New Treadwell Mine Historic Park in Douglas
Douglas has a new Treadwell Mine Historic Park. The City and Borough Assembly Monday night named the historic district within Savviko Park after the old mine.
Aviation marker wears through transmission line
It appears an aviation marker ball is to blame for Sunday night’s power outage in downtown Juneau. The red ball wore through a transmission line and it broke, knocking out power to about 3,800 customers between 6 and 8 p.m.
Perfect storm hits CBJ snow budget
Winter officially begins Thursday, and the CBJ Streets Department has spent about 62 percent of its snow-hauling budget.
Driver strikes two teens, cited for failure to yield
Juneau Police say two teenage girls were taken to the hospital yesterday afternoon (Sunday) after being struck by a car on Glacier Highway. Neither girl was seriously hurt.
High winds cause Juneau outage, power restored
About 4,000 customers were without power for a couple hours Sunday night after a pair of feeder lines failed due to wind damage.
League budget survey back before assembly
With a projected budget shortfall of 7.5 million dollars over the next two years, the Juneau Assembly is seeking some spending guidance from the community.
Vandals caught red handed at Juneau park
Three teenage boys have been charged with vandalism, after getting caught in the alleged act at Melvin Park in the Mendenhall Valley.
Update: Daycare provider’s license suspended
The state Department of Health and Social Services has identified the daycare provider shutdown Wednesday as a result of abuse allegations.
Legislators: Parnell budget invests in Juneau
Governor Parnell’s budget proposal includes $9-point 2 million to upgrade the Douglas Island Office Building. It’s the first of three phases of renovation for the building, which has been called the administration’s top priority to address capital city state office needs.
