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A 38-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were arrested today on felony drug charges after a package bound for them was intercepted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service containing 499 methadone pills, the Juneau Police Department reported.

Arlene K. Moe pleaded guilty today to one felony theft charge for embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from Gastineau Channel Little League from August 2007 to September 2008.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday it shows courage for readers to carry her book in public, as she returned as a best-selling author to the southwest Ohio region where she made her debut as a national candidate.

The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks says it’s near a financial settlement with a committee representing almost 300 alleged victims of clergy sex abuse.

The Blood Bank of Alaska is closing its donation centers in Wasilla and Soldotna because of a lack of demand.

A 48-year-old intoxicated Juneau woman was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly shooting a pistol at a 50-year-old man at a downtown trailer. The man was not harmed.

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator says a plane with eight people on board, including two children, made an emergency landing about 18 miles from the village of Tuntutuliak.

President Obama is on the way home from his Asia trip after Air Force One made a one-hour refueling stop early Thursday at Elmendorf Air Force Base outside Anchorage.