Juneau

Nearly 200 people have signed a letter asking for the removal of the Mississippi flag downtown because it features an image of the Confederate flag.

Juneau Police have a new tool to sniff out a steady flow of heroin and other narcotics entering the city. It’s been about 25 years since the department had a K-9 on staff.

From the outside, the burnt out Gastineau Apartments is a crumbling eye sore. Inside, it’s actually worse.

Rich Carlson, a retired educator living in Juneau, served as superintendent in Klawock for a dozen years and worked in education for about 40 years after retiring in 2014.

Juneau police identified her as Macaria Wallace, age 51, of Kake.

Foodland IGA plans to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning. Signage and a new pharmacy are still on the to-do list.