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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion baseball team fell 3-2 to Service in their second game at the Alaska state championships at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium on Saturday. Juneau had beaten Chugiak 3-0 on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A pitching gem, a fielding show, spectacular steals and a team performance gave the Juneau Gastineau Channel Little League Major Baseball 10-12 year olds the District 2 Championship in a 6-1 win over Ketchikan on Saturday at Miller Field. The team completed a three-game sweep in its best-of-five series and earned a berth in the state championship at Anchorage next week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Gastineau Channel Little League Major Baseball 10-12 year olds All-Stars defeated Ketchikan 7-4 on Friday in the District 2 tournament at Miller Field and have a two game to zero lead in their best-of-five series which continues Saturday at 2 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 2021 Majors, 10-12 year old, All-Stars from Juneau and Ketchikan are playing a best-of-five game series at Miller Field to determine the Southeast district winner to travel to Anchorage for the state tournament (July 31 - August 5) and possibly a trip to regionals in San Bernardino, California (Aug. 8-14) and on to the World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (Aug. 19-29).

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Gastineau Channel Little League Majors Division All-Star first baseman Keaton Belcourt has a simple rule for good defensive baseball.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Forty-four new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Juneau from July 24 to 26. Forty of that number are residents.

KENAI, Alaska (AP) — A 17-year-old swimmer who will be a senior at Seward High School this year will be swimming for gold on Monday.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Danielle Wakefield of Anchorage, Alaska, thought she had lost the diamond setting from her ring, the only thing she had from her late father.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - More candidates have filed for the Juneau school board seats and Assembly District 2 seat.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced plans to review whether a southeast Alaska wolf population merits Endangered Species Act protections.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The application period to replace Juneau Superior Court Phillip Pallenberg who retires effective December 31 has closed.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A California woman reportedly died in a three-vehicle crash near milepost 111 Sterling Highway Sunday Evening.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A release ceremony for the “Raven Story” stamp, previously unveiled in November of last year, will be held Friday by the U.S. Postal Service and Sealaska Heritage Institute.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the closure of chinook and chum salmon fishing in the Yukon River due to poor returns, donations of salmon to families in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region are being coordinated by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A strip club that once beckoned customers off a busy highway leading into Alaska's largest city is now a church offering salvation instead of temptation.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A pitching gem, a fielding show, spectacular steals and a team performance gave the Juneau Gastineau Channel Little League Major Baseball 10-12 year olds the District 2 Championship in a 6-1 win over Ketchikan on Saturday at Miller Field. The team completed a three-game sweep in its best-of-five series and earned a berth in the state championship at Anchorage next week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Another person has filed for the Juneau school board. Wiljordon V. Sangster joined incumbent president Elizabeth Siddon in running for the three open school board seats, according to the city clerk's list of certified candidates.