The Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Friday relocated a family of black bears that had been frequenting downtown Juneau this summer. Wildlife biologist Ryan Scott says the department had been looking for the sow and three yearlings for a couple months. He says they finally caught up with them just south on the…
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Five Juneau schools meet AYP
Five of Juneau’s 14 schools made Adequate Yearly Progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act last year, down from six in 2009-2010. Auke Bay and Glacier Valley elementary schools, Juneau Douglas High School, the Community Charter School and Johnson Youth Center achieved academic targets in each of 31 different categories to meet AYP.…
State gets support in its fight against Roadless Rule
The Juneau Chamber of Commerce and 13 other Southeast businesses and organizations will join in the state’s lawsuit against a federal rule that prevents road construction in certain areas of the Tongass National Forest. The Parnell administration in June appealed a federal district court decision setting aside an eight-year-old policy that exempted the Tongass from…
Fluetsch and Smith to run for CBJ Assembly
Two more candidates say they’ll run for Juneau Assembly. Financial Investment Advisor Bradley Fluetsch says he’s running for the District One seat being vacated by Merrill Sanford. Realtor Carlton Smith plans to run for the Areawide seat held until recently by Bob Doll. Fluetsch ran for mayor and lost to Bruce Botelho. He says he’s…
Cross-town football rivals kick off season
Juneau’s cross-town rivals take to the football field Saturday (Aug. 13). The first game of the season pits the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears and the Thunder Mountain Falcons against each other. The Falcons are just in their third year; the Bears’ football program is more than two decades old. Though they play in different conferences, they’re…
Friday Newscast
Stories include the latest on the Arne Fuglvog fishery violation case and the newest candidates to jump into this fall’s CBJ Assembly races.