The holidays are upon us and several local non-profits are looking for some elves to help Santa deliver a little Christmas cheer to area families. As Casey Kelly reports, it’s not too late to give.
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Update: Local union steward dies unexpectedly
Stephen Wright, president of the Juneau chapter of the Alaska State Employees Association, has died.
New Treadwell Mine Historic Park in Douglas
Douglas has a new Treadwell Mine Historic Park. The City and Borough Assembly Monday night named the historic district within Savviko Park after the old mine.
Aviation marker wears through transmission line
It appears an aviation marker ball is to blame for Sunday night’s power outage in downtown Juneau. The red ball wore through a transmission line and it broke, knocking out power to about 3,800 customers between 6 and 8 p.m.
High winds cause Juneau outage, power restored
About 4,000 customers were without power for a couple hours Sunday night after a pair of feeder lines failed due to wind damage.
‘Tis the season
Governor Sean Parnell and First Lady Sandy Parnell held the annual holiday open house at the Governor’s mansion Tuesday in Juneau.