Health

Gov. Sean Parnell’s proposed fiscal year 2014 operating budget would continue funding to put Alaska Grown foods on school lunch menus. The $3 million “Nutritional Alaskan Foods in Schools” program is available to all 54 school districts this year. The grant reimburses participating districts that buy Alaska fish, produce and even honey. Scott Ruby directs…

Dean Williams seldom missed a walk downtown and always had a smile…

Bells across Alaska rang at 9:30 Friday morning in memory of the Connecticut elementary school shooting.

“A Night of Hope and Healing” is scheduled Wednesday evening in Juneau.

Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye died Monday of respiratory complications at a Washington, D.C.-area hospital.  He was 88 years old. He was the longest serving U.S. senator and president pro tempore of the Senate, making him third in the presidential succession line. He was the first Japanese-American to serve in Congress,  elected to the U.S. House…

Children, staffers killed at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook School remembered during Juneau event.

Salmon and halibut on a school lunch menu – it’s been happening in Juneau as the school district looks for healthier and more local foods for kids.

Both Senators Murkowski and Mark Begich voted for VAWA – as it’s known in D.C. And Congressman Don Young voted for the House version, too.

Since Juneau Fest posters went up around town a couple weeks ago, Juneau residents have asking questions about it.