Theirs is the NFL’s most secretive room. It’s on the fifth floor of the league’s Park Avenue headquarters, has glass that’s frosted opaque, soundproof walls,… Continue reading
University of Alaska Southeast students Melissa Arnold, center, Hannah Wolfe-McPike, left, and Callie Conerton play with puppies Ray, right, and Max in the student government… Continue reading
A Juneau Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Alaska Democratic Party against the state of Alaska for its refusal to allow… Continue reading
It lay discarded on the Capitol’s second-floor carpet, a fortune cookie slip with a simple message: “Now is the time for peace in your life.… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate has approved a version of House Bill 156 amended to require sex education teachers to garner approval from a local school board… Continue reading
On the final day of the second session of the 29th Alaska Legislature, Juneau Republican Rep. Cathy Muñoz became the first local legislator to get… Continue reading
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FAIRBANKS — The trial for a Tanana man accused of killing two Alaska State Troopers has been moved to Fairbanks from Nenana.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Lawmakers are being warned that if they do not gavel out on Sunday, workers will be adding the roar of jackhammers to the… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped by three this week to 440, again reaching an-time… Continue reading
Writing Skills Class, 9:15-10:45 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718. Introduction to Using Computers, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry… Continue reading
BETHEL — Bethel is considering raising the cost of health care for city employees by more than $100 a month in hopes of cutting down… Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — Two sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and three other men refused Friday to enter pleas in federal court in Las Vegas… Continue reading
KENAI — When Jacque White came across a greying draft mule on a Facebook page dedicated to relocating large animals sent to “kill pens,” she… Continue reading
Students in school counselor Annie Caulfield’s “Roots and Chutes” service club created a mobile with hundreds of paper cranes folded by fourth- and fifth-graders and… Continue reading
A Kasilof local has found a way to address difficulties crops have accessing existing nitrogen in Alaska’s soils, and to infuse additional, essential nutrients into… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Employers added more jobs in three-quarters of U.S. states in March, led by big gains in Maryland, Ohio and New Jersey. Just 12… Continue reading
BARTLETT, Tenn. — Jackie Hughes longs to grieve over her sister’s death in simple ways: visit her grave, lay out flowers, and pour a can… Continue reading
PALMYRA, Syria — When Islamic State fighters overran the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra almost a year ago, Maha Abderrazak was among tens of thousands… Continue reading
CHANGSHA, China — For years, Chen Tiantian could only read about the gay rights movement in faraway places. She knew that there were activists in… Continue reading
