The Juneau Assembly is now on record as supporting an extension of electric power to Cascade Point at the end of Glacier Highway, also known as Veterans Memorial Highway. A resolution adopted at a special meeting Wednesday says an extension of power would support economic and housing development, as well as public safety out the…
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Boundary commission postpones Juneau’s annexation petition
The state’s Local Boundary Commission has postponed indefinitely the City and Borough of Juneau’s petition to annex nearly 2,000 square miles south of the Capital City. Juneau is asking a judge to block the boundary commission’s earlier approval of Petersburg’s petition to form a borough, which includes much of the same territory. The Local Boundary…
Journey to Attu
The fog enshrouded island doesn’t get many visitors, but earlier this month, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman and some of her crew called, each with their own unique tie to Attu.
Prison innovator, activist remembered in Juneau
Alaskans are celebrating the life today (Nov. 26) of a Juneau prison innovator, death-penalty opponent and author. Charles Campbell, 88, died last month from pancreatic cancer at the Episcopal Church’s Goodwin House in Falls Church, Virginia. (Read his full obituary.) He headed up Alaska’s Department of Corrections under Governor Jay Hammond, capping a nearly 50-year…
Convicted Hoonah murderer wants new trial
John Marvin, Jr. disputes whether an officer was in the midst of performing his official duties.
Fuglvog associate fined, sentenced to three years probation
Freddie Joe Hankins will pay $100,000 and have all future fishing activities electronically monitored.