Alaska communities in the Aleutians were under a tsunami advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Kamchatka at about 3:25 p.m. Alaska time.
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Newscast – Tuesday, July 29, 2025
In this newscast: Southeast’s sunshine yesterday was one for the books, literally. Multiple towns in the region reached record high temperatures; There is a small pool of candidates running for the open Juneau Assembly and Board of Education seats in this fall’s local election; The Juneau Assembly approved a ballot question asking voters weather the city should implement a new seasonal sales tax system; Organizers of a tiny home neighborhood in Anchorage meant to transition people out of homelessness say the pilot project is succeeding, and now the city is looking to launch its own version
Juneau and other Southeast communities broke high temperature records Monday
The National Weather Service reported that Juneau, Yakutat, Haines, Gustavus and Klawock all broke or matched previous record highs.
A seasonal sales tax question will be on Juneau’s October ballot
The change is meant to capitalize on the 1.7 million cruise ship visitors that come to town each summer.
Small pool of candidates file to run in Juneau’s local election this fall
Four candidates are running for three open Assembly and four candidates are running for three open school board seats.
Dunleavy sets out agenda for special session, while Alaska legislative leaders focus on vetoes
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced his policy priorities for the Alaska State Legislature for when they reconvene for a special session scheduled to start on Saturday. On Monday, the governor called for legislators to address what he called “Alaska’s chronic education outcome crisis” and to reconsider his executive order they had previously voted down, creating…