Juneau News

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea, the world's most powerful non-nuclear icebreaker, maneuvers in Gastineau Channel as the crew prepares mooring lines which will secure the cutter to the South Franklin Pier Wednesday, Nov.

A 28-year-old woman on felony probation was caught allegedly smuggling more than 2 1 2 ounces of cocaine inside her most private of places into Juneau last month.

A lack of funding and interest from Whitehorse will keep at least one of the three proposed flights between Juneau and the nearby Canadian city from happening this winter.

A 28-year-old Juneau man indicted for selling OxyContin while out on bail on a separate drug charge pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony counts.

Alaska lawmakers are looking for a bigger building in Anchorage for additional office and meeting space.

Today is the official release date for former Gov. Sarah Palin's anticipated memoir, "Going Rogue," but some local booksellers weren't sure until the 11th hour if it would be available on time.

A 46-year-old man was arrested Thursday night after striking a 28-year-old man in the head multiple times with a glass bottle earlier that evening at a Mendenhall Valley home.

Gastineau Ave. was reopened at about 10 a.m. on Sunday, and residents were allowed to return to their homes, with the exception of a six unit apartment building that was damaged in Saturday's mudslides.

It's in a place often described as isolated where ultrarunner Geoff Roes trains daily.

The federal government is putting a federal prosecutor in Juneau. The U.S. Department of Justice has created a new position in Alaska's capital city.

An early morning mudslide has forced 80 downtown Juneau residents out of their homes, Nov.

JUNEAU, Alaska - They made shelters out of cardboard boxes and duct tape. They warmed themselves around a fire.

Lieutenant governor candidate Jay Ramras made his first campaign trip to Juneau on Thursday, but that follows many trips by the outspoken Fairbanks Republican as a member of the state House of Representatives.

Preliminary counts indicate Juneau school enrollment has defied a downward trend for the 2009-2010 school year, meaning a possible $1.1 million increase in state funding for the district.

The new Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend donation program called "Pick. Click. Give." raised $550,000 this year, but is expected to cost about $900,000 to administer during the program's first three years.

JUNEAU, Alaska Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Murphy and Seaman Jerry Lisauckis, Coast Guard Cutter Liberty crewmembers, decorate a bin for the Annual Blanket, Coat and Toy Drive Friday.

Another gold rush seems to be under way in Alaska. The state's gold production last year - 800,000 ounces - was the highest since 1916.

Submitted by Billy Hackett on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 07:47. The state Chamber of Commerce is supporting a 13-mile extension of the road to the Kensington Mine.

Equipment allowing the recovery of data from the automotive equivalent of airplane "black boxes" is one of two new gadgets the Juneau Police Department can expect to boost their forensic tools.

Satellite photos taken a few days ago have shown increased activity at a uranium mine in Iran.