WASHINGTON, DC — Alaska Native tribes can now petition the federal government to take their land into “trust,” an action previously barred in Alaska that… Continue reading
Brad Fluetsch has been growing peonies at his home in North Douglas since 1992 and they do really well. So well, people have asked to… Continue reading
Independence DayJuneau Parade, 11 a.m., begins at Cycle Alaska/Department of Labor Building at W. Eighth St. (next to Douglas Bridge). The parade will start up… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 10 this week to 431.A year ago, 862… Continue reading
BETHEL — Bethel Region High School will receive $7 million in state funding for a new kitchen and cafeteria.KYUK-AM reported the school currently does not… Continue reading
Burglary• At 6:29 p.m. Thursday, a 56-year-old woman reported several firearms were stolen from her residence in the 3000 block fo Glacierwood Drive.Conditions violation• At… Continue reading
Come tonight, bottle rockets, mortars, roman candles and fireworks of other forms and fashions will light the sky above Savikko Park in Douglas, one of… Continue reading
Critics of British Columbia’s transboundary mining activities were shot down recently by one top U.S. official, so on Monday they appealed to another, asking for… Continue reading
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen has appointed Dana L. Thomas as interim chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Thomas will begin on Aug.… Continue reading
Forty-six students from the class of 2015 received a certificate of achievement rather than a diploma, and an as of yet undetermined number in 2016.… Continue reading
For the past 15 years, famed equestrian Bill Cameron has been making an annual weeklong trip to Juneau to give riding lessons to the capital… Continue reading
The U.S. Forest Service on Friday announced that the Mendenhall Lake sites are closed due to flooding from the jökulhlaup.Mendenhall Lake Campground, Nugget Falls Trail… Continue reading
On July 3, 1986, the passengers aboard the cruise ship The Daphne stayed in Juneau for the day as the ship headed to British Columbia… Continue reading
Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 1 Mile Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Gun Club is open to members and public trap… Continue reading
KENAI — After almost 90 years in the current, an old fishing boat has come to rest in front of the Kenai Visitor Center.The wooden… Continue reading
KENAI — A 50-year-old Soldotna bicyclist was struck and killed on Sterling Highway by a Ford F350 commercial vehicle operated by Nikiski man.The bicyclist, Vanessa… Continue reading
Despite a glacial outburst flood, or jökulhlaup, that inundated Mendenhall Lake with record-setting flood waters, cleanup is already underway and operations are getting back to… Continue reading
For the first time in two weeks, the verbose defendant representing himself at trial in a domestic violence assault case was silent. He listened quietly… Continue reading
This country is in trouble, and only God and the power of prayer can save it from abortion, same-sex marriage and political correctness, according to… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker hates to be a party pooper, but he says Alaska can’t afford otherwise.In a letter dated June 30 to supporters of the… Continue reading
