Last weekend’s Live Art on the Trails event is part of a two-week art festival put on by a local nonprofit.
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Newscast – Wednesday, April 29, 2026
In this newscast: Community members can provide feedback on the City and Borough of Juneau’s budget Wednesday during a special meeting; Juneau student Cassie Lumba advanced to the national finals of Poetry Out Loud after competing in the semifinals in Washington D.C; Two groups of Juneau residents filed proposed citizen propositions this week in hopes of putting questions on the 2026 local election ballot; The U.S. Forest Service has released a draft environmental impact statement for a timber sale on Prince of Wales Island; Mt. Edgecumbe High School is cutting staff for the second year in a row amid ongoing budget and enrollment issues.
Alaska’s energy cliff isn’t coming. It’s already here.
The state’s gas shortage is hitting electricity consumers in Fairbanks and the Mat-Su, and will likely affect home heating prices, as well.
Alaska Legislature passes bill offering public pensions with fate at Dunleavy’s desk uncertain
After dozens of attempts, it’s the first time a bill offering state and local employees a pension has passed both chambers of the Alaska Legislature.
Juneau voters chose to cut local taxes last election. Now, some residents want them back.
Two separate proposed citizen propositions would restore some of the city funding lost as a result of last year’s local election.
Petersburg unveils kéet yaakw with traditional canoe blessing at Sandy Beach
Traditional canoes like this one typically belong to a single clan. But Petersburg’s local tribe decided to have this canoe designed to include everyone.