A video recording that went viral earlier this week has prompted an internal investigation by the Alaska Department of Public Safety.
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Master Gardener Ed Buyarski gets us started on our garden, greenhouse, and lawn
Obama Administration Appeals Judge’s Order On Plan B
The Obama administration filed an appeal Wednesday of a U.S. district court ruling that ordered it to end all age restrictions on the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill.
Video: NASA Details Space Telescope’s Cosmic Near Miss
A new video reveals just how close NASA came last year to losing its $500 million Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope in a narrowly averted collision with a defunct, Cold War-era Soviet spy satellite.
North Korea Sentences U.S. Citizen To 15 Years Hard Labor
North Korea has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 15 years in one of the country’s notorious labor camps for allegedly attempting to overthrow the Pyongyang government.
What’s the secret of success? Keep swinging
At 20-something, Josh Sundquist has already written a memoir. It’s a national best seller with a title that implies some struggles: Just Don’t Fall. “We all have some sort of problem, some thing, some disability if you will. I happen to be missing one leg,” he said. “What are you missing?” Sundquist lost his left…
Sitka flights reduced during runway repair
Sitka will miss two Alaska Airlines flights a day during the month of May, in order to allow a paving contractor to replace the runway at the Rocky Gutierrez Airport.
Eagle residents prepare as breakup draws near
Eagle residents remember the damage of the flood in 2009 and prepare for the worst as breakup looms.
Kuskokwim subsistence fishermen should get more kings this summer
Last year, an unprecedented 12-day King salmon fishing closure on the Kuskokwim River devastated the subsistence harvest of the fish.
Finance Director calls changes to CBJ assessment process a “multi-year adjustment”
It could take the City and Borough of Juneau another year or two to work out all the kinks in its new process for determining property values. But the public can help by providing information to the Assessor’s Office.