Two Juneau-based organizations will use the money to pay for home repairs and upgrades in lower-income households.
Jeremy Hsieh
Local News Reporter, KTOO
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Newscast – Monday, Jan. 24, 2022
In this newscast: Leaders in the Alaska Legislature outline their hopes for the session; The trial begins over Alaska’s newly redrawn political boundaries; Nome is getting $250 million in federal funding for a deep water port; Juneau’s hospital is straining from its caseload and sick health care workers; A Juneau pediatrician died unexpectedly; A Curious Juneau listener asks why so many streetlights have taken on a purple hue
Newscast – Friday, Jan. 21, 2022
In this newscast: Heavy rain this weekend may cause flooding and avalanches; Juneau is giving away free home COVID-19 test kits again; Riverbend Elementary School will be closed for weeks; Juneau attorney Libby Bakalar won her lawsuit against Gov. Mike Dunleavy over free speech and wrongful termination; The Army Corps of Engineers commits to cleaning up 800 tons of contaminated material on an Aleutian Island
Free home COVID-19 test kits are available in Juneau again
The city recently got a shipment of 26,000 kits. There’s a limit of two kits per family.
Juneau Assembly to consider removing first hurdle to Norwegian Cruise Line’s dock
City staff are proposing an amendment to Juneau’s existing Long Range Waterfront Plan that kills a marina concept and makes way for a new cruise ship dock.
No one earns less than minimum wage at Eaglecrest Ski Area anymore
All Eaglecrest employees got a pay bump. So far this season, the ski area has had record revenue.
Omicron wave prompts rationing of COVID medications in Alaska
Most of these medications are being held for people with mild and moderate cases of COVID-19 — but at the highest risk of developing a severe case.
No injuries after two buildings’ roofs collapse in Juneau
The roofs of at least two buildings in Juneau have failed, apparently due to heavy snow loads. Emergency responders confirmed both buildings were vacant.
Newscast – Monday, Jan. 10, 2022
In this newscast: Icy, hazardous conditions disrupt life all over Juneau; Another top-level Bartlett Reginal Hospital employee resigns; Juneau’s omicron wave of COVID-19 continues; The new COVID-19 variant is changing how the state gauges risk; Pre-filed bills aim to limit political campaign donations, limit legislators’ pay and change who runs the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.; Alaska’s longest serving magistrate loses his job over writing partisan letters to the editor; Marine mammal biologists share lessons from their experience trying to nurse sick beluga whales back to health
Another winter storm could dump up to 2 feet of snow on Southeast Alaska
Then, the snowpack could get dangerously rain-soaked if the weather abruptly shifts as forecast next week.