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‘Special weather statement’: OK, so maybe Juneau will set the all-time winter snow record today after all
Snowfall early Monday unofficially puts airport about an inch shy of all-time high; advisory issued Monday afternoon calls for 1-3" of snow by this evening.
Mar 232 min read


Rough draft of revised Tongass plan envisioning more resource development released for public comment
Forest Service refers to document as ‘preliminary draft plan content’; proposes increasing annual timber harvests to 72M board feet, up from 46M in plan last revised in 2016.
Mar 233 min read


Juneau sets daily and monthly snow records – but not winter record after discovery of error in historic data
3.6" on Sunday gives Juneau 195.8" since Oct. 1, surpassing 194.3" in 1964-65; but discovery of ’missing’ 7.5" in 2006-07 means record is 197.9", according to weather service.
Mar 232 min read


First games show Gold Medal spirit is still on the court
Haines runs past Klawock, Hoonah nips Angoon, Kake women win, Yakutat women victorious, Hoonah masterful.
Mar 236 min read


Cast a ballot and wait for the plane. In Alaska, a grace period for ballots is seen as a necessity
Many worry that a case from Mississippi challenging whether ballots received after Election Day can be counted in federal elections could end Alaska's practice of accepting late-arriving ballots. Alaska counts ballots if they are postmarked by Election Day and received within 10 days, or 15 days for overseas voters in general elections.
Mar 225 min read


3 hurt, including child with possible head trauma, when truck hits median on ‘extremely slick’ Egan Drive
CCFR issues safety warning, closure of Thane Road planned as Juneau within 2.1" of all-time winter snowfall record as of 11:59 p.m. Saturday; forecast says record may occur Sunday.
Mar 222 min read


Braves outlast Whalers in triple-overtime state championship game
Mt. Edgecumbe topples powerhouse Barrow for Alaska’s 3A boys crown.
Mar 2213 min read


Sitka falls to Nome in third/fifth-place state game
Wolves give it all in season finale against Nanooks at March Madness tournament.
Mar 227 min read


US Forest Service staffing in Southeast down 30% from a year ago
Leadership at agency in flux as plans shift for managing 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest, officials say
Mar 214 min read


Juneau-Douglas girls season ends against prestigious Wasilla basketball program
Crimson Bears lose to Warriors 69-42 in consolation bracket semifinal at state tournament
Mar 208 min read


Crimson Bears boys end season with strong effort at state
JDHS plays down to the wire in 64-61 consolation bracket semifinal loss to athletic Service.
Mar 207 min read


Teachers union, Juneau School District reach tentative contract agreement
Pact with 9.25% pay hike over two years must still be OK’d by educators and school board, comes days after JEA members authorized a strike 13 months after start of negotiations
Mar 203 min read
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