Juneau’s Housing First apartment complex is how fully staffed and functional. The apartment complex’s downstairs clinic opened Monday afternoon and admitted its first tenant for a medical exam.
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Juneau’s emergency warming shelter open for cold nights
Juneau’s new emergency warming shelter hosted its first guests Friday night. The bare bones shelter provides cots and blankets for up to 20 people and will open whenever the weather drops below freezing.
For some Native corp shareholders, cultural role outweighs the economic
What impact have Alaska Native corporations had on original shareholders and their descendants? Several members of the Soboleff family weighed in.
Convicted defendants incarcerated as Juneau homicide anniversaries pass
Nora Thomas was sentenced to serve 16 years in prison for killing Christopher Kenney on Nov. 29, 2014. Kevin Nauska was sentenced to serve two years in prison for killing Jordon Sharclane on Dec. 3, 2015.
Eaglecrest opens on Saturday
Skiers and snowboarders can use the runs off of Porcupine chair and the Lower Nordic Trails. There’s still not enough snow to start running the Hooter, Ptarmigan and Black Bear chairs.
Members named to Capitol sexual harassment policy subcommittee
Subcommittee has been asked to provide recommendations to the Legislative Council before the start of the legislative session in January.
Juneau’s sticking with diesel buses through 2021
The Juneau Assembly met to order new buses; confirm new mining committee members and allocate $1.3 million toward rebuilding the Twin Lakes playground razed by fire.
November in Juneau has been colder and snowier than average
November’s been a good month for the winter outdoors types. Juneau International Airport’s has seen more than twice the average monthly snowfall.
Three weeks in, health care sign up pace in Alaska is way up
The sign-up pace for health insurance on the federal exchange is almost 50 percent faster than last year — but the open enrollment period is half as long.
Former Juneau real estate agent convicted of theft
Rosalinda Ainza, 35, was originally charged for stealing nearly $28,000 from her employer, Coldwell Banker Race Realty.