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80°F in Juneau will trigger first-ever National Weather Service heat advisories
Officials say sun’s angle in Alaska makes temperatures feel higher compared to other states.
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Large homeless encampment on Teal Street gets JPD vacate notice; where will occupants go next?
People who keep moving from place to place under “dispersed camping” policy unsure where they’ll go.
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Eaglecrest leaders decide Black Bear chairlift is beyond repair, seek alternatives to get skiers at their peak
Possibilities include converting Ptarmigan lift to triple-chair in addition to long-awaited gondola.
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Dunleavy vetoes $200 of $700 BSA increase as he signs state budget for coming year
Governor cites low oil prices for $122 million in total cuts to budget approved by Legislature.
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Short-term rental task force recommends rule adjustments, but no cap on units for property owners
Group suggests allowing multiple STRs for a single dwelling, “grandfathering” period for new rules.
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Two Juneau airport manager finalists set for meet-and-greets, interviews on Wednesday and Thursday
One is a longtime municipal and military aviation manager, the other a longtime airport and Alaska DOT manager.
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Hearthside Books and Toys finishes No. 8 in USA Today’s ‘10 Best Independent Bookstores’ poll
“I didn’t believe we were really going to make it,” owner says about newspaper’s Readers’ Choice Awards list.
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Legislature forms six-member education task force, including two from Juneau, to study funding and policy
School accountability, absenteeism and open enrollment among issues members will consider.
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Assembly approves budget that hikes mill rate to 10.24; also OKs 5% annual increase in utilities fees
City leaders reject cuts proposed by mayor, who expresses concern about tax-limiting ballot measures.
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Demolition of Telephone Hill homes after occupants leave by Oct. 1 approved by Assembly
Years-long debate about redevelopment of historic downtown neighborhood culminates with 7-1 vote.
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Massive agenda awaits Assembly on Monday, including proposal to start meetings earlier
Late-night decisions by exhausted leaders, people avoiding participation cited as reasons to change.
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Former longtime Juneau lawmaker Jim Duncan reenters the political ‘Sausage Factory’
Book revisits decades of history at Alaska’s Capitol and issues that remain much the same today.
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Fire destroys homeless campsite under Brotherhood Bridge, no injuries reported
A fire that destroyed a homeless encampment under the Brotherhood Bridge cast a pall of smoke over rush-hour…
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Emergency alerts, Gavel Alaska under threat as Trump seeks to nix public broadcasting funds, officials say
“Alaska is going to be a very tough spot if the federal funding goes away,” PBS CEO Paula…
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Beach artist between a rock and a hard place as summer plans wrecked by boat burglary
Blake Byers, who created giant model from beach rocks, says he will spend summer gillnetting to earn money.
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Coast Guard icebreaker Storis begins maiden voyage, scheduled to be commissioned in Juneau in August
Ship will initially be homeported Seattle until infrastructure upgrades in Juneau are complete.
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Study: Shipping Juneau’s trash south best option once landfill is full
Local leaders pondering what to do with waste once current disposal site fills up in a decade.
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Assembly moves forward with influencing this year’s election, ranked choice voting in next year’s
Leaders look at spending $50K this fall with eye on tax issues, introducing RCV ordinance next week.
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Ballot petitions to lower property and sales taxes, alter election process turned in to CBJ
City has 10 days to review signatures; supporter says more may be needed to get proposals on fall…
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Hearthside Books moving to kids’ play zone at Mendenhall Mall; mall’s owners step in to buy, relocate play area
Move of local bookstore from Nugget Mall announced same week Joanne closes it doors there.