Communities from Ketchikan to Yakutat set new temperature records in the low 60s to the low 70s.
Matt Miller
Morning Host & Local News Reporter
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‘Bonus weekend’ in the sun planned for Eaglecrest Ski Area in Juneau
The extra two days of operation is in appreciation of all their guests and regulars that enjoyed the mountain this season.
Warm temperatures, precipitation prompt avalanches in downtown Juneau
There was no damage reported to any houses in downtown Juneau after Tuesday night’s slides.
Capital Transit’s first battery-electric bus enters service in Juneau
Seven more buses are on order that will run on Juneau’s renewable hydroelectric power.
Juneau miners are getting vaccinated, with help from their employers
Scheduling miners for a vaccine clinic is a bit of challenge, but it could eventually lead to relaxed testing and quarantine protocols for fully-vaccinated miners who arrive in Juneau from out of state.
Alaska Supreme Court restores access to public employee and teacher retirement benefits
The decision made on April 2 allows former teachers and government workers who were previously members of Tier I, II, III retirement plans to pay back their cashed out contributions and get credit for additional years they worked.