Someone used rocks to break windows of at least seven downtown Juneau businesses during the weekend. Juneau police received a report shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday that a number of windows along South Franklin Street and elsewhere had been vandalized.
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Kensington Mine audit outlines environmental challenges
A third-party audit finds the mine is “generally in compliance” with conditions required of two state permits. Kensington’s permits for waste management and reclamation are up for renewal this year.
‘Hope isn’t a strategy’ in school budgeting, or is it?
School districts all over the state are the in the same situation as Juneau’s: passing budgets without knowing what level of funding the state and local governments will provide.
Sealaska Corp. doubles April payout to shareholders
Southeast Alaska’s regional Native corporation is making more money. That’s allowing it to double dividends and increase scholarships.
Juneau man indicted for downtown knife assault
A Juneau man faces a charge that he allegedly attacked his girlfriend with a knife March 20 near the Glory Hole. A grand jury has indicted the 38-year-old suspect for felony assault.
Sentencing set for June for convicted Kodzoff Acres shooter
Christopher Strawn was found guilty of first degree-murder and third-degree assault in connection with the October 2015 death of Brandon Cook. A full day on June 11 has been set aside for his sentencing hearing.
Murkowski taps two Juneauites for D.C. office
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has tapped two Juneauites: Ben Mallot and Ann Robertson to join her office as a staffer and research fellow respectively. The additions are part of a new wave of hires announced March 30.
Campaign takes different approach to racism
A statewide Native organization wants Alaskans to recognize, discuss and repair the impacts of racism.
Juneau-Whitehorse flight to connect sister cities
Alaska Seaplanes recently announced that they will add a new flight between Juneau and Whitehorse. This is a big deal for travelers in Southeast Alaska because it opens up international travel directly from the capital city, which hasn’t existed for some time.
Theater featuring Juneau’s real histories plays this weekend only
After years of preparation, and months of interviews and rehearsals, “Aan Yátx’u Sáani: Noble People of the Land,” opens tonight at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. The multimedia theatrical presentation features five people with histories in the Juneau’s Indian Village and Willoughby District. Lillian Petershoare is one of them. “Instead of having five…