Newscast – Friday, Feb. 20, 2026

In this newscast:

  • Juneau choreographer Hali Duran explores the six stages of a queen bumblebee’s life cycle in Acoustic Turbulence — a new production of Orpheus Project, showing this weekend.
  • A large gravel lot in the hear of downtown Juneau’s tourism corridor has sat empty for years. But that might soon change.
  • In a recent budget meeting, the Juneau School Board discussed adding rather than cutting positions next school year.
  • Alaska saw its eighth hottest year on record last year.