Juneau

Skagway wind advisory runs until 1 p.m. Thursday, gusts near 40 mph

Skagway gets a wind advisory for Thursday morning, with gusts near 40 mph. Tie down loose gear, and ferry riders may want to check before heading to the dock.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Federal managers weigh permit letting a Bering Sea trawler donate halibut it now must discard

One Bering Sea trawler could give food banks the halibut it now has to throw overboard, under a federal permit open for comment through Oct. 16.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Tlingit & Haida gets $300,000 to build dementia services for Southeast elders

Tlingit & Haida received $300,000 to hire dementia staff, screen elders, and connect them to regional services through 2029.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Sealaska Heritage Institute wins federal grant for Juneau's Tlingit language school program

Sealaska Heritage Institute won a five-year federal grant for Juneau's Tlingit language school program, months after warning it would lose its principal.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau resolution would encourage employers to let workers serve on city boards during work hours

Juneau Assembly may review a resolution encouraging employers to let workers serve on city boards during paid work time, citing 33 unfilled board vacancies.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 22

Follows: Juneau committee moves board recruitment plan out of resolution and into a letter

Board of Fisheries takes written comments through Oct. 13 for its October work session

The Board of Fisheries meets in Anchorage Oct. 28-29 to decide which off-cycle proposals to take up. Want a say? Written comments only, due Oct. 13.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Follows: Board of Fisheries committee weighs how to let the public weigh in on last-minute rewrites

AlaskaCare retiree plan proposes adding licensed massage therapists as providers in 2027

State retirees in the AlaskaCare defined benefit plan could see licensed massage therapists recognized as providers in 2027. Comments are due Oct. 19.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Norton Sound Health Corp. gets federal grant for youth sexual health and life skills classes

Norton Sound Health Corp. will teach sexual health and life skills to young people in Nome and 15 Bering Strait villages under a five-year federal grant.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Tlingit & Haida gets $1.05 million for youth classes in Juneau and Angoon and help for kinship caregivers

Tlingit & Haida landed about $1.05 million in federal grants for teen pregnancy-prevention classes in Juneau and Angoon and help for relatives raising kids.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Weather Service cancels Ketchikan wind advisory early after gusts fall short of forecast

Ketchikan's windstorm came in under budget: forecasters warned of 50 mph gusts, the airport topped out around 36, and the advisory ended three hours early.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: New independent expenditure group registers for Juneau and Sitka municipal elections

State labor agency holds public refresher on collective bargaining Tuesday

Ever wonder how public workers' contracts get made? A management guy and a union guy walk through it Tuesday at a state session in Anchorage and on Zoom.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Mar 11

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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Suicide Basin levels drop, signaling a possible new release above Mendenhall

Wisconsin-based organizing group recruits paid Alaskans to talk with friends before the Nov. 3 election

A Wisconsin group is offering Alaskans "up to $250+" to talk with friends about the PFD and cost of living. It's part of a national program.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Board of Fisheries committee weighs how to let the public weigh in on last-minute rewrites

ishermen say the fish board rewrites proposals after they've testified. A committee chewed on it Friday and changed nothing yet. Round two comes in October.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska Municipal League sets Oct. 23 deadline for 2027 resolutions

Got a gripe with Juneau or Washington? If you're a city council or borough assembly, the Alaska Municipal League wants it in writing by Oct. 23.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Typhoon Dujuan's remnants bring heavy rain, swells and a gale warning to Southeast Alaska this weekend

Typhoon Dujuan's remnants bring heavy swells, rounds of heavy rain and a gale west of Yakutat to Southeast Alaska this weekend. Friday stays dry.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska household electricity prices rose 5.6 percent from a year earlier in July, federal data show

Alaska households paid 28.83 cents per kilowatt-hour in July, up 5.6 percent from a year ago and over 10 cents above the national average. The fridge noticed.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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.News1mo 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.News1mo ago1 min read

Follows: Juneau commission to weigh second tenant on Clinton Drive Domino's lot with no added parking

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 AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Hiker injured by bear on Jones Point Trail in Haines

A hiker attacked by a bear on the Jones Point Trail got herself out. It is the second bear attack in Haines in under a month, and both bears are loose.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

The Supreme Court will rule on Dunleavy's agriculture department after he's gone

The Supreme Court will decide after the election whether Dunleavy could create an agriculture department by order. He'll be gone by the time it matters.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

MEA surveys members on potential data center development

MEA is polling members about data centers while the state weighs handing 20,000 acres in its territory to AIDEA for a plan that lists data centers.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo 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.News1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 14

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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Juneau's flood protection should be everyone's bill, three members say

Yakutat wind advisory expires; top gust 37 mph

Yakutat braced for gusts of 60 mph this weekend. The airport topped out at 37. Nobody in town is complaining that the forecast turned out wrong.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Draft Southeast plan omits Juneau-Skagway road, comment closes Oct. 19

The road from Juneau to Skagway has been argued about for twenty years. The state's new plan for Southeast does not mention it even one time.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read