The Juneau-based crew of a medevac plane went missing this week. The news hit the medical evacuation community in Alaska particularly hard.
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Newscast – Friday, Feb. 1, 2019
In this newscast: The medical community mourns the loss of three Guardian Flight colleagues in Juneau, a timber sale on Prince of Wales Island continues after the shutdown, an antique mortar was detonated after being found in a Haines museum collection, and a Sitka craftsman makes “sensual” bowls out of wood recovered from the Tongass.
Newscast – Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019
In this newscast: Governor Mike Dunleavy unveiled his proposals to amend the Alaska Constitution Wednesday, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority officials update state lawmakers on their progress since a report found mismanagement issues, An Anchorage Man is returned to the United States after being held for six months for illegally entering Russia, and the Trump…
Survey will monitor cruise ship emissions in downtown Juneau this summer
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation shared a new plan Tuesday to start tracking air quality in downtown Juneau in order to learn more about the impact of cruise ship emissions.
Jeff Rogers to take over as Juneau’s finance department director
Rogers comes from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, where he directs administrative services. He will replace Bob Bartholomew, who is retiring in July.
Newscast – Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019
In this newscast: The state Department of Environmental Conservation introduced a new program aimed at monitoring air quality downtown in the summer, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed supplemental budget would cut nearly half of the state ferry system’s cash reserves, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski reintroduced a bill aimed at preventing violence against Indigenous women and girls on…