Denali poses by his recipe selected by Healthy Lunchtime Challenge.

9-year old’s cooking passion leads him to the White House

Budding Juneau chef Denali Schijvens, 9, has been baking for his family and friends since the age of two when he helped make the cake… Continue reading

Denali poses by his recipe selected by Healthy Lunchtime Challenge.
As Legislature balks, state's credit rating continues to fall

As Legislature balks, state’s credit rating continues to fall

The last credit rating agency to give Alaska a top credit rating has changed its mind.On Tuesday, Fitch Ratings gave the state an AA+ rating… Continue reading

As Legislature balks, state's credit rating continues to fall
Maria Rosales, whose husband Duilio Antonio “Tony” Rosales, 34, was fatally shot Sunday night at a remote Excursion Inlet cabin, cries as she is escorted out of Juneau District Court Tuesday by Mattie Rielly-Bixby, a paralegal for the Juneau District Attorney’s Office. Mark DeSimone was charged with first- and second-degree murder in connection to Rosales' death and is behind held in custody in lieu of $500,000 bail.

The Juneau man accused of murder is a former Arizona state legislator

The man accused of killing a Juneau jeweler on a hunting trip in Excursion Inlet is a former Arizona state legislator.Mark Anthony De Simone, 53,… Continue reading

Maria Rosales, whose husband Duilio Antonio “Tony” Rosales, 34, was fatally shot Sunday night at a remote Excursion Inlet cabin, cries as she is escorted out of Juneau District Court Tuesday by Mattie Rielly-Bixby, a paralegal for the Juneau District Attorney’s Office. Mark DeSimone was charged with first- and second-degree murder in connection to Rosales' death and is behind held in custody in lieu of $500,000 bail.
This screengrab from the Southeast Alaska Power Agency website shows the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Facility

Ketchikan dam project complicated by high lake level

Crews encountered some difficulties beginning the project due to a warm winter and wet spring that left water levels higher than expected at Swan Lake… Continue reading

This screengrab from the Southeast Alaska Power Agency website shows the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Facility
Wesley Johnson addresses the Assembly during the public comment portion of Monday's meeting. Johnson said he was recently assaulted outside of the Alaskan Hotel and Bar and requested — along with five others who testified — the Assembly take action against violent crime downtown.

Downtown violence seizes Assembly conversation

On the night of June 6, Wesley Johnson was attacked by a group of seven people when he stepped outside of the Alaskan Hotel and… Continue reading

Wesley Johnson addresses the Assembly during the public comment portion of Monday's meeting. Johnson said he was recently assaulted outside of the Alaskan Hotel and Bar and requested — along with five others who testified — the Assembly take action against violent crime downtown.

Ketchikan could see raise in sales tax cap

KETCHIKAN — Residents of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough could see an increase next year in the borough’s $1,000 sales tax cap that was put in… Continue reading

US says airlines are improving at on-time performance

Airlines are doing a better job of sticking to their schedules, and consumer complaints are falling.The Department of Transportation said Monday that 84.5 percent of… Continue reading

Killer appears to have been ‘homegrown extremist’

ORLANDO, Fla. — The gunman whose attack on a gay nightclub left 49 victims dead appears to have been a “homegrown extremist” who espoused support… Continue reading

Woman dies after ATV overturns in Mat-Su creek

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage woman died Sunday night after her all-terrain vehicle overturned in a creek that feeds into the Knik River in the Matanuska-Susitna… Continue reading

Southeast Alaska ferry service still owes money on $3M loan

KETCHIKAN — An independent ferry serving communities in southeast Alaska is struggling to come up with the funds to continue its service, and the operators… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Burglary/vehicle rifling• At 11:01 a.m. Saturday, a 34-year-old man reported that his vehicle and garage had been rifled through in the 9400 block of Berners… Continue reading

Papa John's Pizza is gearing up for its soft opening, scheduled to take place June 20, according to store general manager Joshua Cooper. Cooper said on Friday that employees have just started reviewing computer programs and are preparing to take orders as they wait for the most important ingredient for starting a pizza shop to arrive - their oven. After the soft opening, a grand opening will take place with special introductory prices. The new business, located in the Nugget Mall annex near Chez Alaska Cooking School, is also still accepting applications for delivery drivers.

Photo: Opening soon

Papa John's Pizza is gearing up for its soft opening, scheduled to take place June 20, according to store general manager Joshua Cooper. Cooper said… Continue reading

Papa John's Pizza is gearing up for its soft opening, scheduled to take place June 20, according to store general manager Joshua Cooper. Cooper said on Friday that employees have just started reviewing computer programs and are preparing to take orders as they wait for the most important ingredient for starting a pizza shop to arrive - their oven. After the soft opening, a grand opening will take place with special introductory prices. The new business, located in the Nugget Mall annex near Chez Alaska Cooking School, is also still accepting applications for delivery drivers.

Juneau School District, administrator’s union reach tentative agreement

The Juneau School District reached a tentative three-year contract agreement with the principals and administrator’s union Friday.The district and the Juneau School Administrative Association have… Continue reading

Truck fire leads to arrest of man suspected of burglary

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have arrested a man suspected of breaking into a business, stealing a truck and crashing it on the Glenn Highway.Police said… Continue reading

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

Flags fly at half-staff as Juneau residents attend a noon vigil Monday at Marine Park for the victims of the Orlando shootings over the weekend.

House has moment of silence for victims

JUNEAU — The Alaska House of Representatives stood for a moment of silence Monday to honor the shooting victims of the deadly attack at the… Continue reading

Flags fly at half-staff as Juneau residents attend a noon vigil Monday at Marine Park for the victims of the Orlando shootings over the weekend.
Juneau residents attend a noon vigil Monday at Marine Park for the victims of the Orlando shootings over the weekend.

Alongside sadness and grief, Juneau shows pride

Early Sunday morning, a gunman walked into a gay nightclub in Orlando, killed 49 people and injured more than 50 others. Around the same time… Continue reading

Juneau residents attend a noon vigil Monday at Marine Park for the victims of the Orlando shootings over the weekend.

Two vie for state’s top schools job

Two men from rural Alaska are in the running to become Alaska’s next commissioner of education, but regardless of who wins the role, he’s in… Continue reading

Chrystal Rose Phillips, 28

JPD arrests woman who escaped police custody at BRH

Early Saturday morning, a Juneau police officer detained 28-year-old Crystal Rose Phillips, who had escaped from police custody at Bartlett Regional Hospital about three weeks… Continue reading

Chrystal Rose Phillips, 28

Legislature hits home stretch of special session

The Alaska Legislature is entering the final week of its 30-day special session with the biggest item of the year still unresolved.The ball is largely… Continue reading