The board announced Tuesday during a special meeting that Julie Jackson Piper will head the ski area as it navigates a particularly volatile moment in its history.
Yvonne Krumrey
Justice & Culture Reporter, KTOO
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Tlingit and Haida plans to launch gambling addiction treatment alongside its casino
While the tribe is opening this casino, President Chalyee Eesh Richard Peterson said Tlingit and Haida is simultaneously working on new programs that could intervene if community members struggle with gambling addiction.
Deb Haaland visits Juneau to promote her new book
Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland came to Juneau last weekend as a stop on a tour of her new memoir “A Voice Like Mine.” Haaland was the first Indigenous person to be appointed a cabinet secretary.
A new Jiu Jitsu studio in Juneau brings trust and care to the mat
A new nonprofit Jiu Jitsu studio opened in Juneau this month. Its founders say they want it to be a welcoming and approachable space for anyone who wants to get into the sport.
Man arrested for chasing girls in the Mendenhall Valley
36-year-old Darian Bliss has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of causing fear of imminent and serious injury. Charging documents say the girls were afraid Bliss was going to kidnap them.
Missing Juneau man found dead
Dion McCabe was 29 years old when he was reported missing earlier this month. He was found dead over the weekend, according to the Juneau Police Department.