Scientists and culture bearers from all along the Pacific Northwest are in Juneau this week.
Community
Community meeting over Kodiak slayings to be held tonight
The Coast Guard has called a community meeting tonight (Monday) in Kodiak to discuss last week’s double homicide at the base’s communications station. Law enforcement officials remain tight-lipped about the murders of 41-year-old James Hopkins and 51-year-old Richard Belisle, who were shot to death inside a building at the “ComSta” complex.
Gustavus begins planning community broadband network
The city has hired Virginia-based consultants ICF International develop the plan, which officials hope will serve as a model for other rural Alaska communities facing issues with Internet access.
Rep. Carl Gatto dies
State flags will fly at half-staff Wednesday in honor of Rep. Carl Gatto of Palmer, who died today (Tuesday) at the age of 74.
Old city shop: a shelter for the homeless?
A Juneau Assembly member wants to set up a homeless shelter at the old CBJ shop under the Douglas Bridge.
Ruth Danner suggests the equipment facility become a temporary solution for a downtown problem that gets worse every summer.
Surveys profile Juneau’s most vulnerable
A survey of Juneau’s homeless community identifies 74 percent as vulnerable due to health issues, substance abuse, or mental illness. More than a third are veterans.