About 200 people gathered outside the Juneau offices of Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan. They called for more gun control legislation, stricter background checks for those buying guns and for legislators to stop accepting money from the NRA.
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After clients discover backlog, Juneau pet cremation business owner says he’ll make good
When Tammy Hunt’s boxer Bob died, she hired a local pet cremation service to take care of the remains. Weeks later, she hadn’t heard from the business, which led to a startling discovery.
Rep. Sam Kito III will not seek re-election
Rep. Sam Kito III is not running for re-election in the fall. Kito told the Juneau Empire he made his decision Friday due to financial concerns.
Newscast — Monday, March 19, 2018
In this newscast: The top official overseeing Alaska’s national forests will retire in April, Fred Meyer says it will stop selling guns and ammunition altogether and child welfare workers in Southeast Alaska report an increase in referrals for child abuse and neglect.
Social workers report dramatic increase in child abuse and neglect referrals
The state of Alaska is seeing a rise in child abuse and neglect referrals and threats to worker safety, according to those who work in the field.
Juneau students take part in national student walkout protesting gun violence
Juneau high school students took part in Wednesday’s national walkout calling for action on gun violence. More than a hundred Juneau-Douglas students marched to the state Capitol while dozens of students at Thunder Mountain gathered outside their school.