Since Tasha Elizarde graduated from high school last spring, she hasn’t been sitting around her parents’ house here in Juneau. Last fall, the 18-year-old was chosen to represent her community and state on the international stage as an Arctic Youth Ambassador.
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Newscast — Monday, Feb. 12, 2018
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly will review anchoring rules for boats in city waters at tonight’s meeting, a proposed federal bill would give 100,000 acres of federal land to Native groups in five Southeast towns and the National Weather Service issues a winter weather advisory for Juneau until 3 p.m. Monday.
Glory Hole withdraws application to move to Valley property
Juneau’s downtown homeless shelter, the Glory Hole, has withdrawn its application to take over a city-owned property in the Mendenhall Valley. That leaves five other applicants for the Juneau Assembly Lands and Resources Committee to consider.
Juneau high school students choose Thunder Bears as new football mascot
Students from Thunder Mountain, Yaakoosge Daakahidi and Juneau-Douglas high schools voted on the new mascot for their combined football teams on Tuesday. Thunder Bears won out over the Capital City Senators and the Orcas.
Legislators hope to fix uncertainty plaguing school budgets this session
This session, some state legislators hope to put an end to the uncertainty school districts across the state face when it comes to their budgets. House Bill 287 and Senate Bill 131 both address K-12 school funding, but in different ways.
Newscast — Monday, Feb. 5, 2018
In this newscast: Bethel Democrat Rep. Zach Fansler resigns from Alaska House and the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee heard public testimony Saturday on a bill that would allow distilleries to mix cocktails in their tasting rooms.