Taku River meetings to begin
Tulsequah Chief Mine officials are expected to be part of a Taku River task force meeting later this week.
Man charged with sexual abuse of a minor
JPD says it began investigating the incident as soon as it was reported on New Year’s Day.
Juneau Police ID gunman in shooting-suicide
According to police, 42-year-old Bradley James Mauch of Juneau apparently shot a woman inside a mobile home, then killed himself. The woman has been released from the hospital and the incident remains under investigation.
ACMP initiative backers scramble to get signatures
Backers of a citizen’s initiative to re-establish the Alaska Coastal Management Program have unleashed a full-court press to collect nearly 26-thousand signatures needed to put the measure on this year’s statewide ballot.
Goldbelt hires Loiselle as new president and CEO
Juneau-based Native Corporation Goldbelt, Inc. has a new president and CEO. Bob Loiselle will join the company later this month, Goldbelt’s Board of Directors announced today (Tuesday).
Juneau Assembly already busy in New Year
A pair of Juneau Assembly subcommittees – Budget Survey and Manager Hire – will meet today (Tuesday) to work on two of the biggest issues facing the city in the New Year.
National chain stores to open in 2012
Two new major chain stores will open in Juneau in the New Year.
State releases 2012 forecast for Taku River Chinook
For the sixth time in seven years, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is projecting a directed commercial fishery for Taku River King salmon in 2012.
Southeast 2011 roundup: Redistricting, roadless, ferries
One of Southeast Alaska’s biggest stories of 2011 was reapportionment, or election district realignment.
Population shifts will cost the region two of its eight legislative seats in the 2012 elections. And some felt the way the districts were reconfigured divided close communities.
Arrow Refuse revises plan for garbage collection in Juneau
Arrow Refuse has filed a new plan to change the way garbage is collected in Juneau. But this one does not include barging solid waste south or curbside recycling.
