Juneau schools mark Red Ribbon Week
It’s Red Ribbon Week in the Juneau School District, and students are marking the occasion by pledging to live drug-free lives.
New D.C. staffer hired by Governor Parnell
Kip Knudson has been named as the state’s new director of state and federal relations in Washington D.C.
Celebration of life for Pugh, Jr. set for Friday
A memorial service for John Pugh, Jr. will be held Friday at 4 p.m. at Northern Light United Church in Juneau.
Stone reappointed deputy commissioner
Juneau Deputy Mayor David Stone is back in his old job at the Alaska Department of Labor.
Alaska ranks first among states for gun deaths
Alaska ranks first in the number of deaths caused by guns, according to 2008 data released by the CDC.
A corresponding analysis indicates the states … more
Song of 1652
Biologists earlier this month recorded whale song that they were able to attribute to a particular humpback, a male called #1652, in Glacier Bay.
AWARE hopes CBJ backing will help secure shelter funds
The CBJ Assembly Human Resources Committee last night (Monday) recommended the city partner with AWARE to apply for up to 850-thousand dollars in federal pass-through money for the project.
Juneau man dies in diving accident
Alaska State Troopers say 35-year-old John Robert Pugh, Jr. didn’t come up from his second dive of the day. The death is not considered suspicious.
Worl AFN Citizen of the Year
Sealaska Heritage Foundation President Rosita Worl is the Alaska Federation of Native’s Citizen of the Year.
Lund honored at AFN
SEARHC President Emeritus Ethel Lund, of Juneau, has received an award for her work in protecting and promoting respect for Alaska Native women and children.
