Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has invited a young Tlingit fisherman and his grandfather to accept an award from the Juneau Economic Development Council and the… Continue reading
A record number of cruise visitors came to Alaska in 2017, and that number is expected to make a sizeable jump in the next two… Continue reading
The Juneau International Airport is becoming more modern, and part of that modernization includes tearing down older parts of the terminal. The Airport Board is… Continue reading
If you’ve ever wondered what you’d do if a large fire broke out in Juneau, the American Red Cross is running a workshop this Friday… Continue reading
Progress is always the theme for the Innovation Summit, and it will ring especially true this year. “Driving Innovation through Diversity” is this year’s motto… Continue reading
This Monday, fences and orange construction signs descended upon downtown Juneau. The second phase of the City and Borough of Juneau’s downtown street improvement plan… Continue reading
The hook on the first day of the Juneau Economic Development Council Innovation Summit was exactly that. The halibut hook, a wooden fishing tool created… Continue reading
Icy conditions continue to plague Juneau drivers. The driver of a Subaru Outback sat in the turn lane on Egan inbound, waiting to turn left… Continue reading
This past Friday, a Juneau man was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for accessing hundreds of photos of child pornography. Jim Wayne Thornhill,… Continue reading
A month after a Juneau man was caught breaking into two businesses near the Nugget Mall, he was caught again after breaking into Dzantik’i Heeni… Continue reading
It’s been a frustrating first half of the ski season at Eaglecrest Ski Area as low snow has kept skiers and snowboarders from accessing the… Continue reading
Stationed on a floating hospital off the coast of Cameroon, Dr. Mark Peterson witnesses extreme transformations on a regular basis. Peterson is a longtime Juneau… Continue reading
For the first time in 20 years, doctors have confirmed the presence of mumps in Juneau. As of Thursday, there has been one confirmed case… Continue reading
More than two years after a double murder on Douglas Island, authorities believe they’ve identified the killer. A Juneau grand jury on Friday indicted Laron… Continue reading
Elizabeth Peratrovich’s most famous quote is by now the stuff of legend. Speaking before the territorial government of Alaska on Feb. 5, 1945, the Alaska… Continue reading
The YMCA might be coming to Juneau. Max Mertz, chair the Aquatics Board, spoke at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday detailing the options… Continue reading
A Hoonah man is facing charges of trafficking thousands of opioid pain pills throughout Alaska and beyond. Nickolas Cakmis, 39, was arraigned in Anchorage on… Continue reading
The movement to reform the Alaska Marine Highway System is reaching a critical point as proponents meet with legislators this week. The plan for reforming… Continue reading
Dawn Houston was watching a movie about wildfires, “Only the Brave,” around noon Wednesday when a fire broke out in her home. Houston, 52, heard… Continue reading
Watching the Winter Olympics this past week, Sealaska Heritage Institute Senior Research Fellow Rick Harris saw something that surprised him. The Canadian snowboarding team was… Continue reading