Federal and state grants will largely cover the $487,000 cost of two specialized snow clearing vehicles, two trailers and a truck to pull them.
Juneau
Cruise ship emissions have short-term effect on downtown Juneau’s air quality, Alaska DEC says
A state environmental air quality study found that downtown Juneau generally has good air quality, and cruise ship emissions didn’t threaten the city’s good standing with the Environmental Protection Agency.
Health experts debunk vaccine rumors at Juneau community Q&A
The panel also addressed the big question that might be on everyone’s mind: When will things get back to normal?
Attorney General Taylor defends Gov. Dunleavy’s pandemic response in Senate confirmation hearing
Taylor said it may be appropriate for the Legislature to amend the Alaska Disaster Act based on the state’s experiences over the past year.
Watch: Alaska chief medical officer, health officials to hold vaccine Q&A for Juneau residents
The City and Borough of Juneau invited a group of panelists for the event that includes Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink.
Patients, hospitals want Dunleavy and lawmakers to work out differences on disaster declaration
More than five weeks after the declaration expired, Dunleavy and some legislators disagree with other lawmakers over whether to bring the disaster declaration back.
Watch: Juneau to give its latest update on COVID-19
Juneau’s April allocation for vaccines will be 3,440 doses, which city leaders will divvy up between the hospital, local pharmacies and city-run vaccine clinics
Juneau’s new hospital CEO has been working at Bartlett for 28 years
The hospital’s Board of Directors chose current Chief Nursing Officer Rose Lawhorne to lead.
Floor session cut short over dispute about Alaska House member’s anti-mask face covering
The session was delayed by an hour, with House leaders talking with Rep. Christopher Kurka at various times during the delay.
No one injured when Juneau school bus slid off Douglas Highway
Both the district and the company that operates school busses said no students were on the bus. And the police department confirmed that neither the bus driver nor the truck driver were injured.