Juneau Independent

Massive snowstorms of past hit when city lacked modern detection and removal equipment, led to changes in safety preparations and technical analysis.

The outer bark of trees evolved chiefly to protect the trees from pathogenic microbes, fungi, and some insects, and it may provide some incidental protection from damaging forces such as ice or falling branches. It is structurally and chemically resistant to damage and invasion, a set of adaptations that take different forms in different species. We observe some of the external differences along our trails — the ridged bark of hemlock, the scaly bark of spruces, and so on.

‘Each tenant may still open on their own timeline,’ announcement notes as reopening scheduled during Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday

Northern winter storm has Kodiak team grounded

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The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota, according to a Trump administration source, as state officials have also mobilized the National Guard . Having troops on standby does not mean a deployment is imminent or guaranteed, the Trump administration source said. ABC News first reported the preparations for a possible deployment. Two battalions from the Alaska-based 11th Airborne Division are on prepare-to-deplo

JDHS defeats Golden Bears, loses to East at T-Bird Classic Tournament.

15 prefiled proposals include limits on property assessment hikes, establishing a state spay and neuter program, and boosting inclusion of Indigenous cultures in education

Donald Trump said he will impose a 25% tariff on a slew of European countries including Denmark, Germany and the UK – until the US is allowed to purchase Greenland, in an escalation of the US president’s bid to claim the autonomous Danish territory.

Some of you might remember Jeff Brown as the funny, freewheeling prankster of the storied newsletter The Juneau What? Today Jeff Brown is living with advanced Parkinson's disease. As his health declines, he and his family now face eviction from the home they have occupied for nearly half a century — in the middle of winter — despite agreeing, in writing, to vacate at the end of February.

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Bill introduced before the start of the legislative session would help the state pay for action to address expensive and sometimes deadly events like landslides and floods, the sponsor says.