Memorial Day observances will start at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in downtown Juneau and at the Alaska Memorial Park on Riverside Drive in Mendenhall Valley.
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Airport board recommends deLaBruere for manager’s job
Acting Juneau International Airport Manager Patty deLaBruere will step into the top spot next month. The Airport Board selection committee is recommending the board offer deLaBruere the job, even before advertising the position. Committee member Joe Heueisen says she’s the perfect choice, with 15 years of experience as deputy under four previous airport managers. “The…
Fire damages Douglas Island apartment
The blaze was confined to a bedroom but heavy smoke damaged the entire apartment on Lawson Road.
Circle residents clean up after flooding
Residents of Circle are cleaning up after an ice jam on the Yukon River caused extensive flooded in the community on Sunday.
Second largest flood on record hits Eagle as Yukon breaks up
Damage this year was minimal in comparison and residents are relieved.
Hospital can’t afford EMR contract, Assembly rejects funding request
Bartlett officials say the contractor’s annual maintenence fee would take a big chunk out of their already-thin profit margin
Johnson to lead JPD
Salt Lake City Police Assistant Bureau Commander Bryce Johnson has been selected to head the Juneau Police Department. City Manager Kim Kiefer announced Johnson’s hire Wednesday afternoon. He was one of three finalists for the job, who visited Juneau last month. They went through what’s known as an assessment center process, where they encountered situations…
Peace officers remember fallen comrades
Forty-one peace officers have already died in the line of duty in the United States, including two in Alaska. Peace officers across the country celebrated their Memorial Day on Wednesday. In Juneau, police officers gathered at noon at Evergreen Cemetery to remember fallen officers Richard Adair and Jimmy Kennedy, who died by gunfire in 1979…
Alaska’s long-term unemployed to see a reduction in benefits
As federal agencies are beginning to lay off employees and close offices in Alaska, the long-term unemployed in Alaska are about to see a reduction in their unemployment benefits.
Assembly ratifies firefighters’ contract
The Juneau Assembly has ratified terms of a new three-year contract agreement between the city and firefighters. Members of the International Association of Firefighters, Local 4303, already voted to ratify the negotiated agreement, which includes a 1 percent pay increase on July 1, the start of the new fiscal year. Next year, wages go up…