After several years of state budget cuts, fewer inspectors are paying fewer visits — especially to rural Alaska. State check-ins are intended to protect public health, but some places haven’t been visited for years.
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Changing climate pushes polar bears toward more dangerous interactions with humans
Human – polar bear interactions are part of life in Arctic communities, but a new study finds that as melting sea ice forces polar bears onto dry land, they are becoming more common and potentially more dangerous.
Newscast – Thursday, July 27, 2017
In this newscast: Lawmakers are scheduled to vote today on a capital budget that will include 20 million dollars in oil and gas tax credits. The latest updates on a Utah man that killed his wife aboard a cruise ship. President Donald Trump tweeted his dissatisfaction with U.S Sen.Lisa Murkowski over her healthcare vote.
Newscast – Thursday, July 20, 2017
In this newscast: Bogoslof volcano was a haven for endangered animals, but scientists are studying whether they’ll return to the eastern Aleutian island. Former NBA player Carlos Boozer is returning to Juneau to host his Carlos Boozer Basketball Camp. An Alaskan radio station is facing $66,000 in fines for a list of violations.
Alaska-Texas penpals reunite 27 years later in Juneau
“P.S. – this is how it all started, a boy’s fifth-grade school project.”
‘Nones’ in Juneau changing religious landscape
Today, Alaskans are on average less religious than the rest of the country, and a subset who don’t identify with any particular religion is growing, according to data from the Pew Research Center.