Claire Stremple worked as a reporter for KTOO and the Beacon before taking over as head of the Juneau KTOO also received acclaim from community leaders for its coverage of a record glacial outburst flood in August, including live video monitoring of conditions along the Mendenhall River and a four-part "Outburst "I obviously had some visions for the newsroom — flood coverage and collaboration with our video team the Alaska Press Club’s 2022 Public Service Award for a series of articles that exposed a backlog of food

severely injured by an apparent collision with a vessel sometime during the latter half of June in Glacier The whale identified as #2583, an adult of unknown sex that has been sighted in Glacier Bay and Icy Strait A map shows areas where speed restrictions are in place in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

A whale in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. (National Park Service photo) By the National Park Service Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Acting A map shows areas where speed restrictions are in place in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. This boundary is shown on NOAA nautical charts of Glacier Bay. Boaters are advised to verify whale waters designations prior to entering Glacier Bay by telephoning

First of new year's Fireside Lecture Series moved to Juneau Ranger District office The Mendenhall Glacier Rosemarie Alexander-Isett / For the Juneau Independent) By Jasz Garrett Juneau Independent The Mendenhall Glacier Forest Service, shovels a path at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. on Wednesday that ice and debris had clogged the drainage system at the visitor center, causing some flooding Although the visitor center is currently closed, the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area’s trails are

(Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Independent) Juneau residents will likely get to vote this fall on both a seasonal sales tax that’s higher during tourist season as well as a sales tax exemption for essential food and Juneau Assembly members modified their seasonal sales tax proposal on Wednesday night by removing food "They both pass and we get the outcome that we're looking for," he said, adding voters may be more likely Restaurant and other prepared/convenience foods would still be subject to the city’s sales tax that’s

Thursday about the incident outside Glacier Cinemas near the intersection of Cinema Drive and Mendenhall Bliss allegedly yelled statements to the girls "offering to take them home and asking if they wanted

For almost three decades the Southeast Alaska Food Bank has served people in Juneau, as well as other KTOO’s Mike Lane visited with Dan Parks, the executive director of the food bank, about the organization

Forest Service plan to revamp the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center to accommodate more tourists will

Forest Service said it would not move forward with constructing the Herbert Glacier cabin due to “the

States, counties and nonprofits are striving to continue their work to close racial health disparity (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) By Nada Hassanein Stateline Racial health disparities may widen as states The police murder of George Floyd in May 2020 also fueled a racial reckoning across the nation, prompting But states likely can’t replace all the lost federal dollars. shadow of the county’s Silicon Valley, still struggle with poverty — more than 27,000 children suffer food

deli meat at a sandwich shop — which can spread the pathogen to a far higher number of people and make Sandra Eskin, a food safety expert who worked in the office of food safety at the U.S. players construct a tower of wooden blocks and then remove the blocks one at a time while trying not to make “Whether it’s cuts in staff, cuts in funding that trickle down to the states, or late responses to outbreaks State impacts Infectious outbreaks like cyclosporiasis are typically investigated by state and local

They began clearing snow from Sít' Eetí Shaanáx Glacier Valley Elementary School on Wednesday, Jan. 7 Bartlett sent a message to families Wednesday afternoon that "we were hopeful that Sít' Eetí Shaanáx Glacier said the elementary school will be closed the rest of the week while the shoveling is completed and Glacier Juneau's disaster declaration in response to the recent heavy snowfall and this weekend's anticipated flooding "However, it will be the next in line once the roof at Sít' Eetí Shaanáx Glacier Valley is clear." •