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Tongass Forest Plan Revision draft released, starting clock on 45-day comment period
Plan seeks to balance range of tribal, environmental, industrial and climate goals.
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Bans on cellphones for students, abortion, styrofoam food containers among Legislature’s first prefiled bills
Two members of Juneau’s delegation reintroduce bills for students, public employees, crime victims.
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Flood protection at top of Juneau Assembly’s legislative project funding list
Second Douglas crossing, wastewater plant rank next; some members concerned civic center is low on list.
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Assembly may ask voters to OK $20M utility bond and $10M school bond, cruise visitors to pay $7 more in fees
City leaders also looking at hikes to property taxes and utility rates to cope with snowballing costs.
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Áak’w Rock canceled due to lack of staff, organizers say Indigenous music festival will return in 2027
Event with virtual debut in 2021 and first in-person fest in 2023 alternates years with Celebration.
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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending Jan. 11
Three decades of capital city coverage.
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Juneau’s younger population dropping fast, older residents increasing rapidly, latest state count shows
8.3% drop in residents under 35 between 2020 and 2024, 21% increase in residents 65 and older.
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Suspicious package in mail leads to drug bust at downtown hotel
$42,700 of suspected illegal drugs and more than $2,000 in cash seized, JPD reports.
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JPD: Fire that destroyed home deliberately set by man who died from cause ‘not related to the fire’
Relative suffered life-threatening burns reentering house trying to find man, according to police.
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Coast Guard: ‘It will be several years before families arrive in Juneau’ with icebreaker
Initial crew of 60 expected to be assigned to Storis next summer, but major ship and port upgrades…
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Lawsuits for backlogged public assistance programs result in mandatory monthly progress reports by state
Alaska agrees to such reports for cash assistance after judge orders similar requirement for food stamps.
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One person killed, one hospitalized in early-morning house fire in Mendenhall Valley
Home considered a total loss, family left without possessions as fire ignites while they’re sleeping.
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Teen arrested for New Year’s DUI after collision with parked vehicle that injured three juveniles
Lance Martell, 19, also arrested on assault and endangerment charges after wreck at end of Thane Road.
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Opening lots of land around Juneau to more development gets OK from Assembly
More housing is major goal of new downtown blueprint, rezoning proposals in North Douglas and Auke Bay.
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Eaglecrest’s future may depend on how many cruise passengers will pay $171 to ride the gondola
Operators’ ridership and pricing expectations questionable, says former GM hired by CBJ for study.
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Names of JPD officers involved in fatal Christmas Day shooting of woman near Breeze In released
Lone officer who fired gun has been on force for six years, with no record of misconduct.
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The 10 most-read news stories at the Juneau Empire’s website in 2024
A rather fishy list as world’s oldest humpback whale, limit on king salmon fishing get the most clicks.
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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending Jan. 4
Three decades of capital city coverage.
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Juneau’s 10 biggest news stories of 2024
Record flooding proves costly, while record financial crises result in a deluge of drastic changes.
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Global warping: How the world saw Juneau in 2024
An “amusement park” for cruise tourists; site of “Titanic moment”; on Chick-fil-A fan’s bucket list.