Several hundred people welcomed seven canoe teams Wednesday who paddled to Juneau for Celebration 2012.
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Capital Transit fares to increase
City bus fares will go up next month. The Juneau Assembly has approved the rate increase for adult and student passes as well as cash fares and tokens.
Celebration paddlers due at Auke Rec at noon
About 90 Southeast Alaskans are making their way to Celebration 2012 by traditional canoe.
Trying to catch a glimpse of Venus
High clouds in Juneau today (Tuesday) mostly obscured the roughly twice-a-century transit of Venus across the sun.
1,000 sign petition opposing Auke Bay roundabout
It will likely be fall before a traffic revision at Auke Bay is finalized. But state DOT officials say they are listening to local concerns.
New DNA tests could help map human migration
A new genetic-testing effort could provide more information about the connections Tlingits and Haidas have with other tribal groups. A University of Pennsylvania expert is in Southeast to collect DNA samples. He’s hoping for cooperation from those attending this week’s Celebration 2012 cultural festival in Juneau.