Officials are urging people in Western Alaska to make last-minute preparations and check on neighbors who might need help.
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Agreement with Japanese company boosts fortunes of planned hydropower project near Alaska’s capital, developers say
The cornerstone user will be Coeur Alaska’s Kensington mine, a gold producer north of Juneau.
Amid housing crunch, Sitka tightens rules for short-term rentals
The new rules require owners to live on the property for at least six months a year.
Peltola’s campaign gets big financial boost after special election win
Nearly of it came from individual contributions — just $3,500 came from groups.
Fourteen years on, Palin’s ‘bridge to nowhere’ comment still resounds
In Ketchikan, Gravina Island is now seen as an opportunity for affordable housing.
Newscast – Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022
In this newscast: Mary Peltola finishes her first full day as a member of Congress with a seat on the House Natural Resources Committee; A monster storm is forecast to bring flooding and damaging winds to a huge swath of western Alaska; Local and state transportation officials will share potential locations for a a second crossing between Douglas and the rest of Juneau on Saturday; A daughter shares memories of longtime Juneau domestic violence worker Joanne Hansen, who died earlier this month