In this newscast: Residents of downtown Juneau tent encampment face eviction Togiak child accidentally fatally shoots another child Capital City Fire/Rescue to offer rides on new airport truck during open house
Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska
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Juneau woman reported missing after minor crash
Juneau police are looking for a 28-year-old woman who walked away from from a minor car crash on August 13. The family of Alexis Ehlers says they haven’t heard from her since.
Juneau Assembly candidate files on Monday, drops out on Wednesday
In a statement, Triem wrote she was especially thankful to her “fellow millennials who had faith in me to represent their interests, priorities, and approach to our community, its challenges and sustainable future.”
Challengers file for three Juneau Assembly seats
Three seats on the Juneau Assembly will be contested this fall. Filing closed Monday revealing the field of challengers in Oct. 3 election.
Former Thane attraction to be razed for tribal culture park
Juneau’s Docks and Harbors board has given the green light for firefighters to burn down the former Thane Ore House restaurant. The 35-year-old former attraction is being razed to make way for a Alaska Native cultural immersion park.
Newscast – Friday, August 11, 2017
In this newscast: The Bluejack gold mine in British Columbia near the controversial KSM mining complex begins operations NOAA researchers identify extremely rare whale species in the Bering Sea State ferry Tustumena returns to service after wasted steel took it out of commission in March