Debbie Driscoll from AEL&P said Juneau’s been hit by unusually bad storms and icing conditions since the fall, though she understands customers’ frustration.
Jeremy Hsieh
Local News Reporter, KTOO
I dig into questions about the forces and institutions that shape Juneau, big and small, delightful and outrageous. What stirs you up about how Juneau is built and how the city works?
Bartlett Regional Hospital begins locally processing COVID-19 tests
Other recent COVID developments include that the city is giving people age 65 and up first dibs on appointments for the next mass vaccination clinic.
Juneau Assembly mulls partial fireworks ban and outlawing sales
Juneau Assembly member Michelle Hale helped write the draft fireworks ordinance. She said she really wants to target the booming, concussive fireworks.
Newscast – Monday, Feb. 15, 2021
In this newscast:
Gov. Mike Dunleavy addresses what the end of his pandemic emergency declaration,
Public Safety Commissioner Amanda Price resigns abruptly,
the head of the University of Alaska system updates lawmakers,
A federal appeals court orders work to stop at an oil project in the NPR-A,
the family of a Kodiak man killed at a naval facility await answers from authorities,
outbreaks at Matanuska-Susitna Borough schools trigger a mask policy at sporting events, and
damage shuts down the Ptarmigan chairlift at Eaglecrest Ski Area.
Juneau Assembly to consider more individual assistance grants for neediest residents
Without Assembly action, 1,180 eligible, lower income adults financially hurt by the pandemic won’t be paid individual assistance grants.
Millions in Tlingit and Haida pandemic relief still available to tribal members
Households with tribal members financially impacted by the pandemic can get up to $1,000 in one-time payments.