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CBJ seeks public input on Comprehensive Plan
(City and Borough of Juneau photo) The City and Borough of Juneau is in the process of updating the community’s Comprehensive Plan. The...
Sep 121 min read
One week left for Juneau Chamber of Commerce annual awards nominations
The main ballroom at Centennial Hall before the Juneau Chamber of Commerce’s annual gala in 2024. (Juneau Chamber of Commerce photo)...
Sep 121 min read
Out with the old, in with the new: Forest Service replaces mountaintop communications shelters
Rocket-like cones seen recently at Juneau’s airport were decommissioned equipment being replaced Four decommissioned radio communications...
Sep 122 min read
Legislative Council OKs lawsuit against Dunleavy for executive order creating Department of Agriculture
Legislators says governor violating state constitution by introducing order already rejected earlier this year; Dunleavy argues no such limit exists.
Sep 124 min read
DOJ is sharing state voter roll lists with Homeland Security
Alaska among states that have turned over its voter list and other data at behest of Trump administration.
Sep 124 min read
What’s really at stake by rescinding the Roadless Rule
As I wrote in the Juneau Empire four years ago, it “would be an epic battle” if the Roadless Rule protected 9.4 million acres of the Tongass National from development. “But it’s really an argument over 1.8% of what the statement erroneously implies.”
Sep 123 min read
New estimate projects 50% less Alaska state revenue from proposed Willow oil project
Some state officials have pinned their hopes on new oil revenue as a solution to the state’s ongoing budget woes.
Sep 123 min read
Midnight mudslide hits houses, cars in Sitka
Two houses and a number of parked vehicles were damaged late Wednesday night by debris from a small landslide that fell from Cedar Heights Road down to Cascade Creek Road.
Sep 124 min read
From rain-drenched mountains to Arctic permafrost, Alaska landslides pose hazards
Scientists with government agencies and academia depend on each other and the public to help keep track of risky spots. Federal funding may be at risk, though
Sep 128 min read
Murkowski, Sullivan vote with Republicans against measure seeking release of Epstein files
In the U.S. House, Rep. Nick Begich III has not signed a petition that would force a vote on the issue
Sep 125 min read
Carlos Boozer Jr. inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Elite hoops club welcomes former JDHS Crimson Bears legend who became a two-time NBA All-Star, member of 2008 USA Olympic team.
Sep 1115 min read
Questions and reflections with Carlos Boozer
The following is from an interview with Carlos Boozer Jr. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, four days after he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Sep 119 min read
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