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On The Trails: On the Outer Point Trail
On a day in mid-May with alternating sun and showers, a friend and I took a stroll on the Outer Point Trail. Our original intent was a walk on the Rainforest Trail, but that idea was jettisoned vigorously and immediately upon seeing a horde of tourists beginning a guided tour there. The Outer Point Trail was ours for a time, and a few others came later.
May 173 min read
Capital City Invitational ends with high state stakes set
Region V athletes jump, run, throw well, compete excellently.
May 1715 min read
The river isn't the problem, Affordable Juneau is
A recent opinion piece by former mayoral candidate and prominent member of Affordable Juneau, Angela Rodell, made an assertion that our focus, as a city, should prioritize the annual floods that have caused incredible amounts of property damage to Juneauites, and have necessitated incredible feats of engineering to mitigate, rather than prioritizing those services and facilities that CBJ may need to discontinue due to a sudden decrease in revenue.
May 163 min read
Proposed New Polaris mine raises concerns about Taku River salmon, but mining company assures safegaurds
Canagold Resources, the company proposing to open the New Polaris gold mine on the Tulsequah River in British Columbia, says it’s taking steps to protect the environment.
May 161 min read
Annual memorial honors officer sacrifice, resilience during National Police Week
Wreath laying ceremony remembers the fallen lives of ‘service, courage.’
May 165 min read
Education funding predictability bill advances as legislators negotiate agenda for final days of session
HB 261 by Andi Story, D-Juneau, gets significant changes in Senate committee hearings, but retains core goal of ensuring school districts know sooner how much funding they have.
May 163 min read
Sustainable Alaska: Rapid response
Environmental change is making it harder to rely on the way we’ve traditionally responded to extreme events. What used to be rare — “storms of the century” or major disruptions — now feels increasingly common. Cold snaps, heat waves, floods, and landslides are happening more often and with greater intensity.
May 163 min read
Police blotter for May 14
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
May 161 min read
CBJ reminds public of costs and fines of illegal dumping
This spring, the Juneau Police Department (JPD) and the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Streets Division remind residents of the penalties of illegal dumping within the municipality as they respond to an increase in reports of trash dumped and vehicles abandoned on both public and private property.
May 161 min read
Alaska’s seafood industry employs 41K workers, accounts for 7% of state GDP
The latest report from Juneau-based Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute says the seafood industry remains a cornerstone of Alaska’s economy.
May 161 min read
Alaska Legislature nears final approval of smaller city councils, budget training for school boards
Alaska’s smallest towns and villages would be allowed to shrink their city councils under a bill that neared final passage Friday in the Alaska Legislature.
May 162 min read
Capital City Invitational begins with record marks
JDHS' Mangaccat, Taualo-Tasi, PHS’ Flint, Anderson, Sitka’s Kubik, Skagway's Borst all win
May 167 min read
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