Newscast – Tuesday, August 25, 2026

In this newscast:

  • A Superior Court judge heard oral arguments this morning over the legality of the city’s planned redevelopment of Juneau’s Telephone Hill,
  • A former Juneau fire captain has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for assaulting his stepdaughter, and KTOO examines how the city dealt with having a public safety employee charged for child assault,
  • Around 250 U.S. Coast Guard crew members stationed across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest traveled to Juneau for a week-long training. And on Wednesday, they competed in what’s called the Buoy Tender Olympics,
  • Sitka teacher Bridgette Reynolds was recognized at Sealaska Heritage Institute’s 2026 culturally responsive education conferences earlier this month,
  • A home in Sitka sustained fire damage last week but remains standing thanks to the quick action of a good Samaritan and local emergency responders

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