Thunder Mountain’s first-year volleyball team has not won many matches (one, for those scoring at home).

Juneau-Douglas swimmers past and present hold several spots on the state’s all-time record board, where two current swimmers and two relay teams will look to improve ontheir times.

Members of the hard-pressed tourism industry Wednesday begged, pleaded and sometimes threatened members of the state House Finance Committee seeking additional marketing money.

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NEW YORK – Sarah Palin’s book tour is a gift for her base.

The city is financially committed to fixing up the Pipeline Skate Park and plans to install surveillance cameras, create an advisory board and install a gate to keep loiterers out at night, officials announced at a meeting Wednesday night.

From the days before statehood, Native elders passed down stories of “being able to walk across rivers on the backs of salmon,” which seafood suppliers for large out-of-state companies devastated by using fish traps. At the time, most Natives believed that statehood would protect their fishing rights and their way of life from outsiders who they watched discard less desirable species and overharvest top dollar species, University of Alaska Anchorage associate professor Jeane Breinig said Wednesday.

The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bear senior hockey players skate towards the goal during practice at the Treadwell Arena on Saturday night. From left, Nick Mow, Robin Woodby, Zane Chapman, John Kenyon, Chris Budbill, and Jake Eames.

SOLDOTNA – Chevron says it is reducing its Alaska operations work force.

Bob Banghart of Juneau has been named chief curator of the Alaska State Museums, Education Commissioner Larry LeDoux announced this week.