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Four candidates for District 2 Assembly seat, three for Areawide seat, three for two school board seats
Mila Cosgrove is only candidate to file for District 1 Assembly seat by Monday’s deadline; all other races in Oct. 6 municipal election set to be competitive.
Jul 2712 min read


Technically another special session for gasline begins, but without a bill for legislators to consider
Dunleavy says he will ‘continue meeting with all parties’ before submitting proposal to Legislature; a few House and Senate members convene and quickly adjourn until Friday.
Jul 274 min read


Five ‘mid-term’ flood solutions, including $1.5B steel wall along Mendenhall River, detailed in Army Corps report to CBJ
Residents worry high-cost wall could deter long-term solution; city manager says options won’t get further scrutiny until after this year's outburst.
Jul 277 min read


Assembly to consider bond and sales tax items for ballot, plus repeal of tax exemptions Monday
$16M school bond, $9.4M utility bond, renewal of 3% sales tax on agenda; members also set to vote on tax breaks for nonprofits, historic property repairs and agent commissions.
Jul 273 min read


Gress breaks own Juneau women’s marathon record, Mitchell tops men’s field
Jenna Wiersma wins women’s half, Brendan Fant sprints to men’s half marathon win.
Jul 2614 min read


One Assembly, two school board seats uncontested ahead of Monday’s filing deadline
Tourism activist Karla Hart and former candidate David Lee Morris join District 2 contest; Areawide Assembly has two candidates; other races have one candidate per seat.
Jul 263 min read


Man suspected of armed confrontation arrested after police surround Mendenhall Valley home
Hemaloto Fotu, 55, accused of threatening to shoot another man in neighborhood; JPD sends drone inside residence to locate suspect.
Jul 262 min read


Attitudes about Southeast’s business climate a bit better, but pessimism in Juneau rises in annual study
62% of regional business leaders say they’re optimistic about current conditions, but big differences in responses exist among communities and industries.
Jul 257 min read


Gastineau Junior All-Stars fall in regional opener
Juneau loses to Hawaii's Central Maui Little League 28-1 in Junior Baseball West Region.
Jul 243 min read


Making five-ship limit mandatory rather than voluntary sought by trio of Assembly members
Proposed ordinance set for introduction Monday intended to enforce daily cap citywide, including any cruise ships docking at Goldbelt’s private dock in West Douglas.
Jul 243 min read


Residents downtown petition city to remove 'armed encampment' following death of bear
No charges have been filed or citations issued for shooting of yearling earlier this month, according to Alaska State Troopers; investigation ongoing.
Jul 244 min read


Herbert River Rollick rallies recreators together against Amalga Mine
‘We all live here, so there’s different reasons we want to protect this place.’
Jul 247 min read
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