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(Simulated) great balls of fire: Airport carries out emergency plan exercise
Dozens of volunteers took part, simulating the variously wounded survivors of a plane crash.
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Back to school: Tlingit and Haida holds annual backpack distribution
Hundreds of backpacks were distributed, with hundreds still to go out.
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USCG conducts multiple rescues around state
Coast Guard aircrews stayed busy on Monday from the Southeast to western Alaska.
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CDC coronavirus-status program for cruise ships discontinued
Politicians and industry officials lauded the move.
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Lemon Creek, Valley road projects on track for scheduled finish
Some small projects are also slated for finishes this summer, and others for next year.
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Juneau student among first of new wave of Peace Corps members
He’s wheels-up for Uganda within weeks.
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Nation stands up mental health crisis hotline
Three-digit number will connect callers not with police or fire, but with a mental crisis lifeline.
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Mid-season passenger numbers at roughly two-thirds capacity
There’s about the same number of hulls, but less passengers aboard than pre-pandemic.
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‘Mental health is not just in a clinic. It’s everywhere’: Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition works with communitywide scope
Much of the work JPSC is doing is to reach out to groups to help teach and strengthen…
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Erosion reveals old oil drums near Eagle Beach
The situation is noncritical, said state and federal agencies working on a removal solution.
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Coast Guard announces penalties against fishing vessels
The annual patrol to monitor illegal fishing is set to begin soon.
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Police release name of woman killed in crash
Investigations into multiple serious motor vehicle crashes are ongoing.
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Police seeking information on man missing near Echo Cove
He went camping out the road in late June and hasn’t been seen since.
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Some assembly required: Shipping process for new Eaglecrest gondola is underway
Once they’re crated up, they’ve got a sea voyage of more than 10,000 miles ahead.
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Overall rabies risk in Southeast minimal, says wildlife biologist
Bats are the main carriers in the Southeast, and as ever there the odds are extremely low.
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Play brings rarely-seen side of Klondike Gold Rush to fore
The performance will look at the lives of some of the women of the era.
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Coast Guard performs multiple rescues around holiday weekend
Alaskans might have relaxed for the holiday, but the Coast Guard didn’t.