Salmon Creek Development Co. has asked the federal government for permission to dredge a portion of Gastineau Channel.The plan was announced in a public notice… Continue reading
When the University of Alaska Board of Regents voted unanimously on Wednesday to put the headquarters of the College of Education at University of Alaska… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has unveiled a $4.2 billion state budget proposal that includes a new gasoline tax, the diversion of Permanent Fund earnings to government… Continue reading
Juneau will be a boomtown today.Between 9 a.m. and noon, residents in Douglas, West Juneau, Thane Road and downtown Juneau will hear a series of… Continue reading
Juneau’s downtown Foodland grocery store doesn’t have a drive-thru entrance, but a Sunday night driver apparently tried to make one of his own.About 4:50 p.m.,… Continue reading
There’s no truth to the rumor that a homeless person died of exposure in downtown Juneau last week.“I spent half of Friday trying to track… Continue reading
The town of Pelican calls itself “closest to the Fish,” but today it’s also closest to the snow.A yardstick will just about disappear in the… Continue reading
The head of the state agency that regulates the alcohol and marijuana industries is quitting.On Wednesday, Cynthia Franklin wrote in a letter to the members… Continue reading
A man shot by a JPD officer will be released from jail in Washington state once he pays $10,000 bail, court records reveal. It was… Continue reading
Juneau’s first police shooting in nine years came at the hands of one of the department’s most experienced officers.JPD on Monday announced that on Saturday… Continue reading
A 38-year-old Juneau man is in serious but stable condition in a Seattle hospital after being shot by a Juneau Police Department officer Saturday morning.According… Continue reading
It’s a story familiar to anyone who reads the news. A nation is invaded by a foreign power. To defend itself, that nation sells its… Continue reading
New statistics reveal the state of Alaska’s job market is in the worst shape since the recession of the late 1980s.In a report released Friday,… Continue reading
The state of Alaska has chosen a familiar group to conduct standardized tests for students across the state.On Thursday, the Alaska Department of Education and… Continue reading
Smoking will soon be extinguished in all public housing across the United States, but the Alaska Public Housing Finance Corporation is planning to move quickly… Continue reading
Juneau’s electric company is planning a pair of programs to encourage electric-car use.In a filing this week with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, Alaska Electric… Continue reading
Tera Ollila was smiling when she became one of the first people to legally buy marijuana in Juneau.When it came time to talk to a… Continue reading
If Juneau had its way, Hillary Clinton would be president.It doesn't, and she won't.According to the Alaska Division of Election, turnout in this year's general… Continue reading
Even the mayor was there.On Wednesday night, Rainforest Farms made the first legal sale of marijuana in Juneau and the first in Alaska off the… Continue reading
It’s not the night before Christmas, but not a creature will be stirring in many state offices Friday. Employees can give thanks to budget cuts.The… Continue reading
