In this newscast: Alaska school districts relieved to receive $20 million allocated by the Legislature last year, the Alaska House rejects a proposal to pay $3,000 permanent fund dividends, state employees and their unions are urging lawmakers to avert a government shutdown on July 1 and an unusually high number of ice seals found dead in the Bering Sea region.
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Community remembers Guardian Flight crew lost in January plane crash
In an emotional memorial service in Juneau, speakers remembered pilot Patrick Coyle, paramedic Margaret Langston and flight nurse Stacie Morse, who was pregnant with a daughter, Delta Rae.
Juneau’s homeless population declines for first time since 2016
Juneau has a number of organizations providing assistance to the economically vulnerable. But availability of resources is always an issue, and proposed cuts to state services could have an impact.
Juneau Assembly passes city budget as state budget impacts loom
The city’s budget maintains the same level of services and operations from the previous year. But the Alaska Legislature’s ongoing special session leaves several things up in the air.
First phase of downtown Egan Drive construction begins Monday
Starting June 3, resurfacing work along the stretch of road between Centennial Hall Convention Center and the Coast Guard Sector Juneau building will reduce traffic to one lane in each direction.
City struggles to keep up as junk cars continue piling up in Juneau
Like many communities in Alaska, Juneau has no roads leading in or out. That presents a problem when it comes to getting rid of vehicles no one wants anymore.