The Juneau Assembly approved both the city and school district’s 2016 operating budgets last night.
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Rare thunderstorms move through Southeast Alaska
Between about 5 and 6 p.m. Monday, a network of ground sensors detected more than 100 lightning strikes in the affected area
Juneau police arrest suspect in Maryland double homicide
Scott Michael Tomaszewski, 31, was taken into custody without incident on board a cruise ship at about 8 a.m., according to the Juneau Police Department.
Sacred architecture: Walter Soboleff Building opens its doors
The Sealaska Heritage Institute unveiled its new structure in downtown Juneau today. It’s called the Walter Soboleff Building after the late Tlingit scholar, elder and religious leader. Inside stands a full-sized replica of a traditional red cedar clan house
Climate change, subsistence on Native group’s agenda
The Native American Fish and Wildlife Society meets in Juneau May 20-22. Tribal experts will discuss climate change, subsistence and Arctic policy.
“The more attention we give them, the more they want to do it”
Parents and the media will continue to be notified of threatening phone calls to schools, but the superintendent says authorities believe the recent spike is being perpetrated by someone seeking attention.