Master Gardener Ed Buyarski provides some advice for fall and winter care of begonias, dahlias and fuschias.
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Juneau Assembly eyes expanding senior sales tax exemption
An initiative to expand the sales tax exemption for seniors will go before the Juneau Assembly. But the local business community opposes the measure.
Youth Employment in Parks program offers students real world job experience
Some kids need extra help learning what’s expected of them in a work place. Juneau Parks and Recreation and Southeast Alaska Independent Living have a summer program that gets them outside and teaches them interpersonal skills they’ll need.
Emergency radio kit from Southeast Alaska sent to help Puerto Rico broadcaster
On Monday, a portable emergency radio kit went from Juneau to Puerto Rico to help with communications during recovery after Hurricane Maria.
Mentors help family struggling with illness
Major illness is always stressful, but for families with young children, struggling with health challenges can be especially difficult. Mentors with Big Brothers Big Sisters make a difference for one family.
Juneau police close case on woman found dead in hot tub
Alexis Ashley Ehlers, 28, was found dead in a hot tub eight days after being reported missing after a minor car crash in August.
Top two officials in division overseeing prisons no longer work for state
The Department of Corrections spokeswoman cites confidentiality in declining to provide more information.
Juneau man charged for hospital fire
Arlo Michael Bradstreet, 32, was charged with felony arson in the second degree for the fire in a bathroom at Bartlett Regional Hospital on Oct. 4.
Union hopes new Prop 2 rules will give preference to local labor
More than two-thirds of Juneau voters supported Prop. 2 that gives the city more flexibility in the way it awards contracts. But the regulations implementing the ballot measure still needs to be written.
Airport screening change for electronics rolling out in Southeast Alaska
The TSA, specifically addressing Southeast travelers, says to arrive 90 minutes early for flights.