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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first home run of the season for the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears came with a bonus on Saturday _ three of them. Junior Anna Dale’s first career home run blast into the left field corner in the bottom of the third inning off Sitka pitcher Harlee Nelson bounced just fair inside the foul line pole above the fence for a grand slam that brought home sophomores Peyton Carson from third base, Saelyr Hunt from second and Mariah Schauwecker from first and put the Crimson Bears up 12-1.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons baseball team split a conference series with the visiting Sitka Wolves on Saturday at Adair Kennedy Field, winning the opener 9-8 and falling in the night cap 14-1. The Falcons also lost a non-conference game on Friday 6-4 to the Wolves.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School softball team won its second run-shortened game in three days against Sitka on Saturday at Dimond Park Fields, completing a two-game sweep of the visiting Wolves. The Falcons earned a 9-1 five-inning win Saturday after beating the Wolves 10-0 on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska - Juneau-Douglas 2019 graduate Arne Ellefson-Carnes, now running at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, will be competing in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships today and Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Crimson Bears softball seniors will take the last swings from their home plate tonight at 7:30 p.m. on Melvin Park Field, a year too late for those who lost last season to the coronavirus shutdown, and way too early for the current crop of players that still have to deal with the pandemics lingering effects.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Conference is out with its 2025 Economic Plan for the region.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is holding a community update on Tuesday to talk about the updated masking guidelines and what they mean for Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two new resident cases of COVID-19 were identified for the period between May 15 and 17 in Juneau. One case is attributed to out-of-state travel and the other is secondary transmission

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A bill that would temporarily increase unemployment benefits from the state passed the Alaska House of Representatives on Monday. HB 151 still needs to be approved by the Senate.

Buckland, Alaska (KINY) - A disaster has been declared for the Northwest Alaska City of Buckland and Native Village of Buckland after an ice jam on the Buckland River caused severe flooding in the city.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Division of Forestry encourages folks to celebrate the day by Planting a tree, Taking a stroll through the woods, Start recycling paperproducts, or just do an activity of your choosing to celebrate.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Republican Party Chairman Glenn Clary has resigned from his position after accepting a job at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Kenai, Alaska (AP) — Alaska public health officials say nearly half of the state's residents 16 and older have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Wilderness Discoverer, owned by Uncruise Adventures, departed Juneau Sunday for the first time in 19 months.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A North Pole man was was arrested by Alaska State Troopers Sunday for driving with a revoked license.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A resident of Mexico has been charged by Alaska Wildlife Troopers at the Sitka Post for making false statements to obtain resident fishing, hunting, and crew licenses in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first home run of the season for the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears came with a bonus on Saturday _ three of them. Junior Anna Dale’s first career home run blast into the left field corner in the bottom of the third inning off Sitka pitcher Harlee Nelson bounced just fair inside the foul line pole above the fence for a grand slam that brought home sophomores Peyton Carson from third base, Saelyr Hunt from second and Mariah Schauwecker from first and put the Crimson Bears up 12-1.