Nicholas Meyer, a Coast Guard Sector Juneau command duty officer said rescue crews searched more than 180 square miles to find Charles.
Quinton Chandler, KTOO
State shutdown would freeze teacher certification, gum up school districts’ summer hiring
The potential government shutdown would come at the busiest — and worst — time for the state office that processes teacher certifications. And unresolved state education funding is compounding the teacher hiring crunch.
Different year, same story: Juneau schools wait for a budget
The Legislature has until July 1, to pass a budget, or the state government will shut down.
Newscast — Monday, June 19, 2017
In this newscast: Lawmakers are on track to lead the state into a government shut down; the recall of three Homer city councilmembers failed; a sunken Sitka tugboat was lifted out of the water and placed on a barge to be towed to Seattle.
Gold Rush Days marks 27th year
Gold Rush Days is sponsored by over 40 Juneau businesses and local residents generally donate about $30,000 each year.
Are Hoonah schools the canary in the coal mine for cuts in rural Alaska?
“If the subtleties become so much that the cuts are so deep, then all the sudden somebody is going to go, ‘What happened to that school district?’” warned Hoonah’s outgoing superintendent.