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FAA Will Delay Closure Of 149 Air Traffic Control Towers Until June
The Federal Aviation Administration has decided to delay the closing of 149 airport control towers until mid-June.
North Korea To Shut Jointly Run Factories, May Test Missile
Monday’s developments on the Korean Peninsula, where tensions have been running even higher than usual in recent weeks:
Former British Prime Minister Thatcher Dies
Margaret Thatcher, who as British prime minister in the 1980s became known as the “Iron Lady” for her tough economic policies, her partnership with President Reagan in standing up to communism and the short war with Argentina over the Falklands, has died.
There Can Be Only One! Louisville To Face Michigan For NCAA Title
Following Saturday’s Final Four match-ups in Atlanta, the stage is set for Monday’s NCAA men’s basketball championship where overall No. 1-seeded Louisville will face off against Michigan to take home the coveted NCAA title.
U.N. passes global arms treaty that faces opposition in Senate
Fifty countries will need to ratify the treaty. In the United States, only the Senate does so, and because of the magnitude of these treaties, they require 67 votes.
State vehicles block abortion protesters in front of the Capitol building
Protestors with the anti-abortion Center for Bioethical Reform held up large signs across from the state capitol building in Juneau this week, depicting graphic images of aborted fetuses.
Three finalists for JPD police chief
Three finalists for Juneau Police Chief will come to the capital city next week to compete in person for the job. They hope to replace Juneau Police Chief Greg Browning, who is retiring at the end of May. Nineteen men, including two from Juneau, applied for the job. That list was whittled to six candidates,…
Sentence handed down for man convicted of killing Hoonah officers
John N. Marvin, Jr. sentenced to two consecutive terms of 99-years in prison
City ignored Veterans for Peace settlement offer
A settlement proposal that could have stopped litigation against the Juneau Planning Commission was never acknowledged by the city.