A recent survey to measure domestic violence and sexual assault victimization rates for women in Juneau shows that 55 percent of adult women in the Capital City have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or both in their lifetime.
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Abuse survey to be released today
Results of a survey to track the rate of domestic violence and sexual assault in Juneau will be released today (Monday).
Shoveling for SLAM
State Library, Archives, and Museum preliminary groundbreaking held on Monday.
Juneau faces homeless chronic inebriate problem
An affordable-housing group is looking for ways to reduce the number of chronic inebriates downtown. The Juneau Homeless Coalition met Thursday to begin gathering information and planning for new programs.
Welcome Home
A soldier received a surprise welcome when he returned to Juneau from deployment in Iraq Friday evening.
Memories of Joe Tagaban
The young miner killed last week in a Kensington mine accident is described as a guy who loved his job, children and hockey. Thirty-year-old Joe Tagaban of Juneau died on Wednesday. It was the first fatality at the mine, which opened in June of last year. Though he wasn’t a member of the organization, his…