In this newscast: A slim majority of the Juneau Assembly voted Monday to join other U.S. cities in endorsing the Paris agreement to combat climate change. The design and density of a high-rise apartment building proposed in downtown Juneau drew a lot of public concern at Monday’s Juneau Assembly meeting.
Carter Barrett
Juneau makes collection of property mapping data easier to access online
Want to know the assessed value of your house or your neighbor’s? Who owns that lot you drive by every day? The year a home was built?
360 North documentary “Inside Out: Leaving Prison Behind” premieres Friday
360 North’s new documentary “Inside Out: Leaving Prison Behind,” premieres 8 p.m. this Friday, June 23 on 360 North.
Newscast – Thursday, June 22, 2017
In this newscast: Hilcorp snapped up more than 100,000 acres in Cook Inlet for additional oil and gas development at federal and state lease sales held yesterday. Alaska U.S Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she needs time to review a health care bill drafted by fellow Republicans to understand its effects. A black bear believed to have mauled a 16-year-old to death over the weekend has been shot and killed.
New state ombudsman to start this week
Kate Burkhart is starting as the state’s new ombudsman this week, replacing Linda Lord-Jenkins who held the position longer than any other investigator since the agency started in 1975.
Why Juneau’s garbage bears and parking scofflaws may catch a break
This black bear was one of community service officer supervisor Bob Dilley’s first stops on a recent work day. After a CSO position was cut, four officers like him will do the work that five used to in Juneau.