Archives for 2013

After spending a year and a half in jail, a Philadelphia Roman Catholic priest convicted of child endangerment will go free after a court overturned the 2012 verdict.

Learn more about winter driving safety at a special class next month at JPD.

Friday at 3 on A Juneau Afternoon, Shona Strauser hosts. We’ll hear a Mudrooms story by Bill Leighty. We’ll highlight next week’s Swing In the New Year Dance;   Nancy DeCherney will be here with Arts Up.

Most of the federal dollars spent in Alaska are related to the military.

About 6,500 Alaskans will see their emergency unemployment benefits come to an end on Saturday.

An American development worker and Peace Corps veteran who was kidnapped more than two years ago from his home in Pakistan by men claiming to be affiliated with al-Qaida

The red Toyota 4-door was stolen December 17th while parked, with the engine running, in the Nugget Mall parking lot.

Just as last week’s figures may been distorted by temporary factors related to the holiday season that made things look worse than they really are, the word Thursday that there’s been a sharp drop in claims for unemployment insurance needs to be accompanied by the same sort of caveat.

The next step has been taken in what some observers say is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bid to burnish his country’s reputation before February’s Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

“A Season’s Griot” is public radio’s only nationally syndicated Kwanzaa program. Hosted by acclaimed storyteller Madafo Lloyd Wilson, this annual one-hour special captures the tales and traditions of African-American and African peoples. 3 pm