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August 19 Assembly meetings moved to Centennial Hall
6 p.m. – Assembly Human Resources Committee Meeting. Agenda/packet: https://juneau-ak.municodemeetings.com/bc-hrc/page/assembly-human-resources-committee-16 Agenda/packet: https://juneau-ak.municodemeetings.com/bc-assembly/page/regular-assembly-meeting-2024-20 Instructions for Public Participation. The public may participate in person or via Zoom webinar. Testimony time will be limited by the Mayor based on the number of participants. Members of the public that want to provide oral...
Join Juneau Rotary Clubs for Fish Creek shelter ribbon-cutting on August 21
Join Juneau Rotary Clubs for Fish Creek shelter ribbon-cutting on August 21. The Rotary Clubs of Juneau will celebrate the completion of the new Fish Creek Park shelter with a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, August 21 at 6 p.m. The community is invited to join for a first look at the newest addition to Juneau’s outdoor recreation facilities.
City looking to hire a public relations firm
With only a few weeks left at the job, outgoing City Manager Glenn Steckman presented a host of requests for proposals to the Nome Common Council last Monday of things to be done prior to his departure: RFP’s for renovation and wiring projects for city facilities, for towing services of wrecked and dilapidated vehicles and, most importantly, the hiring of a public relations firm with the task of assisting the city to stem the tide of misinformation on social media.
Citizen Firearm Training Contractor Selected
Firearms training for Borough residents will likely begin in September. Phalanx Academy, L-L-C, is the selected contractor for the training. Proposed by Borough District 7 Assemblymember Ron Bernier, funding for the training is a response to the lack of Alaska State Trooper presence in the Upper Valley. Four firms responded...
Fall beluga monitoring opens on the Kenai, Kasilof Rivers
The Alaska Beluga Monitoring Program’s fall season for the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers begins today. The NOAA-led program relies on volunteers to track Cook Inlet beluga whales entering and exiting the rivers. Observations, including beluga numbers, behaviors and interactions are reported back to NOAA. Teresa Becher is the program’s...
Upper Kuskokwim community of McGrath grapples with dayslong phone outages
Residents of the upper Kuskokwim River community of McGrath say mobile and landline communications have been patchy or non-existent since at least Aug. 10. According to city administrator Greg Knight, landlines were still down as of the afternoon of Aug. 15, while mobile calls remained “very spotty.” Knight said that he first noticed the landline issue on Aug. 10, when he found that his office phone had no dial tone. That same day, he said, the phone issues went from a hassle to a public safety risk.
‘Teen Mom OG’ Alum Bristol Palin Shares Son Moved To Alaska
Teen Mom OG alum Bristol Palin had to celebrate her son Tripp Johnston’s first day of school from a distance, as she revealed he has moved back to Alaska. The 33-year-old mom shared festive snaps of her other children, Sailor Grace and Atlee Bay, on their first day and then revealed that her eldest son had traveled back to Alaska “to finish out high school closer to his dad and our entire family.”
Tragic Accident: Texas Man Plummets To Death In Alaskan Waterfall
Texas is not known for large, cascading waterfalls, and our opportunities for river rafting are somewhat limited. It's not surprising that an adventurous soul would travel thousands of miles to experience the thrill of the water in Alaska. Sadly, that adventure ended tragically for one Texas man. Larry Keith Erwin,...
In America’s largest state House district, six people vie for a seat in the Alaska Legislature
When Republican Rep. Mike Cronk of Tok suddenly became a Senate candidate earlier this year, it set off a scramble. His decision to seek Fairbanks Republican Sen. Click Bishop’s seat meant there was no longer an incumbent representative in America’s geographically largest state House district. Six candidates, acting on short notice, signed up to fill […]
Alaska mental-health provider Akeela sued over delayed data breach warning
A Washington woman is suing Alaska-based behavioral health provider Akeela Inc. after a 2023 data breach. The federal class-action lawsuit claims it wasn’t until last month that the nonprofit told former patients their personal data had been stolen. Akeela has facilities in Homer, Kenai, and Anchorage. It ceased operations...
Nomeites raise concerns about IPOP to state regulators
Dozens of comments submitted to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation call for IPOP LLC to be denied a state permit for its proposed gold mining operation in Bonanza Channel. IPOP, a Nevada-based group on a long and controversial quest to begin dredging for gold outside of Nome near Solomon,...
Anchorage man fired shotgun at homeless people from pickup, police say
An Anchorage man is accused of firing a shotgun at homeless people in Midtown Anchorage from his pickup truck this week. Andres Corona, 39, is charged with five counts of weapons misconduct, two counts of assault and one count each of DUI and refusal to submit to a chemical test. The charging document and a police statement do not mention any injuries during the Tuesday incident.
APD employee association ‘dismayed’ over city reaction to police shootings
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The president of the Anchorage police employee’s association fired back Friday at Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s reaction to recent police shootings, saying there is more nuance to each incident than would appear to the public. Sgt. Darrell Evans, president of the Anchorage Police Department...
Gray’s Investigate TV+ launches second season on Sept. 9
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -Gray Television, Inc.’s daily, 30-minute news magazine InvestigateTV+ will begin its second season on September 9th. The new magazine’s renewal is the direct result of impressive, double-digit ratings growth in the show’s debut season. InvestigateTV+ built an audience throughout its first season with an average of 25% growth with Adults 18+ across all Gray markets since its launch in September 2023 (Source: Nielsen).
Coast Guard Announces Newest Icebreaker Will Head to Juneau as Healy Suffers Major Fire
The Coast Guard announced Wednesday that it will homeport its newest icebreaker -- a commercially acquired ship to be adapted for homeland security -- in Juneau, Alaska, as its 27-year-old Arctic icebreaker aborted its summer deployment following an electrical fire.The vessel currently known as the Aiviq should be operational in 2026, according to a service announcement Wednesday. While the Coast Guard previously had said it favored Juneau as the ship's home station, officials said as recently as June that it had not received funding to build the infrastructure needed in the Alaskan capital.Wednesday's announcement made it official, however.Read Next Marines...
Guevin resigns as school board president to take PacHigh teaching job
Sitka School Board president Tristan Guevin has resigned. Guevin submitted his resignation to the board at its regular meeting on Wednesday (8-14-24). In his letter, Guevin wrote that he had taken an English Language Arts teaching position at Pacific High which opened up with one week to go before students arrived.
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