Juneau

The new $6 million design has no wooden pilings in the water and uses less metal that could rust. The new dock is projected to last 40 to 50 years.

Capital City Fire/Rescue held an ice safety training at the Mendenhall Glacier on Saturday to give the public tips on safely navigating frozen water bodies like Mendenhall Lake.

Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott volunteered during the dinner shift at The Glory Hole soup kitchen and shelter on Friday.

High winds and seas forecast for Lynn Canal prompted the Alaska Department of Transportation to cancel ferry sailings from Juneau to Haines and Skagway this weekend.

A Juneau police sergeant who shot at a Juneau man on Dec. 3 was found justified in the incident, according to Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson. The state Department of Law and the Alaska Bureau of Investigation investigated the case. Johnson discussed the results at a news conference this afternoon and walked through the incident with dash cam video, eyewitness cell phone video and audio recordings of the incident.

The winds have forced Alaska Marine Highway System cancellations.

Larry Lee Lynd, 61, has a 50-day jail sentence. His attorney is seeking electronic monitoring.

It’s the stuff of nightmares. Watching a loved one fall through the ice and being unable to save them. It happened recently to one Juneau man who lost his 4-year-old dog shortly before New Year’s.

Burton said he was on a family vacation out of state and declined further comment.