“The first time I saw one, I was amazed. I didn’t know what I was looking at,” said Bob Stone, a fisheries research biologist at NOAA.
Juneau
Why carve pumpkins when you can use power tools?
Juneau Makerspace opens its studio to the public on Monday nights except for holidays. See an upcoming events calendar at JuneauMakerspace.org. Family memberships are $50 a month. Members get 24-hour access.
Updated: Juneau driver arrested after blowing triple legal blood-alcohol limit
A Juneau resident blew a blood alcohol content of three times the legal driving limit early Monday after a single-vehicle incident and was arrested. Tautar Pearce, 37, was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
Former child soldier tells Juneau high schoolers to work for peace
Emmanuel Jal, a peace activist, musician and entrepreneur visited Juneau to tell high school students about his experience as a child soldier.
Local attorney Kirsten Swanson appointed Juneau District Court judge
She says she’s a big supporter of the therapeutic and mental health courts, which offer treatment-based alternatives to incarceration.
Absentee and early voting opens for general election
Some people are already lining up to cast their votes.
Goat hunters airlifted off Porcupine Peak
The U.S. Coast Guard airlifted three men off of a mountain near Haines on Saturday, following a successful goat hunt. Bret Bohn, a 29-year-old hunting guide from Anchorage, was facilitating the hunt. According to a dispatch from the state troopers, Bohn, 58-year-old Chris Kilbane of Minnesota, and 33-year-old Reto Widmer of Switzerland were on their way down Porcupine Peak when Bohn slipped and broke his leg.
Juneau talks Trump, Clinton and the 2016 presidential election
Polls show the presidential race is unusually tight in Alaska. Juneau residents attending two election events shared their opinions on the polls and the candidates.
Anti-incumbent mood could threaten Republican-led House majority
The legislature that voters send to Juneau in January will be very different than the one that left in July.
JPD finds explosive device in impounded car being prepped for auction
The device consisted of a seal bomb and other homemade explosive materials, a police spokeswoman said.