City staff are proposing an amendment to Juneau’s existing Long Range Waterfront Plan that kills a marina concept and makes way for a new cruise ship dock.
Jeremy Hsieh
Local News Reporter, KTOO
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No one earns less than minimum wage at Eaglecrest Ski Area anymore
All Eaglecrest employees got a pay bump. So far this season, the ski area has had record revenue.
Omicron wave prompts rationing of COVID medications in Alaska
Most of these medications are being held for people with mild and moderate cases of COVID-19 — but at the highest risk of developing a severe case.
No injuries after two buildings’ roofs collapse in Juneau
The roofs of at least two buildings in Juneau have failed, apparently due to heavy snow loads. Emergency responders confirmed both buildings were vacant.
Newscast – Monday, Jan. 10, 2022
In this newscast: Icy, hazardous conditions disrupt life all over Juneau; Another top-level Bartlett Reginal Hospital employee resigns; Juneau’s omicron wave of COVID-19 continues; The new COVID-19 variant is changing how the state gauges risk; Pre-filed bills aim to limit political campaign donations, limit legislators’ pay and change who runs the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.; Alaska’s longest serving magistrate loses his job over writing partisan letters to the editor; Marine mammal biologists share lessons from their experience trying to nurse sick beluga whales back to health
Another winter storm could dump up to 2 feet of snow on Southeast Alaska
Then, the snowpack could get dangerously rain-soaked if the weather abruptly shifts as forecast next week.