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.
Carter Barrett
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.
Newscast – Thursday, July 13, 2017
In this newscast: Most senators met in Juneau for a floor session for the first time since the Legislature passed the budget on June 22nd. But most house majority members were out of town. A weekend search for a 12-year-old boy missing on Kodiak Island hike had a happy ending when the youth found his way to a fish camp. The federal government has approved a proposal intended to help stabilize Alaska’s individual health insurance market.
Vacant bishop position to be filled for Diocese of Juneau
The seat has been vacant since Edward J. Burns was appointed bishop of Dallas in February.
Newscast – Thursday, July 6, 2017
In this newscast:Alaska’s marijuana industry tax revenue reaches $1 million. Authorities say a plane crash that killed two people is now believed to have been a suicide. Southeast seiners will have a shot at a large run of hatchery chums for six hours today.
Free Tlingit workbook part of language revitalization
Sealaska Heritage Institute recently published the “Beginning Tlingit Workbook.” It is part of the ongoing effort to revitalize Tlingit language.