Housing is one of the biggest challenges for people who were involved in the justice system. Case manager Nathan Block says solving that takes effort not just from those people, but from the community, too.
Lyndsey Brollini
Local News Reporter
I bring voices to my stories that have been historically underserved and underrepresented in news. I look at stories through a solutions-focused lens with a goal to benefit the community of Juneau and the state of Alaska.
Resurrection Lutheran Church finishes first winter as Juneau’s cold weather shelter
Pastor Karen Perkins said the shelter was near capacity almost every day. “We were scrambling to find cots.”
Tlingit and Haida delegates reelect president, pass resolutions at Tribal Assembly
President Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson was reelected for a fifth term at the tribe.
Landless communities advocate for action at Tlingit and Haida’s Tribal Assembly
Getting land to the five communities will require an amendment to ANCSA, a law that has been amended over 100 times.
Mock M&M election teaches Alaskans about ranked choice voting
Peanut butter ended up winning in the M&M election. Pretzel got second, caramel third and dark chocolate fourth.
Juneau fire department is distributing opioid overdose rescue kits
The kits have two doses of Narcan, a fentanyl testing strip and a safe bag to dispose of pills.