In this newscast: Juneau volunteers reboot trail work efforts after the pandemic put a hold on maintenance; State economist Rob Kreiger spoke with Alaska public Media about what’s driving the state’s tightened housing market; Alaska is the most scammed state in the country—this year there have been nearly a thousand reports of fraud.
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Newscast — Thursday, June 9, 2022
In this newscast: Two Tlingit dance groups from Wrangell are leads at Celebration, the biannual festival honoring Tlingit, Hainda, and Tsimshian people; A large tundra fire is threatening the village of St. Mary’s; A rare lightening storm knocked out power to thousands of Homer Electric Association members Thursday morning.
Newscast — Wednesday, June 8, 2022
In this newscast: State health officials report 144 new cases of COVID-19 in Juneau over the last week; Experienced travelers say staff shortages and COVID-19 outbreaks are spoiling their Alaska cruises; The governor and some legislators celebrated the passage of the Alaska Reads Act while others are skeptical about the bill’s requirements for school districts;…
Juneau doubles down on its rejection of The Glory Hall’s downtown affordable housing plans
The case will go back to the Planning Commission for its reconsideration, according to city officials.
Juneau police seized nearly 10K pills believed to contain fentanyl in a string of busts this week
Fentanyl is behind a 71% increase in drug overdose deaths in Alaska from 2020 to 2021. More than 250 Alaskans died from a drug overdose last year.
Newscast — Tuesday, June 7, 2022
In this newscast: It’s Walter Harper Day and a monument to the Koyukon Athabaskan who was the first person to summit Denali will be installed in Fairbanks; Kind salmon fishing is no longer allowed for the early run in the Kenai River due to low salmon counts; Data from the Gulf of Alaska’s sea floor…