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This Day in Juneau History: Sept. 10, 1986

On Sept. 10, 1986, the City and Borough of Juneau deputy mayor proposed the CBJ add $100,000 to Juneau’s education budget. The proposal was to… Continue reading

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2013 file photo, volunteers harvest hemp during the first known harvest of the plant in more than 60 years, in Springfield, Colo. Colorado is expected to reach another national first on cannabis Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, when state agriculture officials show off the first domestic certified hemp seeds. The Colorado Department of Agriculture has been working for years to produce hemp seeds that consistently produce plants low enough in the chemical THC to qualify as hemp and not its intoxicating cousin, marijuana. (AP Photo/P. Solomon Banda, File)

Colorado hits another cannabis first with certified hemp seed

DENVER — Colorado notched another nationwide first Wednesday involving cannabis when state agriculture officials showed off the first certified domestic hemp seeds.The Colorado Department of… Continue reading

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2013 file photo, volunteers harvest hemp during the first known harvest of the plant in more than 60 years, in Springfield, Colo. Colorado is expected to reach another national first on cannabis Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, when state agriculture officials show off the first domestic certified hemp seeds. The Colorado Department of Agriculture has been working for years to produce hemp seeds that consistently produce plants low enough in the chemical THC to qualify as hemp and not its intoxicating cousin, marijuana. (AP Photo/P. Solomon Banda, File)
Volunteer searchers look along Auke Lake for missing Ryan Harvey, 22, on Thursday.

Hikers find missing Juneau man with autism on trail near UAS

Police still don’t know how a Juneau man with autism ended up spending Wednesday night alone in the cold, half a mile from where he… Continue reading

Volunteer searchers look along Auke Lake for missing Ryan Harvey, 22, on Thursday.

Alaska only grows 4 percent of its food. Can we do better?

You can grow a 20-pound cucumber in Soldotna, but pay $5.79 for a one-pound bag of imported carrots in Kotzebue.When it comes to fruits and… Continue reading

This picture from the city's Community Development Department shows Sweetheart Lake covered in ice. The lake, which is about 37 miles southeast of downtown, is the proposed site of a new hydroelectric power facility.

Six years in the making: Juneau Hydropower secures license needed to operate

In 2010, Juneau Hydropower started down a long regulatory road to obtain a license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Now, six years and several… Continue reading

This picture from the city's Community Development Department shows Sweetheart Lake covered in ice. The lake, which is about 37 miles southeast of downtown, is the proposed site of a new hydroelectric power facility.
Destiny Neade of Fairbanks reacts afar receiving the first ever permit for a marijuana retail store in Alaska during a meeting of the Alaska Marijuana Control Board on Thursday in Anchorage. Neade and her husband, Nick, hope to open their Fairbanks store, Frozen Budz, by Oct. 1, 2016.

Pot regulators approve first retail license

ANCHORAGE — The owners of Frozen Budz have high hopes now that they’ve received Alaska’s first retail marijuana license.Destiny Neade, co-owner of the Fairbanks business,… Continue reading

Destiny Neade of Fairbanks reacts afar receiving the first ever permit for a marijuana retail store in Alaska during a meeting of the Alaska Marijuana Control Board on Thursday in Anchorage. Neade and her husband, Nick, hope to open their Fairbanks store, Frozen Budz, by Oct. 1, 2016.
Crews worked to clear this landslide that blocked Mitkof Highway in September of 2009.

Petersburg wants land exchange to stop logging plan

PETERSBURG — Petersburg Borough officials are seeking a land exchange to stop the Alaska Mental Health Trust from logging on a steep hillside where there’s… Continue reading

Crews worked to clear this landslide that blocked Mitkof Highway in September of 2009.
This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. More than 28,000 Americans died from overdosing on opiates in 2014, a record high for the nation. That’s 78 people per day, a number that doesn’t include the millions of family members, first responders and even taxpayers who feel the ripple of drug addiction in their daily lives. A rise in prescription painkillers is partially to blame: The sale of these drugs has quadrupled since 1999, and so has the number of Americans dying from an addiction to them. When prescriptions run out, people find themselves turning to the cheaper alternative heroin and, increasingly, the even more deadly drug fentanyl.

Alaska secures new grant funding for opioid research

KODIAK — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is set to receive nearly $3 million in federal funding each year to fight opioid… Continue reading

This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. More than 28,000 Americans died from overdosing on opiates in 2014, a record high for the nation. That’s 78 people per day, a number that doesn’t include the millions of family members, first responders and even taxpayers who feel the ripple of drug addiction in their daily lives. A rise in prescription painkillers is partially to blame: The sale of these drugs has quadrupled since 1999, and so has the number of Americans dying from an addiction to them. When prescriptions run out, people find themselves turning to the cheaper alternative heroin and, increasingly, the even more deadly drug fentanyl.

With hopes fading, Murkowski, lawmakers meet on energy bill

WASHINGTON — Congressional efforts to approve the first major energy bill in nearly a decade got a jump-start Thursday as lawmakers convened a long-delayed meeting… Continue reading

K2 Dronotics co-founder Ben Kellie operates a modified drone on Island Lake in Nikiski. He and his brother, Nick, were testing a prototype LiDAR system, a surveying technology that allows them to gather aerial data over snowy terrains.

Game of Drones: One company’s quest to survey Alaska

KENAI — How would an inspection of a 200-foot tower only accessible via Kenai Lake normally be done?A surveyor could row, row, row a boat,… Continue reading

K2 Dronotics co-founder Ben Kellie operates a modified drone on Island Lake in Nikiski. He and his brother, Nick, were testing a prototype LiDAR system, a surveying technology that allows them to gather aerial data over snowy terrains.

Washington man charged in $2.7-million Alaska fraud case

ANCHORAGE — A Washington state man suspected of bilking more than a dozen Alaskans of a total of $2.7 million was arrested Thursday after being… Continue reading

A screengrab from the U.S. National Weather Service Alaska Facebook page.

Strong wind, heavy rain likely in Southeast through Saturday

Between Thursday night and Saturday morning, Juneau is expected to get about four inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service.As moisture from ex-hurricane… Continue reading

A screengrab from the U.S. National Weather Service Alaska Facebook page.
Gov. Bill Walker speaks with Juneau Assembly members Jerry Nankervis, right, Maria Gladziszewski, Mary Becker and Kate Troll, left, after a special meeting on Thursday.

Gov. Walker stops by City Hall, talks vetoes with Assembly

During a special meeting Thursday afternoon, Gov. Bill Walker told the Juneau Assembly that he hopes never again to use his veto pen to the… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker speaks with Juneau Assembly members Jerry Nankervis, right, Maria Gladziszewski, Mary Becker and Kate Troll, left, after a special meeting on Thursday.
Searchers gather at the Juneau Police Department Mobile Command Center at UAS in the search of Ryan Harvey on Thursday.

Update: Autistic man who went missing near UAS found safe Thursday afternoon

Update: Read the most up-to-date story about how Ryan Harvey was found here.Update: The man reported missing near UAS, Ryan Harvey, has been found.He was… Continue reading

Searchers gather at the Juneau Police Department Mobile Command Center at UAS in the search of Ryan Harvey on Thursday.
About 100 people attend a rally at Twin Lakes Wednesday evening in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota over the construction of the 1,172-mile Dakota Access pipeline.

In solidarity with Standing Rock, Juneau rally opposes Dakota Access pipeline

As more than 150 tribes join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline, about a hundred people in… Continue reading

About 100 people attend a rally at Twin Lakes Wednesday evening in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota over the construction of the 1,172-mile Dakota Access pipeline.

Regulators delay decision to allow pot use in stores

JUNEAU — The board regulating Alaska’s fledgling legal marijuana industry started a two-day meeting Wednesday during which it was expected to approve licenses for the… Continue reading

BP has no Prudhoe gas marketing info to share, company says

BP has no Prudhoe gas marketing info to share, company says

BP Exploration Alaska hasn’t, and can’t, market its Prudhoe Bay natural gas, company officials wrote in the revised plan of development for the North Slope… Continue reading

BP has no Prudhoe gas marketing info to share, company says

Authorities to build up presence before N. Dakota pipeline ruling

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota authorities are recruiting law enforcement officers from across the state to guard the site of a protest in anticipation of… Continue reading

Feds release report on Chugach National Forest management

KENAI — The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with updating its management plan for the Chugach National Forest on the eastern part of the… Continue reading

In this Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 photo, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein prepares to spray-paint "I approve this message" in red paint on the blade of a bulldozer at a protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline in the area of Morton County, N.D. Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said Tuesday that authorities plan to pursue charges against Stein. (Alicia Ewen/KX News via AP)

Green Party’s Jill Stein charged with trespassing, mischief

A North Dakota judge issued a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, who is accused of spray-painting construction equipment… Continue reading

In this Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 photo, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein prepares to spray-paint "I approve this message" in red paint on the blade of a bulldozer at a protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline in the area of Morton County, N.D. Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said Tuesday that authorities plan to pursue charges against Stein. (Alicia Ewen/KX News via AP)