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Seawalk extension connecting all of Juneau’s cruise ship docks crosses major hurdle
Cruise ship passengers who arrive at Juneau’s farthest dock may not have to trek as far to get to downtown in the coming years…( Read...
14 hours ago1 min read


Seawalk extension connecting all of Juneau’s cruise ship docks crosses major hurdle
Cruise ship passengers who arrive at Juneau’s farthest dock may not have to trek as far to get to downtown in the coming years.
1 day ago1 min read


New UAS principal training program gets $100,000 grant to cover student tuition
The University of Alaska Southeast has received a grant to train school administrators at local school districts…( Read full story )
2 days ago1 min read


In third week of trial against former Juneau chiropractor, judge declares two charges a mistrial
Presiding Judge Larry Woolford declared a mistrial Wednesday for two of the 16 sexual assault and harassment charges against Jeff Fultz. Fultz will continue to stand trial for the remaining 14 charges.
Aug 151 min read


Struggling readers get extra support in summer school under Alaska Reads Act requirements
Teacher Janelle Ondrejka led a small, six-person reading group at Thunder Mountain Middle School in July. She called on students Astrid...
Aug 141 min read


Outburst, Episode 2: How we got here
Suicide Basin is a slurry of water, icebergs and silver silt between jagged peaks, and it’s the source of Juneau’s annual glacial...
Aug 141 min read


Weekly Wonder: The gray area around black and white
When speaking of killer whales, it’s easiest to start with numbers. Forty to 56 interlocking teeth. Bodies nearly 30 feet long and...
Aug 141 min read


More women testify in trial against former Juneau chiropractor
This was the second week of testimony in the trial against Jeffrey Fultz, a former Juneau chiropractor who is accused of assaulting more...
Aug 81 min read


Outburst, Episode 1: The Flood Zone
Hundreds of people in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley are living on the front line of a climate change disaster they didn’t see coming. This...
Aug 81 min read


Summer school program prepares incoming Juneau middle schoolers
Students used hammers to stamp different shapes into pieces of leather in the last moments of a maker space class at Thunder Mountain...
Aug 71 min read


Cave sediments found on Prince of Wales Island could help scientists understand Earth’s climate history
An unlikely discovery in a cave on Prince of Wales Island could help scientists understand Earth’s climate history.
Aug 61 min read


Registration for now privately-owned RALLY after-school program off to a rocky start
Registration for after-school child care in the Juneau School District opened last Friday, but the information the district provided to...
Aug 51 min read
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