The Juneau Police Department is offering a reward for reliable tips on illegal drug imports to the capital city.
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Juneau drugs by the numbers
Police say the number of people charged with drug crimes is trending upward
Rain causes urban snow slides; danger is subsiding
The rain is creating drainage channels in the snowpack
Strong winds snap spruce tree
A large Sitka spruce tree toppled over in Juneau’s Evergreen Cemetery during a storm that blew through Southeast Alaska Tuesday.
“Field of Fireweed” to stay a field for now
The Juneau Planning Commission opted not to put a rezone request for the 82-acre property back on the table.
Juneau school board pushes for increased state funding for education
The Juneau Board of Education on Tuesday approved its legislative priorities for the next year.
Researcher says Juneau is healthiest community in Alaska
Matt Felix says part of the report’s goal is to give community health planners an indication of how to make a community healthier, so the report also focuses on Juneau’s weaknesses.
Capital Transit could expand to Riverside Drive but not Costco
“Service into Riverside brings service to a lot of people who aren’t served now,” says Geoff Slater with Nelson/Nygaard
Project Labor Agreement review process passes muster with Assembly committee
The Assembly Public Works and Facilities Committee on Monday voted unanimously to send a resolution establishing the procedure to the full Assembly with a “do pass” recommendation.
Deal in the works to avert Juneau’s “fecal cliff”
The proposal calls for landfill operator Waste Management to continue shipping the city’s processed sewage sludge to the Lower 48 for the next five years.