In this news update: Juneau School District Superintendent Bridget Weiss will resign at the end of the school year; Ketchikan residents may now participate in federal subsistence hunts; Alaska’s three candidates for U.S. senate made their differences on abortion rights clear at a debate; A glacial dam outburst caused levels to rise at Mendenhall Lake…
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Bethel students will name a local park as part of a city-wide civics lesson
Bethel students are going to the polls this week. They’re voting with Sharpies, and there’s only one question on the ballot — it’s up to them to pick the sign that will mark a local playground.
Juneau’s city-run homeless camp closed for winter, but the warming shelter isn’t open yet
The campground above the cruise ship docks is for people experiencing homelessness in Juneau. It closes for the winter every year, leaving the people who stay there to decide where to go next.
So your Juneau home got wrecked in a disaster. What happens next?
Homeowners and the community are grappling with how to respond to last month’s landslide. And with another question — who pays?
National Weather Service issues flood watch for northern panhandle
Forecasters say moderate to heavy rainfall will inundate the region starting from Wednesday through the weekend.
At the language house in Kodiak, new learners keep the Alutiiq language alive
Half of the first language speakers of Kodiak Alutiiq died between 2020 and 2022.