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Above Stikine River, Canadian government boosts huge mining project you’ve probably never heard of
Road goes along a major salmon bearing river that flows into Southeast Alaska near Wrangell.
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Reported surge of student fights — some filmed and luring kids from other schools — alarm parents and officials
Fights taking place on and off JDHS campus, students say; questions about discipline policy raised.
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State revives effort limiting funds municipalities can give school districts for non-instructional costs
Juneau School District could lose millions for buses, food service, student activities, superintendent says.
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Campaign to boost Native voting combats both apathy and logistical challenges
Advocates are pushing for both engagement and easing of barriers affecting rural residents.
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Native cultural tourism is ‘Alaska’s sleeping giant,’ panel tells industry leaders at statewide convention
“Alaska is not ‘The Last Frontier.’ Alaska always has been and always will be a Native place.”
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North Douglas is suddenly hot property for lots of developmental projects
Planning Commission OKs zoning changes as wary locals eye gondola, second crossing, proposed cruise port.
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Alaska’s first votes appear to show disproportionately high Democratic interest
Early voting locations opened Monday across Alaska for registered voters to cast ballots in the Nov. 5 general…
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Hall and Steininger get sworn in to Juneau Assembly; Hale and Blake get poems as they depart
Newly reelected Mayor Beth Weldon offers tributes; Greg Smith chosen as new deputy mayor
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$2M for Hesco barriers OK’d by Assembly, but proposed flood-prevention project far from firmly set
Concerns raised about impacts on properties — and if homeowners will be forced to pay some costs.
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Alaska Native scholars propose statewide reading standards for the state’s Indigenous languages
Sealaska Heritage Institute working with specialists to develop proposed curriculum.
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Royal Caribbean tries to appease angry city leaders with apology after surprise Douglas cruise port announcement
Tensions revived after cruise line president touts project in speech; email apology sent soon after.
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Residents spend their hours before peak of flood preparing for worst-case scenario in various ways
Generators, sandbags, hotel stays, backyard river watching keep people active as water rises Sunday.
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Mendenhall River crests at 10.77 feet at 11:30 p.m. Sunday — lower and earlier than expected
Water from Suicide Basin glacial outburst flood retreats rapidly, leaving ice behind after record cold.
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Scientists are mapping landslide risk in Alaska. Some homeowners don’t want to know.
Maps of the hazards remain controversial in some parts of the state, including Juneau.
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October’s flood doesn’t mean risk of one next year is lower, expert says, as protective efforts continue
Multiple factors in Suicide Basin’s water level makes predicting odds of release dangerous, official says
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SHI President Rosita Worl among 10 people receiving National Humanities Medal from President Biden
Ceremony at White House livestreamed online at 1:30 p.m. Monday.
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Juneau’s Special Olympics bowlers show just how fun the game can be
26 athletes compete for spots on state team in Eagle River next month.
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Trauma records show high risks of cold-exposure injuries for Alaska’s homeless
Unhoused people accounted for nearly a quarter of the Alaskans who were hospitalized with cold-related injuries like frostbite…
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Juneau offers formal apology for 1962 burning of the Douglas Indian Village
Apology called long overdue, but tribal leader says full story of destruction still needs to be shared.
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As early voting opens, Peltola and Begich meet for last face-to-face forum before Election Day
Two leading candidates in U.S. House election appear at a forum hosted by the Anchorage Chamber.