Alaska News

Juneau residents can testify on ordinances on Monday’s agenda – as well as on non-agenda items – in person or online before the Assembly votes.

The state’s weekly flu report shows cases of flu have been on the rise since mid-August.

Alaska superintendents can be nominated by anyone who has personal knowledge of their performance and qualifications. The selection committee, composed of former winners, veteran superintendents and community leaders, looks not only at a nominee’s commitment to students, but to their colleagues and community.

President Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson has been in office since 2014. First Vice President Ku.seen Jacqueline Pata announced her candidacy for the top spot last week.

A Juneau Assembly focus group presented their opinion to the wider Assembly Monday night that funding a long-term solution should be a borough-wide effort.

Along with the three propositions on the ballot are three open Juneau Assembly seats and two open school board seats. The last day to vote in Juneau’s by-mail election is Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Today we have a total of four matches—eight bears!—to weigh. New this year is the introduction of family groups. Female bears who are well-fed going into hibernation are more likely to have the nutrients needed to birth and care for cubs in the den.

The state fire marshal’s office is investigating how the fire started and reviewing the dock’s building plans.

Two studies published this summer describe the new species, which were found in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.

Voters chose to double the property tax exemption in 2024. The ballot initiative seeks to restore some tax revenue by reducing the exemption.

State biologists say it’s not unheard of to see a moose in town, but it is uncommon.

A cruise ship hit an endangered fin whale Thursday morning while the eleven-hundred-foot vessel was en route from Hoonah to Sitka.

The Kiks.ádi were especially involved in the Battles of Sitka, and texts about the battles say this is their story. But clan members say, while it’s exciting the story is being told, they were never asked for permission to tell this story in the first place.

It marks the kickoff of Juneau’s local by-mail election. This year, it features three ballot propositions, three open seats on the Juneau Assembly and two open seats on the school board.

Similar to March Madness, Fat Bear Week is a bracket-style, single elimination tournament. This annual competition from Katmai National Park is a celebration of a summer’s worth of hard work, a hat tip to a healthy ecosystem, and a collection of survival stories.

According to the Juneau Police Department, an investigation into the crash is still underway, and no charges have been filed.

The company says it received necessary permission to make rain with drones, but local officials are pushing for more transparency.

Under an agreement with the Department of Justice, the state is obligated to purge voters from its rolls who the federal government identifies as ineligible within 45 days.

The Eaglecrest Ski Area has seen a plethora of changes recently. Now, it has a new General Manager, Julie Piper.

A judge has yet to schedule a new trial against Jeffrey Fultz more than a year after the first trial ended in mistrial.