A Juneau company is building its first tiny house on wheels to sell commercially and it intends to make more. But the city’s zoning codes haven’t caught up with the tiny house craze.
Housing
Millennials are more likely to live with mom and dad in some states
By now, Karen Wilk thought she would have sold her five-bedroom house in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and downsized to a smaller home. But she has had to put those plans on hold because her 23-year-old daughter, who is finishing her college degree while working part-time, still lives with her. Wilk’s 27-year-old son moved out two years ago.
Senior center ballot question on Skagway assembly agenda
On Thursday, the Skagway Borough Assembly will hold its first reading of an ordinance to put a senior center bond question on the October ballot.
Bethel water cleared for E. coli
Boil water notice lifted from Bethel neighborhood after an E. coli contamination was traced back to a single home.
Massive blast at Maryland apartment complex injures dozens of people
As many as seven people were still unaccounted for following the blast overnight. Firefighters reported dramatic scenes of children being tossed to safety from windows.
Dam on slough helps Big Delta man protect home along Tanana River
Big Delta resident Tom Gorman said a small dam he built earlier this year to protect his home from the meandering Tanana River held steady over the past couple of weeks as the river rose to near-flood level, due to recent rains. Gorman now hopes the river falls quickly enough to allow him to finish work on the dam before snow flies.