Juneau News

Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, received a standing ovation before even speaking Thursday at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall, and it's not surprising considering his big election victory in the capital city last fall.

Air Force Airman Camarron J. Franklin recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Arraignment has been set for today in the case of a woman accused of stealing $40,000 from Gastineau Channel Little League.

My husband fell ill while on a cruise in May and we had to fly him from Skagway to Juneau for treatment.

Mayor Bruce Botelho proclaimed Tuesday as Peggy Cowan Appreciation Day in Juneau.

The Grand Marshall of the Juneau 4th of July Parade will be Romer Derr, an active community member, business owner and ringer of the original bell at the July 4, 1959, statehood celebration.

After a year hiatus, the Gold Rush Days celebration is returning to Juneau, with two days of logging and mining events for the whole family.

Could my governor, the charismatic Sarah Palin, be the leader Republicans are desperately looking for to lead their party out of the wilderness in 2010? Unlike Fox News commentator and former GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, Palin attracts adulatory crowds wherever she ventures beyond her home state.

Juneau police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old man who fell into a local creek.

At age 91, health issues and lack of access to ranked players in my age group have unfortunately brought an end to my days of playing competitive tennis.

If you're thinking of trimming down your home magazine subscriptions, check out the library's collection - chances are good that you can keep current with your favorites without burdening either your pocketbook or the landfill.

Stop, look and listen up. It's not too late. There's a proposal, legislation even, to construct a huge state government office building on the downtown waterfront.

JUNEAU, Alaska- Let freedom ring this summer and celebrate 50 years of Alaska statehood.

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a federal permit to dump waste from an Alaskan gold mine into a nearby lake, even though all its fish would be killed.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says her political enemies are abusing state law with a flurry of frivolous ethics complaints against her, putting her more than $500,000 in legal debt.

JUNEAU, Alaska - A Coast Guard helicopter crew has rescued two men on board a disabled 15-foot skiff adrift in Alaska's remote western Aleutian Islands.Coast Guard Chief Steve Harrison in Juneau says the men were hoisted by basket into the helicopter Sunday night and taken to a clinic in Adak for evaluation.Harrison says the men are in good ...

A rare, original copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence of 1776 will be displayed on Princess Cruises ships docking in Juneau early next month.

When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito visited in May, he was lucky enough to see a black bear up a tree in the parking lot at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center.

Swine flu is officially in Juneau. Health officials announced two confirmed cases Friday, both at the Ethel Lund Medical Center.

The superintendent of Juneau schools has taken the same job for the North Slope Borough.