A spokeswoman for Holland America Line says a woman passenger missing from its cruise ship Zaandam in Alaska appears to be a suicide.

Starting this month, veterans of the armed forces and their families are eligible for in-state tuition at the University of Alaska.

ANCHORAGE – Wal-Mart moved up two spots and is now No. 2 on the list of the 100 largest private employers in Alaska, according to the state Labor Department.

A 45-year-old passenger on Holland America’s Zaandam went missing Monday morning, and authorities think they located her body on the shore of the west side of Douglas Island that afternoon.

The swine flu scare has slowed, but the disease itself certainly hasn’t.

Zachary Boone, 6, shows a little entrepreneural spirit as he tries to sell a rock on Monday outside his grandmother’s shop, Nana’s Attic run by Suzanne Hudson, on Seward Street.

Longtime Juneau resident E.O. “Brack” Bracken died July 31, 2009, at his daughter’s home in Auke Bay.

JUNEAU – Gov. Sean Parnell has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff today in memory of Lu Young, the wife of Rep. Don Young.

ANCHORAGE – A new specialized treatment unit will open later this month in Anchorage to accept alcoholics involuntarily committed to a detoxification program.

WASILLA – Nobody likes barbecue-crashers, especially those who make nuisances of themselves and don’t know when to leave.