State moves forward on Road plan
Gov. Bill Walker has given the OK to continue work on the controversial road out of Juneau — up to a logical stopping point.The governor placed an official hold on the Juneau Access Improvement Project...
View ArticleMedicaid expanded in Alaska
After months of standstill in the Alaska Legislature, everything changed for Medicaid expansion in the state with one press conference Thursday morning.“Today, Alaska becomes the 30th state to accept...
View ArticleState budget director discusses taxes
Gov. Bill Walker’s budget director broached the subject of additional state taxes with Juneau’s business community Thursday.Office of Management and Budget Director Pat Pitney was the guest speaker at...
View ArticleObama traveling to Alaska next month
President Barack Obama will be in the state next month to discuss Arctic issues at a conference, a White House spokeswoman said in an emailed statement Friday.Obama will be in Anchorage on Aug. 31 to...
View ArticleFour survive plane crash near Juneau
Four of five people aboard a Wings of Alaska Cessna 207 survived a crash 18 miles from Juneau on the way to Hoonah on Friday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard announced in a statement Friday evening. The...
View ArticleTroopers name plane crash victims
The Alaska State Troopers released an updated list of names Saturday morning of the passengers aboard a Wings of Alaska plane that crashed on land 18 miles west of Juneau Friday afternoon.The...
View ArticleJuneau man dies in Windfall Lake
A Juneau man died after being thrown into Windfall Lake when his skiff hit an unknown object in the water, according to an Alaska State Troopers report.The U.S. Coast Guard reported an overboard boater...
View ArticleDog doo blamed for Twin Lakes closure
The Twin Lakes swimming area is closed until further notice due to water quality issues likely caused by runoff tainted by dog feces, the city’s Parks and Recreation department director said late last...
View Article'She gave her life'
There are two things helping Michelle Ramsey and her family get through losing her sister, pilot Fariah Peterson, in a Friday plane crash 18 miles from Juneau.“Yes, our family is grieving, but it gives...
View ArticlePlane debris in Juneau for investigation
The wreckage of a Wings of Alaska Cessna 207 that crashed Friday, 18 miles from Juneau, was flown to Juneau International Airport by helicopter early Monday so a federal agency can investigate the...
View ArticleBartlett, SEARHC optimistic about Medicaid expansion's effects
Juneau’s city-owned hospital expects 2,400 additional locals will be eligible for Medicaid now that Gov. Bill Walker has accepted close to $150 million in federal dollars to expand the health care...
View ArticleLocal veteran dies while disputing VA diagnosis
A Juneau veteran who spent the last 15 years of his life fighting the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over what he claimed was a life-altering misdiagnosis died last week in a Seattle...
View ArticleMuñoz: Juneau can host next special session
The Capitol couldn’t have handled the most recent special session because of construction, but it will be ready to host the one expected to take place this fall, Rep. Cathy Muñoz said Thursday.“It was...
View ArticleNY man arrested for robocalls to schools
The Anchorage Federal Bureau of Investigation division is looking into a recent arrest of a New York man charged with making threatening phone calls to Arizona schools to determine if he’s connected...
View ArticleReplacement for No Child Left Behind passes U.S. Senate
Legislation that would replace many components of 2001’s controversial No Child Left Behind Act handily passed the U.S. Senate last week with both Alaska senators voting in favor of the bill.No Child...
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