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Local bears pack on the pounds before they drowse
Pre-hibernation trash munching driving uptick in nuisance calls.
Oct 273 min read


Cascade Point terminal has offsetting ferry impacts, big pluses for new mine, state study finds
DOT economic analysis touts overall benefits of new port; some AMHS board members attack findings as a misguided sales pitch.
Oct 278 min read


Halloween Half & 5K features mass scare of participants
Record number of outlandishly costumed and others run.
Oct 2615 min read


Sinking of the Sophia: A futile search for survivors and ongoing efforts to remember those who perished
Global attention after 1918 shipwreck was on end of WW I and Spanish flu epidemic, but annual memorial and other tributes recall victims of West Coast’s worst marine disaster.
Oct 268 min read


Princess Sophia victims remembered at sinking anniversary in Evergreen Cemetery
Those gathering include a relative of a passenger from the 1918 sinking and a historian who has made 200 dives at the shipwreck site.
Oct 263 min read


JDHS spikers battle at Dimond Service Invitational
Crimson Bears keep building resume for state competition.
Oct 252 min read


JDHS earns Skagway Invitational wrestling team title
Seven Crimson Bears earn weight bracket championships.
Oct 252 min read


Sinking of the Sophia: ‘For God’s sake hurry, the water is coming into my room,’ final radio dispatch pleads
Steamship’s ability to use lifeboats was limited after striking reef and severe storm kept rescue ships from providing help. Part two of a three-part series.
Oct 253 min read


Telephone Hill supporters circulate petition, consider Assembly recalls and lawsuits, as Nov. 1 evictions loom
Efforts aimed at deterring city leaders from proceeding with demolition of historic homes as part of redevelopment plan, but some advocates acknowledge odds are slim.
Oct 244 min read


Sinking of the Sophia: 1918 autumn events reveal community resilience leading up to disaster
Steamship collision with reef north of Juneau 107 years ago killed more than 350 people aboard at a time Juneau was dealing with other tragedies.
Oct 244 min read


Haunted Garage offers the treat of hope this Halloween
Bad scares for a good cause: Earls family raises funds for Cure for Cade, Southeast Alaska Food Bank.
Oct 245 min read


School board ponders using $1.5M from closed RALLY program for DZ playground, other purposes
Finance Committee suggests returning about $1M of the funds to CBJ — then possibly asking for some back for other uses — and reallocating the rest for items to be determined by full board.
Oct 233 min read
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