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Juneau and Anchorage youth shelters get $650,000 in federal grants for runaway and homeless youth
Youth shelters in Juneau and Anchorage are getting $650,000 in new federal grants to give runaway and homeless kids a safe place to stay and help getting home.
by Maggie AlaskaNews7h ago2 min read
Juneau two-bedroom rents rise 2.8%, but one-bedroom rents climb faster
Juneau's typical two-bedroom rent rose just 2.8% this spring, to $1,708. One-bedrooms were another story, up about 13% in the state's survey.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1d ago2 min read
Juneau's Suicide Basin refills fast as second release remains possible
Suicide Basin above Juneau is refilling after August's flood, and a second release could come anytime. None is forecast, and no flood watch is in effect.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min read
Former Permanent Fund CEO Angela Rodell joins new group active in Juneau and Sitka elections
Former Permanent Fund CEO Angela Rodell is now co-chair of a new independent expenditure group focused on Juneau and Sitka's Oct. 6 municipal elections.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min read
Juneau kelp farm study suggests minimal influence on fish and invertebrates
A federal study of two kelp farms near Juneau found minimal impact on fish and invertebrates, though a missed sampling trip prevented statistical confirmation.
by Bill AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Murkowski bill would modify and continue Snettisham's exemption from federal hydropower licensing
Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduced a bill Thursday to keep Juneau's Snettisham hydroelectric plant exempt from federal licensing rules, protecting the facility that supplies 70% of the city's power
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Tlingit & Haida delegates reelect Richard Peterson as president
Tlingit & Haida delegates reelected Richard Peterson as president Thursday and chose Clinton Cook as first vice president at the tribe's 91st Tribal Assembly.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
New independent expenditure group registers for Juneau and Sitka municipal elections
A new outside spending group signed up for Juneau and Sitka's Oct. 6 elections. It hasn't said who it's backing, only that it favors economic opportunity.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
Juneau nearly doubled what it gives Eaglecrest this year
Juneau nearly doubled its support for Eaglecrest this year. At the old number, the ski area said it would have to cut more than half its staff.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min read
Juneau Planning Commission approves second commercial tenant at Clinton Drive Domino's building
Juneau approved a second commercial tenant next to the Clinton Drive Domino's. Who actually moves in is still unknown, and no parking was added.
by Melinda Communities.News5d ago1 min read
Juneau's planning commission approved a subdivision plat it rejected in July
Juneau's planning commission turned this subdivision down in July over drainage. The Assembly sent it back, and on Tuesday it passed it.
by Melinda Communities.News5d ago1 min read
A federal grant funds Tlingit & Haida's plan to hear child protection cases
The Tlingit & Haida Tribal Court is preparing to open its own child protection cases, using authority Alaska courts recognized more than a decade ago.
by Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago3 min read
Juneau moves to ban electric motorcycles on nearly all public property
Juneau would ban electric motorcycles on nearly all public property, with exemptions for Montana Creek Trail and the off-road vehicle park.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
Juneau's JAMHI clinic gets $938,000 in congressionally directed funds to replace failing HVAC
Juneau has no road out. The clinic holding its primary care and behavioral health is getting federal money for failing HVAC and fire suppression.
by Melinda Communities.News6d ago2 min read
Juneau committee moves board recruitment plan out of resolution and into a letter
Juneau had 33 vacancies across its city boards. The plan to fill them was moved out of the resolution and into an attachment to a cover letter.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Juneau sets aside $4 million against a $12.9 million flood barrier loan
Juneau set aside $4 million Monday toward a $12.9 million state loan for HESCO flood barriers along the Mendenhall River, covering less than a third of the debt.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min read
Juneau's glacial flood bond vote would not reach voters until October 2027
Juneau can't vote on borrowing for permanent flood protection until October 2027, because the Army Corps won't have a cost estimate until then.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Juneau weighs a $27 million View Drive flood buyout with the homeowner share still unpriced
Sixteen of 18 View Drive homeowners are moving toward a federal flood buyout, but Juneau hasn't decided who carries the risk of collecting their share.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Juneau cut its museum hours by two-thirds and lost half its visitors
Juneau cut its city museum from 56 hours a week down to 22. Visitors and sales fell by about half, which is roughly what you would expect.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Juneau invented cruise ship shore power. Doing it again costs $111.5 million
Plugging Juneau's cruise berths into the grid now runs $111.5 million, up from $24.9 million. The city has spare hydropower about a quarter of the time.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Juneau's flood protection should be everyone's bill, three members say
Juneau's flood protection should be paid for by everyone, not just the people on the river, three Assembly members say. The bond vote slipped to 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Juneau staff recommend banning electric dirt bikes on all public property
Juneau staff recommend banning electric dirt bikes from all public property, citing safety concerns and comparing high-powered models to unlicensed motorcycles.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Juneau committee to weigh 10% tax on rental cars staged near cruise docks
Juneau is weighing a 10% excise tax on rental cars picked up near the cruise docks, which would push the total on some rentals to 24 percent.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Juneau's flood fix could top $600 million, and the city has $11 million
Juneau needs more than $600 million to hold back the glacial flood. It has $11 million so far, and no plan for where its share comes from.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min read
Juneau committee sends an unrequested $6 million state grant to the downtown Seawalk
Juneau got $6 million from the state it never asked for and is putting it toward the downtown Seawalk, enough to build the first phase without borrowing.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min read
Juneau taxpayers at large would carry $4.7 million of the Mendenhall barrier bill as a quarter of the district objects
Juneau Assembly appropriated about $1 million in tribal and FEMA grants for additional phases of Mendenhall River flood barriers and 2024 flood response after an August 2024 glacial outburst flood damaged roughly 290 residences.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Fish board committee to review Traditional Knowledge report process Sept. 25
Fish board members will review how Traditional Knowledge reports are handled Sept. 25. The notice proposes no change to Traditional Knowledge's place in regulation.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Air taxi operators said they overpaid. Juneau is redoing its fees.
Juneau's airport would cut fuel fees by two-thirds and raise landing fees, after air taxi operators said a 2019 error had them overpaying for years.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Juneau commission to weigh second tenant on Clinton Drive Domino's lot with no added parking
A second business wants into the Domino's building on Clinton Drive with no new parking, and the neighbors who fought the 2024 permit are back.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Suicide Basin levels drop, signaling a possible new release above Mendenhall
Suicide Basin's water level dropped sharply Tuesday, possibly signaling another release. Nothing is flooding, and secondary releases run far smaller.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Juneau youth board reviews $3,605 in travel requests from two teen athletes
Two Juneau teenagers earned spots at competitions Outside and are asking the city for airfare. The fund they are asking from ended last year with $1,237 left.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Juneau Assembly votes 6-2 to table nonprofit sales tax ordinance indefinitely
Juneau Assembly voted 6-2 Monday to table a nonprofit sales tax ordinance indefinitely, blocking a measure that would have narrowed tax exemptions starting January 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Juneau aging commission chair asks Assembly to fix or cancel paratransit contract
Juneau seniors and wheelchair riders are missing paratransit pickups under Ground Transportation Solutions. The aging commission chair asked the Assembly to fix or cancel the contract before winter.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Juneau's city-owned ski area has carried EPA's most urgent water violation for six months
Juneau's city-owned Eaglecrest Ski Area has carried the EPA's most urgent drinking water violation for six months, with no record of it being resolved.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
A dam licensed near Juneau 10 years ago still isn't built, and its deadline just passed
A dam licensed near Juneau a decade ago was never built, its construction deadline just expired, and the local utility says the town doesn't need the power.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Alaska's new ethics law names the wrong person in a complaint
Alaska's new ethics law tells the committee to meet with the wrong person in a complaint. The ethics committee voted to ask for a fix.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
A free Juneau talk on how a manuscript becomes a book
Two editors from the press that publishes the University of Alaska's books will explain how a manuscript becomes a book, at a free Juneau talk Saturday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Juneau's Fourth of July parade committee disbands after free-speech flap
Juneau's July 4th parade has no organizer for 2027 — the committee disbanded weeks after barring a veteran's anti-war banner. The record doesn't say why.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Test flash flood warning to air in Juneau Sept. 23 for Salmon Creek Dam
Juneau's weather radios and broadcasts will sound a "Flash Flood Warning" on Sept. 23 — but it's only a test of the Salmon Creek Dam alert system.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Alaska's labor board needs a public member, a job of 15 to 20 days a year
Alaska's labor relations board is accepting applications to fill one vacant public seat, requiring labor relations background and about two hours monthly.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
