A judge has sentenced a man to 107 years in prison for torturing and killing another man before dumping his body in the pit of an outhouse.

The mother of Bristol Palin’s ex-fiance has agreed to plead guilty in a felony drug case involving OxyContin, a strong prescription painkiller.

A bold wolf has been surprising bicyclists along the road into Denali National Park.

If you’re like me, whenever a new restaurant or other food outlet pops up in town, you have to give it a shot in the hopes of adding a bit of variety to the otherwise monotonous Juneau food scene.
Last night around 8pm, it was suggested I go to Valentine’s and try a gyro. Knowing what [...]

A downtown Anchorage landmark has been sold.

The Ketchikan City Council has again voted to put its phone and Internet division up for sale.

One way or another, the Juneau Community Charter School will have bus service next school year, but it’s still up in the air as to whether the buses will be headed to its current rented classroom space on Fourth Street downtown, or to district-owned classrooms near Juneau-Douglas High School.

The MS Walk, organized by the Capital City Rotaract, returns to Juneau on May 23. The group is inviting everyone to participate in the one-mile walk and five-kilometer fun run to raise money for multiple sclerosis research and to heighten awareness about the incurable disease.

When reading Kate Golden’s article “‘Landless’ Natives try for redress,” I recognized the same old comments by the same old landless representatives. I realized how hopeless that situation is unless a major change takes place. This is, of course, in regard to the congressional bills introduced on behalf of the landless communities; the five Southeast Alaska towns left out of most of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

I have seen and heard some bogus statements and undue simplifications made about tours, tourists and motor coaches using Calhoun and 12th Streets.