Around Town

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

Murkowski won’t attend GOP convention with primary looming

JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski will be traveling in Alaska next week as part of her re-election campaign and won’t be attending the national… Continue reading

Marijuana board holds special meeting

The Alaska Marijuana Control Board will hold a special meeting by telephone on Thursday to address an unclear decision at the board’s meeting last week.… Continue reading

Heroin, cash seized at Kenai home; man, woman arrested

KENAI — A Kenai man is in custody after Alaska State Troopers and Kenai police seized nearly a half-pound of heroin from his home.Trooper said… Continue reading

Corey Cogdell-Unrein, a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in trap shooting, is heading to her third games in Brazil next month.

Eagle River trap shooter ready for Rio

In less than a month, the U.S. Olympic Team will head to the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. One of those competing… Continue reading

Corey Cogdell-Unrein, a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in trap shooting, is heading to her third games in Brazil next month.

Kenai, East Forelands setnets open for first period

KENAI — A skiff called the Santa Maria, flying a pirate flag, skidded into the Nikiski beach, grating to a heavy halt.The crew efficiently hauled… Continue reading

Opening of Tanana road pushed back due to weather

FAIRBANKS — This summer’s rainy weather has further delayed the opening of a new road to connect a bush community to Alaska’s highway network.Alaska Department… Continue reading

Todd O'Hara works in a Sitka Sound Science Center office July 1. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

UAF prof looks to develop subsistence food safety project

SITKA — Is Sitka interested in finding out about the presence of heavy metals, contaminants and nutrients in some of the subsistence foods we eat?… Continue reading

Todd O'Hara works in a Sitka Sound Science Center office July 1. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

Harmful algal bloom advisory released

The Southeast Alaska Tribal Toxins (SEATT) partnership has been collecting phytoplankton samples throughout southeast Alaska to monitor for plankton species that can produce toxins and… Continue reading

Alaska Legislature turns down free building

Alaska Legislature turns down free building

There’s a saying that you shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.Evidently, that doesn’t apply to free buildings.On Tuesday morning, the Legislative Council voted… Continue reading

Alaska Legislature turns down free building
Players chase Pokémon while playing Nintendo's newest phone app, Pokémon Go, in downtown Juneau on Tuesday.

Discovering Pokémon Go in Juneau

I am one of the last people who would ever play Pokémon Go. I haven’t played a video game since the original Nintendo, I don’t… Continue reading

Players chase Pokémon while playing Nintendo's newest phone app, Pokémon Go, in downtown Juneau on Tuesday.

Joe Miller really wants to fire Gov. Walker, and here’s his plan to do it

A protest in downtown Anchorage Monday night urging people to sign an application to recall Alaska’s governor was lightly attended. The political news website The… Continue reading

A voter ducks into a voting booth at the Douglas Public Library for the state primary election in August 2012.

Voters to decide on city sales tax: five years or forever?

For more than 30 years, Juneau voters have decided whether to extend sales taxes through a reappearing ballot question. Now one ballot question could end… Continue reading

A voter ducks into a voting booth at the Douglas Public Library for the state primary election in August 2012.

Two-billionth salmon caught in Bristol Bay, delivered to gov

Since 1884, fish processors and biologists have kept intimate track of the number of salmon caught in Bristol Bay. On July 6, that figure passed… Continue reading

The Anchorage LIO Building

Anchorage LIO owners file $37M complaint against state

The owners of the controversial downtown Anchorage Legislative Information Office Building have filed a claim seeking $37 million from the state of Alaska.In the claim,… Continue reading

The Anchorage LIO Building

Around Town

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

SEADOGS, JMR locate lost hikers near Spaulding Meadows Trail

Three hikers who became lost near the Spaulding Meadows Trail in Auke Bay were located and escorted back to the trailhead safely Saturday night by… Continue reading

Driver dies in rollover crash at Mile 135 Glenn Highway

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers said a driver died Monday morning in a crash on the Glenn Highway.The name of the female driver was not… Continue reading

Anchorage police seek witnesses in 2 deaths along bike trail

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police investigating the deaths of two people on a bike trail have released photos of two men who may have information on… Continue reading

Man charged with assault after stabbing at Anchorage home

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage man suspected of stabbing his father early Monday has been charged with three counts of felony assault and one of felony… Continue reading