Fire damaged a Ketchikan furniture store, but there were no injuries.

A state agency is being accused in a lawsuit of violating the Alaska Constitution by granting permits for the Pebble Mine.

Two close allies of former Gov. Sarah Palin are leaving state employment. The aides, Frank Bailey, director of the Office of Boards and Commissions, and Kris Perry, director of the governor’s Anchorage office, are on their way out, said Sharon Leighow, spokeswoman for Gov. Sean Parnell.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Juneau Junior All-Stars, the Alaska District 2 champions, are hosting the Dimond West Juniors, representing Alaska District 1, at 6 p.m. this Thursday at Adair-Kennedy Field in a best-of-three series with a berth in the Western Regional Tournament in Alisa Viejo, Calif., on the line. Juneau finished the tournament with a 4-0 record, defeating Ketchikan 10-0 in the championship game.

JUNEAU – Riley loves to run, and now he’s being rewarded for it.

ANCHORAGE – Overall construction in Alaska is down an estimated 10 percent statewide this summer from the same time last year, an industry official said Tuesday.

ANCHORAGE – Gov. Sean Parnell said Tuesday he’s not worried about defining his legacy as he fills in for his high-profile predecessor, Sarah Palin.

KING COVE – Five rural communities on the Aleutians are set to receive new all-hazard warning siren systems within the next year.

ANCHORAGE – There was nothing particularly historic or valuable about the two-seat float plane that had been sitting in muck at the bottom of an isolated Alaska lake since September 1993.