City offices and facilities will be opening at 11:00 a.m. Thursday due to the weather. Juneau schools and UAS are shifting to remote learning.
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Juneau’s first Elizabeth Peratrovich basketball tournament aims to inspire girls in sports
Thunder Mountain’s head coach says the tournament showcases the deep pool of talented female athletes in Alaska.
Storm update: Snow tapering off through the night, slick conditions likely Tuesday
The storm could bring 14 inches of snow and gusts of up to 60 mph downtown.
Skagway rail workers sign agreement with White Pass, averting possible strike
Workers sought a wage increase and to preserve brakeman positions, which the company considered eliminating.
Amid busy tourist season, workers on Skagway’s White Pass railway are voting on a possible strike
If the union doesn’t reach an agreement with White Pass, a strike could cause major disruptions to one of Southeast Alaska’s most popular tourist attractions.
Record number of cruise passengers expected in Skagway this year
Increased docking capacity at the port and a longer season should push Skagway’s visitor numbers past the 2019 record.
Building housing Skagway court destroyed in fire
A “big fire, black smoke and flames” was reported Sunday morning at the Packer Building near 9th Avenue between State Street and Broadway. About half the building was engulfed in flames by the time responders arrived at the scene.
After 3 years, White Pass Railroad will resume service to Canada this summer
The railroad is Skagway’s largest employer, with about 170 workers.
Skagway’s plans for large cruise ships at Ore Dock may be scrapped
Skagway’s hopes of berthing up to four cruise ships a day in 2023 took a full step backward this week as results from a simulation project steered at least one major cruise line company away from agreeing to use a reconfigured dock.
Skagway Assembly adopts short-term fix for dangerous rockslides above cruise ship dock
Seattle-based geotechnical engineering firm Shannon and Wilson have developed two different mitigation proposals for Skagway’s large rockslide chute