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The Juneau Community Foundation. (Juneau Community Foundation/Facebook)

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Juneau Community Foundation strengthens health, social services with $2.9M in grants

21 nonprofit organizations were awarded grants

An 89-year-old woman died following a crash on the North Douglas Highway. (Courtesy of Capital City Fire Rescue)

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Crash on North Douglas Highway claims life of 89-year-old woman

Police and Capital City Fire Rescue called out after vehicle leaves the road and strikes a tree

The 2026 Kids Count Data Book revealed how Alaska’s policies and investments are affecting children’s daily lives, as the state dropped seven spots from last year to 47th in overall child well-being, with its lowest score in education, ranking 49th (File photo)

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Alaska drops to 47th in country for children’s well-being

Kids Count Data Book shows Alaska ranked 49th in education and 48th in economic well-being

Photo courtesy of Michael Courtney Marcel Gietzmann-Sanders (left) and Michael Courtney prepare to release a tagged chinook salmon near Sand Point, Alaska, in August 2024. The tag releases on a predetermined date, floating to the surface to transmit data to researchers via satellite.

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Alaska researchers using tagging data to reduce fishing bycatch

University of Alaska Fairbanks research team uses more than 700,000 data points for chinook salmon

Delcenia Cosman/Homer News file Volunteers check the beach for debris during the CoastWalk clean-up in the Anchor River State Recreation Area on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Anchor Point, Alaska.

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1.5 million pounds of trash removed from Alaskan coastlines in 2025

1,659 people participated in cleanups from Southeast Alaska to the Bering Strait region

Anyone with information regarding Dion McCabe’s whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Juneau Police Department at 907-586-0600. (Courtesy of Juneau Police Department)

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Juneau police search for missing man

Dion McCabe was last seen May 26 at the Juneau Safeway

Herbert Glacier Trail follows the Herbert River, as pictured on Nov. 16, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

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USDA will not move ahead with Herbert Glacier Cabin project

Herbert Glacier Trail will instead be rerouted in Tongass National Forest

Tlingit dancers with the Kuteeyaa dance group from the Pacific Northwest joined more than 1,800 dancers in the Grand Entrance of Celebration on June 3, 2026. (Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

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Celebration draws thousands to Juneau to uplift Alaska Native culture and heritage

Festival honors Southeast Alaska Indigenous cultures

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Juneau community calendar: June 8 to 14

MONDAY, June 8

Capital City Fire Rescue crews battled a deck fire threatening a home in the Starr Hill neighborhood on May 26. (Capital City Fire Rescue)

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Capital City Fire Rescue logs 860 total responses in Juneau in May

478 responses were for fire and emergency medical services incidents

A recent poll by Advance Funds Network has revealed that three Alaska towns, including Juneau, have been identified among America’s last “handshake economies.”

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Juneau ranks 11th among America’s last ‘handshake economies’

Juneau, Fairbanks, and Wasilla ranked in the top 18 in the country

Passengers on the M/V Seawolf look out at the Eldred Rock Lighthouse on the day of the public opening on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska’s oldest original lighthouse opens to the public

Members of the public can now visit the 120-year-old Eldred Rock Lighthouse after years of renovation work by…

Submitted by Gina Del Rosario

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LIVING AND GROWING: The joyful mysteries

There are four sets of mysteries: joyful, luminous, sorrowful, and glorious

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Juneau community calendar: June 6 and 7

SATURDAY, June 6

The Alaska Department of Family and Community Services (DFCS) is set to celebrate the revitalized Chilkat Plaza at Juneau Pioneer’s Homes with a grand reopening and ribbon cutting event next week. (DFCS Public Information Team)

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Revitalized Chilkat Plaza to reopen at Juneau Pioneers’ Homes next week

The updated gathering space is designed to better serve elders and their families

Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon Tourists walk to and from a viewpoint at the Mendenhall Glacier visitor center on May 14, 2025. The visitor center in the Tongass National Forest is a top tourist destination.

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Federal court allows Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center project to proceed after lawsuit

The Forest Service will have to provide an extra environmental review as a result

A new urgent care clinic at the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s Front Street location opened on May 31. (SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium)

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New SEARHC urgent clinic now open on Juneau’s Front Street

The new space will provide treatment for a range on non-emergency conditions

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Juneau community calendar: June 1 to 7

MONDAY, June 1

The Juneau Community Foundation. (Juneau Community Foundation/Facebook)

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Applications now open for Juneau Community Foundation’s Artist Awards

The program provides up to $5,000 for artists to advance the city’s thriving arts culture

U.S. Border Patrol Blaine Sector photo The Taku River as seen May 19, 2025, from an Alaska Wildlife Troopers helicopter during a patrol flight.

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Forest Service to hold public hearing for Taku River salmon fishery

The hearing will be held virtually on June 9