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Planned Parenthood opens virtual health center for Alaska following Juneau closure
Online access to birth control, emergency contraception, pregnancy testing and other services offered.
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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending March 1
Three decades of capital city coverage.
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Alaska property crimes decline over long term, but violent crime rates remains ‘exceptionally’ high
National crime data for 2023 shows Alaska’s overall violent crime rate was more than 540% the national rate.
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Investigation: Fatal shooting of woman with hatchet by JPD officer on Christmas Day justified
Ashley Rae Johnston threatened customers outside store and then police, state report finds.
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Alaska improves slightly to a C on Infrastructure Report Card, state ferries still at bottom with a D
Authors say Biden-era funding bills a key reason for improvement, ponder impact of Trump’s cuts.
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With bipartisan support, Alaska Senate panel again proposes new ‘75/25’ PFD formula
Proposal directing money mostly to state spending would mean about $1,420 per recipient this year.
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Police calls for Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
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Police calls for Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
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Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025
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Assembly takes step forward on Aak’w Landing tideland lease by 5-4 vote
Brainstormed amendments include additional data on traffic and navigation.
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Assembly OKs negotiations to relocate city offices to Burns building; concerns about cost linger
Building owners asking $12M for space assessed at $9.3M; city manager says alternatives are limited.
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U.S. House passes GOP budget teeing up enormous tax and spending cuts
Officials say cuts may result in 100,000 Alaskans losing Medicaid coverage, 70,000 losing SNAP benefits.
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Two top Alaska GOP leaders on Trump: ‘It’s like Christmas every day’…‘if all you expect is coal in your stocking’
Gov. Dunleavy cheery about state’s prospects; some Republican legislators grim about lost jobs, funds.
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More cruise traffic in Alaska is followed by more wastewater violations, officials say
Violations roughly triple after elimination of ocean ranger program by Dunleavy in 2019.
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Reviews range widely to Forest Service’s draft ‘biography’ of Tongass as part of management plan update
Comment period ends Monday for assessment of forest — but will plan’s direction change under Trump?
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Dunleavy’s bill to legalize fish farms seen as flaky by many lawmakers, interest groups
Governor responds to widespread opposition with video emphasizing salmon not among species allowed.
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Juneau City Clerk Beth McEwen announces retirement after nearly 30 years with CBJ
Winner of statewide Municipal Employee of the Year in 2015 and Municipal Clerk of the Year in 2023.
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Police calls for Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025
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Political correctness runs afowl in Perseverance Theatre production opening Friday
Satirical comedy “The Thanksgiving Play” comes to Juneau, no thanks to cancel culture.
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Firing on: Remaining Forest Service staff fill in to keep Mendenhall Glacier activities flowing
As visitor center continues lectures and kids’ events, fired employees get a show of community support.