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Police calls, Aug. 11-13
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Ships in port, Aug. 20-23
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Alaska Earthquake Center says Sunday’s tsunami-causing slide was largest in decade
Sawyer Island sees a 100-foot wave; Harbor Island reports 20-foot waves
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Alaska’s Ukrainian refugees brace for Putin’s arrival in their safe harbor
A variety of Alaskans have expressed misgivings.
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Unified Command switches from response to recovery in aftermath of flooding
The community will start to see preliminary damage assessment teams in affected neighborhoods
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Juneau Police Department names officer seen throwing man during arrest
The man was medevaced to a Seattle hospital following the incident
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Ships in port, Aug. 13-16
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Police calls, Aug. 6-11
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UPDATE: Suicide Basin flood threat ends, water recedes
Evacuated areas have now been opened to residents only
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Update: Mendenhall River crests, levels now falling
The release from Suicide Basin has come to an end
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Trump to meet Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage
Trump was expected to make what amounted to a day trip to Alaska to meet with Putin.
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Suicide Basin reaches capacity; CBJ urges residents in inundation zone to prep for evacuation
In the past, it has taken up to six days for the outburst flooding event to begin after…
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CBJ, CCFR and others share flood preparedness updates ahead of expected annual flood event
Due to an atmospheric river the Juneau area experienced this weekend, both lake and river levels have risen
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U.S. Coast Guard adds icebreaker to fleet for first time in 25 years
Federal officials see the refurbished ship Storis as the first of many new additions and a statement of…
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Officials respond to vandalism that damaged a petroglyph rock at Wrangell beach site
A petroglyph rock was found split in half last month
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Ships in port, Aug. 9-13
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Police calls, July 31-Aug. 6
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Trump says he will meet with Putin in Alaska next week
The meeting comes as he tries to secure a deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine
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Traveling nurse charged with murder of 78-year-old Southcentral Alaska man
John “Skip” Dove Jr. was found on Tuesday stabbed to death in his home off Sports Lake Road…
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Alaskans work to analyze and reduce risks of glacial outburst flooding
As residents of Juneau use new information to gird for near-annual floods, scientists are studying glacier dynamics to…