2012 saw a variety of stories and events in Juneau. Here are some of the photos from this year covering major events, breaking news and stories from Juneau and around Alaska.
Heather Bryant
NORAD’s annual Santa Tracking program kicks into high gear
NORAD has its eye on the sky tracking Santa’s trip around the world this Christmas Eve
Getting to Graduation gathers students and community to talk about dropout crisis
Juneau public broadcasting’s months-long American Graduate project culminated Dec. 10 in Getting to Graduation, a community discussion broadcasted live on TV, radio and online. The project, spearheaded by KTOO, KRNN, KXLL and 360 North, was a result of a grant to get local stations involved in discussing the dropout crisis facing many communities. In Juneau,…
Underground fuel tanks compound the severity of fuel leaks
The smell of diesel and rainbow sheen on a Douglas Island creek in July led environmental responders on a complicated three-month hunt to a leaking underground fuel tank.
Following the election, some Alaskans join secession bandwagon
Two people from Alaska have added their petitions for secession to the growing group of people seeking to withdraw from the U.S.
New partnership seeks to protect and maintain salmon habitat
Wild Pacific Northwest salmon face a bleak future, boasting but a tiny fraction of their historical population size, according to collaboration between salmon biologists and conservation advocates.