HANNOVER, Germany — Evoking history and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops to Syria as… Continue reading
NEW DELHI (AP) — Unidentified assailants fatally stabbed two men in Bangladesh’s capital Monday night, including a gay rights activist who also worked for the… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Residents of the community of Whale Pass on northern Prince of Wales Island are hoping to become Alaska’s newest city.The Ketchikan Daily News… Continue reading
Juneau police have located the man who threatened to harm people at a Juneau behavioral health unit Thursday afternoon. He was left in the care… Continue reading
A 30-foot Bayliner boat was found sunk in Auke Harbor early Monday morning.The boat is owned by Juneau resident Rob Whitten, said City and Borough… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A divided state House committee has advanced legislation that would tie state employee merit increases to increases in oil prices.The rewrite of the… Continue reading
BETHEL — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is predicting a higher king salmon run this year than in previous years that will meet… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Consumer confidence has fallen to a five-year low as Alaksa continues to struggle with a weak oil sector, budget cuts and a contentious… Continue reading
The Juneau Empire received 25 awards from the Alaska Press Club during an awards ceremony in Anchorage on Saturday.The Empire competed in the large newspaper… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Rescue crews have found the body of a missing Ketchikan man who disappeared during a hike on Deer Mountain in southeast… Continue reading
Introduction to Using Computers, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718.Write About It: Writing Skills to Build Confidence, 9:15-10:45 a.m., The… Continue reading
Assault• At 12:06 a.m. Sunday, Natasha Roberts, 24, was arrested for assault after punching and injuring a man in the 9100 block of Glacier Highway.… Continue reading
BORDEN, Ind. — Declaring the Republican presidential contest at “a fork in the road,” Ted Cruz and John Kasich defended their extraordinary new alliance on… Continue reading
CLEVELAND — The city on Monday reached a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit over the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy shot… Continue reading
NEW YORK — Newspaper publisher Gannett wants to buy Tribune Publishing for more than $388 million, in a deal that would give the owner of… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon thinks it has a winning argument for why Congress should allow a new round of military base closings. The case goes… Continue reading
CHICAGO (AP) — A man who alleges he was sexually abused by former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert decades ago and was later promised $3.5… Continue reading
Police are still investigating the cause of a car crash in the Mendenhall Valley that sent four people to the hospital Saturday evening.Just before 7… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature is being evicted.By May 1, renovations to the Alaska Capitol will force lawmakers to a new location for continued work to fix… Continue reading
Richard Peterson was elected to his second term as president of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. He ran… Continue reading
