Another telephone scam has hit Juneau. This one for check fraud.
Rosemarie Alexander
Homeless woman dies under bridge
A week before a survey of Juneau’s most vulnerable homeless, a 61-year-old woman was found dead Tuesday under the Gold Creek Bridge.
Thornton case update
An Arkansas court will hear motions in May on whether to transfer to juvenile court the case of three Arkansas teenagers charged with Kevin Thornton’s murder.
Chieftain reiterates: No mine without a road
An email from a Canadian mine developer to the Taku River Fact Finding Task Force has flummoxed some members and Juneau’s senator, but the company official who wrote it says it’s just semantics.
Practice avalanche rescue skills at Eaglecrest
Backcountry users in Juneau can practice their rescue skills at the Eaglecrest Ski Area’s Avalanche Beacon Training Park.
Women legislators honored
Fourteen of Alaska’s 60 legislators are women – ten in the state House and four in the Senate. From the first territorial legislature in 1913 to the 27th state legislature, only 13 percent of lawmakers have been women, or 87, compared to 685 men over the years.