Tag: Juneau
Alaska News Nightly: June 3, 2011
Fuel Prices to Rise in Bethel, Lawmakers Scramble as Coastal Management Program Begins Shutdown, Washington DC Turns Attention to Alaska’s Other Minerals, an Iditarod Veteran Missing in Talkeetna, and more...
Lawmakers Scramble as Coastal Management Program Begins Shutdown
The shutdown of Alaska’s Coastal Management Program is underway, even as some lawmakers continue to work behind the scenes to save it.
Employees with the Division of Coastal and Ocean Management received layoff notices on Thursday. That followed letters on Tuesday to coastal districts and state agencies that participate in the program, informing them their federal grants had been terminated.
Soboleff Memorial Tomorrow in Juneau
Saturday’s memorial service for Tlingit elder Walter Soboleff will be transmitted on public television’s 360 North cable channel. The service is at 2 pm at Centennial Hall in Juneau, followed by a celebration of life at the Native Brotherhood Hall.
Postal Service Cuts May Affect Juneau Residents
The U.S. Postal Service is making changes around the country to try to shrink a budget deficit of billions of dollars. Alaska is no exception. The post office is reorganizing how it oversees the bypass mail program in the state. And it is considering a big change in how Juneau residents receive mail.
Alaska News Nightly: May 26, 2011
Fall Kills Two More Denali Climbers, Injures Two Others, Postal Service Cuts May Affect Juneau Residents, Coal Creek Fire Grows to 3,000 Acres, Near-Record High Temperatures Sweep Across Central Interior, and more...
Alaska News Nightly: September 1, 2009
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Alaska News Nightly: August 31, 2009
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Alaska News Nightly: August 26, 2009
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Parnell Picnics in Juneau
Governor Sean Parnell and six commissioners served up picnic fare to thousands of Juneau residents Friday. Some estimate nearly 10 percent of the...
Senate Leader to Join Parnell Administration
Senate minority leader Gene Therriault is taking a top level job with the Parnell Administration. The former Senate President will be a...
Alaska News Nightly: August 21, 2009
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Juneau to Begin Testing Prep Players for Drugs
High school athletes in Juneau will be subjected to random drug tests beginning this fall. The plan mandates drug testing of athletes at...
Alaska News Nightly: August 19, 2009
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Alaska News Nightly: August 18, 2009
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Alaska News Nightly: August 13, 2009
Photo by Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Demolition work gets underway in Anchorage's Mountain View neighborhood and makes way for new housing initiative.
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Juneau Nonprofit Has Plans for Former Mine
In Juneau, a new nonprofit has big plans for the site of what was once the world's largest gold mine. Between 1882 and 1922,...
Alaska News Nightly: August, 12, 2009
Photo by Christopher Ho, KYUK - Bethel
U.S. Secretaries Arne Duncan, Steven Chu, Shaun Donovan, and Tom Vilsack listen to Elder Peter Jacob at the Bethel...
Juneau School Board Wrestling With Drug-Testing Plans
The Juneau School Board is wrestling with a plan to institute mandatory, random drug-testing for high school students in athletics. A school district...
Alaska News Nightly: August 5, 2009
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Security Tapes Could Provide Clues to Cruise Ship Death
Onboard security tapes could help investigators determine whether a woman who fell off a cruise ship near Juneau committed suicide.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
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