Sealaska Heritage Institute aims to expand the practice of traditional Alaska Native skin-sewing with a series of workshops in communities around Southeast Alaska.
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Thane Ore House to burn Saturday
The former Thane Ore House restaurant will burn Saturday as part of a training exercise for local firefighters. Capital City Fire/Rescue hopes to start the controlled burn at 10 a.m. and finish by 4 p.m.
Gov. Walker picks Valdez judge for Juneau bench
District Court Judge Daniel Schally of Valdez previously served as an assistant district attorney for Southeast Alaska. Three other judges were also appointed to fill court vacancies.
Monument to be unveiled at Sayéik Gastineau Community School
The monument honors the Native burial ground on which the school was built. It is part of the Juneau School District’s continuing efforts to reckon with the site’s history.
Juneau man wounded during Thanksgiving shooting
Juneau Police are asking for the public’s help in finding 27-year-old Micah Nelson, who was allegedly involved in a Thursday morning shooting.
On Thanksgiving, Juneau students are grateful for their school’s Tlingit immersion program
For the kids in Harborview Elementary School’s Tlingit immersion program, Thanksgiving is an opportunity to expand their understanding of Tlingit language and culture.
Newscast – Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018
In this newscast: The outgoing head of the Alaska Department of Administration says the incoming governor’s resign and reapply request makes the state a less desirable employer, a coin toss could determine who controls the Alaska House of Representatives because of a tied election, John MacKinnon is named the new head of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, and the fast ferry Fairweather will be back in temporary service this December to cover scheduled repairs of other ferries.
Coin toss could determine control of Alaska House
When the vote count is tied in Alaska, it can be determined by a heads-or-tails call.
An unexpected agency weighs in on offshore Arctic oil drilling: NASA
In April, the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center sent a letter to BOEM estimating that 70 rocket parts have landed in the Beaufort Sea since the 1960s. The agency’s concern, it wrote, “is that future oil and gas development in the Beaufort Sea could result in the need to protect additional persons and property when conducting launch operations.”
Willoughby nominated again for Juneau Superior Court vacancy
Gov. Bill Walker initially selected attorney Julie Willoughby for a previous vacancy in July. But he rescinded his appointment in a controversy over Willoughby’s writings for her client in a sexual abuse case.