An Anchorage trade association president who supports a proposed “safety hour” for downtown bars has been charged with sexual assault following allegations he fondled four women at his own bar.

Ketchikan tourism officials say the nation’s economic woes apparently had an effect on the local visitors industry.

A federal agency has proposed that more than one-third of Cook Inlet be designated as critical habitat for the area’s beluga whales.

The Juneau Fourth of July Parade Committee has announced the Grand Marshals for the 2010 Independence Day parade.

A $4.6 million grant will help University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers study geothermal exploration techniques.

The shipyard in Ketchikan is celebrating the delivery of the first steel marine vessel manufactured in Alaska for export in the international shipping market.

Alaska Pacific Bank lost enough money in the third quarter of 2009 to more than offset small profits in earlier quarters.

Juneau is likely to see ongoing budgetary woes, possible transportation infrastructure improvements, waste management and recycling in 2010.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

With the high school basketball season approaching, Thunder Mountain boys’ basketball head coach John Blasco will be donning some unfamiliar colors.