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Public safety commissioner seeks change in Alaska’s missing and murdered Indigenous people response
“We’ve closed our eyes and allowed rural Alaska to be seriously victimized,” Cockrell said.
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Friday the 13th storm — as in that many possible inches of snow — forecast for Juneau
Accumulation expected between 9 a.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday; chance of rain/snow through Monday.
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Inaugural Juneau Jazz Festival offers high hopes of getting into a jam
Variety of genres, groupings, workshops and performances scheduled during three-day event.
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SEARHC raises mimimum base pay for ‘direct-hire’ employees to $25 an hour
Spokesperson says change affects about 16% of employees.
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Assembly members back $4M loan, taking over 3.9M in costs to fix school district’s 7.9M deficit
District still facing steep cuts such as school consolidations to prevent future shortfalls.
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Alaska state geologists’ report on fatal landslide in Wrangell cites heavy rainfall as trigger
Soils saturated by heavy rains unleashed the massive landslide that killed six people in the Southeast Alaska community…
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Wild Shots
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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Feb. 11
Three decades of capital city coverage (about past school district budget woes, in this instance).
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Alaska must face food stamp litigation after a year of stays, court says
A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards that are used by state welfare departments…
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Alaska governor bans big new contracts with companies that boycott Israel
Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a far-reaching administrative order on Monday that calls for public agencies to stop doing…
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Chief justice highlights permanent changes resulting from pandemic in first State of the Judiciary speech
Increasing use of remote hearings, other technology cited as long-term positives for efficiency.
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Report: Juneau second-best summer job place in U.S. for youths — in part because there are fewer of them
Update of annual Southeast Alaska economic report features other contrasting up-and-down trends
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Proposal to nearly double places in Juneau able to serve alcohol delayed by Assembly until November
Existing establishments worry about impact of seasonal operators; supporters cite new opportunities.
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Mythical ‘Yakutat alpaca’ items costs Denali-area clothing shop $53,000 in fines
No such creature exists, despite claims of store officials say re-branded foreign products.
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Federal regulators approve long-term plan for cleaning site of Alaska mercury mine
Nearly a century after a Western Alaska mine began producing mercury, cleanup of the site is entering a…
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School board asks city to take over $4 million in ‘shared costs,’ provide zero-interest loan
Request to be evaluated by Assembly members Wednesday as district tries to fix budget crisis.
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Landfill fees rising 9% for residential trash, nearly tripling for metal, starting March 1
Increase follows near-tripling of rates last year that’s blamed for widespread illegal dumping.
Sports
Thunder Mountain boys split series at Ketchikan
Baxter raises Falcons from 54-45 Friday fall to 61-43 win Saturday
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Juneau-Douglas boys sweep visiting Kodiak
Crimson Bears defend home den against northern island Bears
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Juneau-Douglas, Thunder Mountain girls split local road games
Crimson Bears win 42-40 at Falcons’ Thunderdome, Falcons win 42-28 at George Houston Gymnasium.