In this circa-1986 photo, World War II hero Frank A. Holmgren Sr., far left, looks at a model of the USS Juneau along with the other members of the crew who survived after the ship was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942.

A federal grand jury has indicted a counselor at an Anchorage youth detention center for allegedly selling drugs near the facility.

A rash of suicides in Ketchikan has prompted city health officials to conduct a town hall meeting to raise awareness about suicide prevention.

A wildfire consuming grass and black spruce broke out near Homer and grew to 65 acres.

The Anchorage Assembly will consider an ordinance banning discrimination against homosexuals in hiring, housing and education, but a city religious leader vows to fight it.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is considering a controlled burn in interior Alaska to find out if fire can rejuvenate moose habitat.

WASHINGTON – When Congress approved the rules governing the nation’s mining operations, Ulysses S. Grant was in the White House, George Armstrong Custer was fighting Native Americans and Congress was looking for ways to encourage greater settlement of the nation’s vast frontier.

The Juneau-Douglas High School baseball team wrapped up a four-game weekend sweep of Sitka and Ketchikan on Saturday with an 11-9 squeaker over the hosting KayHi Kings.

Members of Massage This, TLC Massage, champions of the Juneau Softball Association’s Coed F North Division at the recent one-pitch tournament, pose after winning their title.

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