Once a year, Juneau organizations that provide services to homeless individuals come together in one place for Project Homeless Connect.
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Republican candidates for governor meet in Juneau
The four candidates talked about party loyalty, sexual harassment and federal overreach on Friday.
Burglary suspect indicted for ransacking Jordan Creek businesses
According to the burglary indictment documents, 35-year-old Shawn Travis Beaird ransacked a pawn shop, a pizza joint and a cooking school in Juneau with a screwdriver.
Inupiaq playwright uses Jungian psychology, tradition and humor to tackle heavy topics
A new play illuminates the power that traditional culture can have have in modern life.
Southeast lawmakers agree on need for fiscal plan but differ on components
Sitka Republican Sen. Bert Stedman, for example, doesn’t see the need to pass a broad-based tax now as part of the fiscal plan. But he does want to limit permanent fund draws.
Alcohol board approves ban on distilleries serving cocktails
The Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board upended the state’s distilleries by approving new regulations that forbid them from serving mixed drinks.
Juneau appears to be safe from tsunami
Update – 3:24 a.m.: The tsunami warning has been downgraded to an advisory. Being in or around the water is still dangerous – aftershocks and changing water levels still possible. The #tsunami warning is canceled for the coastal areas of British Columbia and #Alaska from WA/BC border to Hinchinbrook Entrance, AK, per JTWC. A tsunami…
Tsunami warning downgraded or canceled across Gulf of Alaska after magnitude 7.9 earthquake
Reporters in many coastal communities say tsunami evacuations have been called off. Tsunami advisories remain in effect in some areas. Initially, no damage was reported from the earthquake itself.
Permanent fund leader says budget plan puts fund’s future in glass half-full, half-empty toss up
Permanent Fund Corp. CEO Angela Rodell presented a study that predicts a nearly 50 percent chance of the fund losing value in the next decade, if it’s used to pay for state government as lawmakers have proposed.
Photos: Anti-abortion rally at Capitol draws about 150
The rally ended in heavy snowfall and also drew at least one quiet counter-protester.