Major flooding is underway after a glacial dam release dumped even more water into an already swollen river.
Matt Miller
Morning Host & Local News Reporter
I’m up early every weekday morning pulling together all the news and information you need to start your day. I find the stories unique to Juneau or Southeast Alaska that may linger or become food-for-thought at the end of your day. What information do you need from me to give your day some context?
‘Night and day’: What Juneau learned when an avalanche turned out the city’s lights
In the spring of 2008, a huge set of avalanches wiped out towers for a power transmission line, severing Juneau’s connection to its main source of hydroelectricity.
Gardentalk — Harvesting and using wild celery and devil’s club
Other common edible plants in the Juneau area include dandelion, broadleaf plantain, broadleaf avens, chickweed, sourdock, fireweed, and salmonberry.
Young Juneau bears are now getting kicked out of their dens
To prevent bears from becoming habituated to garbage, a City and Borough of Juneau ordinance specifies that garbage should be kept in a secure location until 4 a.m. on pick-up day.
Gardentalk – How to recycle kitchen scraps, yard debris to make your own garden compost
Lisa Daugherty prefers layering carbon on top of food scraps in a compost bin so that it doesn’t attract flies, squirrels, ravens, and bears.
Utah man sentenced to 30 years in prison for Alaska cruise ship homicide
Kenneth Manzanares, 43, on Thursday was also sentenced to five years of supervised release if he finishes serving out his 30 year federal prison term.