Kenai borough assembly to consider eliminating religious invocation
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted to introduce an ordinance on Feb. 14 that would put an end to the invocation that begins each meeting. South Peninsula representative Willy Dunne introduced the ordinance, which would modify Kenai Peninsula Borough code.
‘I’d like to see you hold back on settlements,’ Trump tells Netanyahu
Recent remarks by senior White House officials had seemed to signal a possible shift in the long-held U.S. view that a two-state solution is integral to peace negotiations.
Police find shell casings in Switzer Village shooting incident
Juneau Police Department have cordoned off the area of Forget Me Not Street and ask people to stay way from the scene while officers conduct their investigation.
Middle school sports travel is back on the school board’s agenda
The Juneau School Board will review the issue at its March 14 meeting.
Witness’s domestic violence utterance prompts mistrial in Strawn homicide trial
Judge Philip Pallenberg said he’d rather retry the case in a couple of months than have it potentially go to the Court of Appeals in a couple of years on the bad testimony issue.
Lawmakers grill Alaska’s gasline corporation on its budget
Lawmakers quizzed AGDC president Keith Meyer over the costs of the corporation’s satellite offices in Houston and Tokyo and a $50,000 sponsorship of the Iditarod, among other budget items during a committee meeting.
Cook Inlet company fined nearly half a million dollars for safety violations
A state agency today announced it is fining an oil and gas company that operates in Cook Inlet for major safety violations.
New fee would sharply hike state fees for studded tires
The rutted lanes on the Glenn Highway in Anchorage’s Eagle River section have helped prompt the new legislation.
After Bogoslof eruption, Sen. Murkowski renews push for enhanced volcano monitoring
This is not the first time Sen. Murkowski has introduced legislation to enhance volcano monitoring. It’s the fourth.
Can home wood pellet boilers go from fringe to mainstream?
The Ketchikan airport has one. So does the Walter Sobeloff Building in downtown Juneau. Now, a fringe group of homeowners are installing wood pellet boilers to heat their homes.
Juneau deputy mayor decries bumper sticker vandalism
The former police captain shared this photo of his vehicle’s defaced bumper sticker. He says he was disappointed by the use of profanity and the tone used by opponents of extending the road up Lynn Canal.
Coast Guard calls off search for F/V Destination near St. George Island
After three days, the Coast Guard called off the search for the crew of F/V Destination late Monday. The 98-foot crabber sent a distress signal Saturday morning, two miles northwest of St. George Island.
House Speaker welcomes Flynn resignation, but Congress has more questions
Michael Flynn stepped down as national security adviser following reports he communicated with Russia about U.S. sanctions in December and then misled the vice president-elect about that discussion.
Shooting witness retakes stand during Strawn homicide trial
Tiffany Johnson testifies about the moment when her friend Brandon Cook was killed on Oct. 20, 2015.
Juneau Assembly bans homeless from sleeping downtown
Downtown merchants have complained of the homeless using shuttered storefronts as shelters. Those concerns were heard by a majority of the Assembly that voted 5-4 to pass the ordinance.
Bill offers new option for PFDs: paying state income taxes
Employers could deduct state income tax payments from workers’ paychecks. But if workers prefer to pay with PFDs, they could ask their employers to deduct less money each pay period.
Winners announced for Wearable Art ‘Renaissance’
Wearable Art entrants are known for innovation, creativity, repurposing materials and for social commentary. This year was no exception.
From the ashes: Life returns to Kasatochi volcano
Nearly every year since Kasatochi erupted, scientists have returned to study how ecosystems respond to cataclysmic destruction.
Canadian police revisiting more than 10,000 dismissed sexual assault cases
An investigation by The Globe and Mail found that a fifth of reported rapes and assaults were dismissed as “unfounded,” meaning baseless. Now police across the country are reviewing old cases.
Pollution has worked its way down to the world’s deepest waters
Tiny creatures in the Mariana Trench have high levels of industrial contamination. The new findings suggest that even Earth’s most remote locales feel the effects of human beings.