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Teams from Southeast Alaska competed during the Juneau Robot Jamboree at Centennial Hall on Saturday. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)

28 teams compete in 9th annual Juneau Robot Jamboree

“It’s supposed to be like an NCAA tournament and a Hollywood film opening all at once. So we’ve got an emcee doing play-by-play for the robot matches. We’ve got a DJ playing music all day. Our referees are dancing and wearing silly costumes,” said Rebecca Soza with JEDC.

Juneau keeps conversation going on heroin

Legislators, police officers and behavior health specialists are gathering together this weekend in Juneau for a townhall discussion on heroin. They’ll be focused on finding local solutions to help people suffering with addiction.

The Poster for Costa's 6th Annual Christmas Bazaar Extravaganza happening Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Gold Town Nickelodeon

Christmas variety show is truly bazaar

In the near future, Santa Claus can no longer afford to stay at the North Pole, and with climate change, it’s not really that cold anymore. He’s outsourced his workshop to Pluto and his only hope to save Christmas lies with the U.S.S. Underdrive, which is sailing through the galaxy to rescue Santa.

Revisiting the halfway house that got me sober

I’d been through treatment and transition programs before, but none of them worked like Juneau’s halfway house and its alcohol treatment services. I wanted to put a finger on what worked, so I went back to the halfway house and spoke to a client.

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