The Capital City had the lowest unemployment rate in Alaska last month. At 4.3 percent, Juneau’s October rate was unchanged from September and almost a full percentage point below October 2011. The statewide jobless rate last month was 7.1 percent, well below the national rate of 7.9 percent. Alaska’s employment picture is affected more by…
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Residents and recreationalists turn out for public meeting on Auke Lake
It takes less than a minute to jet ski across the lake at full throttle.
CBJ wants public comments on Auke Lake management
Four months after an accident on Auke Lake took the life of a Juneau teenager, lake management is being reviewed – starting with public meetings.
Unattended candle cited as probable cause of Gastineau Apartments blaze
Fire Marshal Dan Jager said he can’t pin down the exact cause, but after eliminating all other possible sources, an unattended candle likely caused the November 5th fire in downtown Juneau.
U.S.S. Juneau Memorial rededicated
Commemorates the 687 sailors who lost their lives following the naval battle of Guadalcanal during WWII.
U.S.S. Juneau sunk seventy years ago
Tuesday marks the seventieth anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.S. Juneau, a light cruiser that participated in the naval battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. Six-hundred and 87 sailors perished during the sinking on Nov. 13, 1942. Included in the slideshow below are pictures from Saturday’s event at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum that included…
JCVB director to head Alaska Division of Economic Development
Longtime JCVB director Lorene Palmer will become the new director of the Alaska Division of Economic Development later this month.
Letters from U.S.S Juneau sailor put on display, read
History came alive on Saturday when Juneau residents heard the words of a sailor who eventually perished when his vessel, the U.S.S. Juneau, was sunk during World War II. Seaman William George Meeker, a sailor aboard the light cruiser that sank following the naval battle of Guadalcanal, sent seventeen letters to Winifred Blohm, his next…
Sunday is Veterans Day
Juneau’s annual Veterans Day observance is Sunday at 11 a.m. at Centennial Hall. Also known as Armistice Day, it is the anniversary of the end of World War I. Nov. 11, 1918 has been called the end of the “war to end all wars.” Veterans of Foreign Wars Taku Post 5559 will host Juneau’s ceremony…
Red Cross taking funds but no personal items for fire victims
The Juneau Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army are no longer taking clothing and household items for victims of the Gastineau Apartments fire.