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Police blotter for Aug. 4
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Aug 62 min read


As federal protections fade, disabled Americans fear a return to institutions
Legal challenges and funding cuts threaten to unravel community-based disability services.
Aug 69 min read


Alaska superintendents drill down on education policy with some gubernatorial candidates
Six candidates for Alaska governor and lieutenant governor from across the political spectrum appeared side-by-side in a room full of superintendents and school officials in Juneau, promising that boosting education funding would be a priority of their administration, if elected.
Aug 67 min read


Hard pitch work pays off for soccer stars Carroll, Erickson, Mazon
Olympic Development Program selects Juneau’s Crimson Bears trio to western regional team.
Aug 54 min read


How to prepare for this year’s glacial lake outburst flood
As a release from Suicide Basin looms, steps to take and information.
Aug 54 min read


Price tag for Trump’s D.C. deployment of National Guard: $1.4B more through 2029
The deployment of National Guard troops hailing from all across the country to Washington, D.C., is expected to cost taxpayers more than $1.4 billion in additional funds through 2029.
Aug 53 min read


New Amalga gold mine approved for faster federal permitting process, but how fast remains unclear
The unapproved project has no official timeline and is awaiting a permitting schedule.
Aug 54 min read


Dzantik’i Heeni Playground and two other parks expected to open this fall
Two parks in Lemon Creek, one in Mendenhall Valley near completion.
Aug 54 min read


Plaintiffs drop four-year-old lawsuit that alleged misconduct in Alaska’s foster care system
A New York-based child welfare advocacy group has dropped a lawsuit against the Alaska Office of Children’s Services that alleged widespread misconduct by the state’s foster care system.
Aug 52 min read


CBJ shouldn’t just accept highest offer for City Hall
What to do with the old City Hall is not merely a financial issue. Its location makes that property central to downtown Juneau, and it would be appalling if it turned into yet another tanzanite or T-shirt shop that is closed in the winter.
Aug 51 min read


Gasline update: Dunleavy tells policy group it will cost ‘upwards of $65, $70 billion’; stalemate lingers
Statement made in June exceeds official estimate of $44.5B to $54.5B; his office says he misspoke, but similar amounts — and higher — have been referenced by officials.
Aug 54 min read


Thank you, but let’s keep going on flood protections
As someone who lives in the flood zone, I want to thank the City and Borough of Juneau for the work that has gone into preparing our community for this year’s glacial outburst flood.
Aug 51 min read
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