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Tsunami expert shares tips for Southeast Alaska
In between events is the best time to prepare.
Jul 31, 20254 min read
Trump’s big proposed cuts to health and education spending rebuffed by US Senate panel
U.S. Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, left, and the top Democrat on the committee, Sen. Patty Murray of...
Jul 31, 20256 min read
Alaska legislators prepare to consider veto overrides in special session — but which ones?
Leading lawmakers say they only expect to meet briefly when the special session opens on Saturday in Juneau.
Jul 31, 20255 min read
Human remains recovered in 2004 ID’d with new DNA analysis as Darryl Bruce Fawcett, missing since 1999
Fawcett, a Juneau resident living on the streets, was found by a diver five years later in deep water by Merchants Wharf.
Jul 31, 20252 min read
Obituary: Peggy J. Chaplin
Peggy J. Chaplin, aged 83, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2025, in Auburn, California.
Jul 31, 20252 min read
Juneau residential utility rates will increase by 5% starting in August
That’s after the Juneau Assembly voted in June to increase residential water and sewer rates by 5% this fiscal year. The rate will...
Jul 31, 20251 min read
Man medevaced to Seattle with head injury after being thrown to the ground by JPD during confrontation
Video of incident near Douglas Public Library shared widely on social media; police say man acted aggressively toward officer and resisted arrest.
Jul 31, 20252 min read
Alaska Science Forum: The war within the aspen leaves
The caterpillar stage of the aspen leaf miner feeds on a leaf. (Photo by Ned Rozell) On one of the friendliest platforms imaginable, a...
Jul 31, 20253 min read
Police blotter for July 29
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Jul 31, 20251 min read
SHI announces apprentices in Hoonah for next Totem Pole Trail installation
(Sealaska Heritage Institute photo) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has selected two apprentices in Hoonah to work under master carver...
Jul 31, 20252 min read
Experiencing some of the best of Juneau under difficult circumstances
Grante Creek Basin. (City and Borough of Juneau photo) As many readers may know, I recently fell, broke my ankle and had to get...
Jul 31, 20253 min read
Blending meetings with personal travel – the trend toward “bleisure”
Anyone who’s attended a conference, convention, or large meeting knows the scene: after registering and picking up your badge and other information, you look around the foyer to see small groups of colleagues greeting each other, setting appointments, and making plans. Networking, sharing information, and the business of business has already begun.
Jul 31, 20252 min read
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