurance and cable packages, just like in the real world. The event was organized by the Financial Reality Foundation and sponsored by True North Federal Credit Union. After the real world simulation, four participants walked away with scholarships totaling $500 in a random drawing.

Photos: Get real

Putting food on the… lunch table?: Thunder Mountain High School senior Sara Wood is trying to figure out if she can afford groceries for children… Continue reading

Study group meets budget group: Thunder Mountain High School seniors (from right to left) Carlie Kollar, Taylor Beardslee, Taya Jensen and Alice Johnson try to calculate their yearly spending. The seniors took part in the "Get Real Financial Reality Fair" Thursday at TMHS where students were given pretend salaries based on jobs such as registered nurse or paralegal. Volunteers from the community then sold them insurance and cable packages, just like in the real world. The event was organized by the Financial Reality Foundation and sponsored by True North Federal Credit Union. After the real world simulation, four participants walked away with scholarships totaling $500 in a random drawing.

Glasses half empty at Chamber of Commerce luncheon

Even after listening to a generally optimistic presentation about the city’s economic outlook, the majority of the 40-some people at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce… Continue reading

Park halts cable project

A proposed undersea communications cable from Juneau to Skagway and Haines has met an unexpected obstacle: A park.Laying of the Lynn Canal Fiber link was… Continue reading

Celebrity captured in letters of famed

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Marilyn Monroe liked the champagne: “It arrived, I drank it, and I was gayer,” she wrote to the German consulate general.Clyde… Continue reading

In this Sept. 21 photo, seventh-grade student Shania Sommer of Palmer announces that nearly every Alaskan will receive $2,072 from 2015's oil dividend check during a news conference in Anchorage.

Sacred oil checks eyed amid budget deficit

JUNEAU — Alaska is facing multibillion-dollar deficits amid chronically low oil prices and relying on savings to help balance the budget.That’s not sustainable, and is… Continue reading

In this Sept. 21 photo, seventh-grade student Shania Sommer of Palmer announces that nearly every Alaskan will receive $2,072 from 2015's oil dividend check during a news conference in Anchorage.

Havemeister out as agriculture director

Gov. Bill Walker announced last week that Franci Havemeister will leave her role as director of the Alaska Division of Agriculture on Dec. 4.The Palmer… Continue reading