Stories include a Washington D.C. exhibit documenting climate change among the indigenous peoples of the Arctic and Juneau’s Anna Graceman prepares for another performance tonight during the America’s Got Talent television show.
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Bears on a roll
The Juneau Douglas Crimson Bears varsity football team is piling up the scores this season – and leaving most competitors scoreless. That was the case again Friday when the Bears beat the Colony Knights 65 to zero. With a total of 219 points this season, the Crimson Bears have allowed just two touchdowns in four…
Electric rates will increase
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has approved an increase in Juneau’s electricity rates. After 16 months of study, review and several public hearings, the commission says Alaska Electric Light and Power is justified in raising rates another 4 percent, effective immediately. The RCA released the order about 8 p.m. Friday. The privately owned utility company requested…
Groups celebrate stream restoration
Government and nonprofit groups gathered on Prince of Wales Island recently to celebrate a pair of restoration projects. The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited and the U.S. Forest Service worked together on the Harris River and Fubar Creek. Both were damaged by logging in past decades. Randy Hagenstein of The Nature Conservancy says loggers removed fallen…
Friday Newscast 9/2/11
Casey Kelly fills in for Matt Miller. Stories include, a big earthquake jolts the Aleutian Islands overnight; A decision is expected on Alaska Electric Light & Power’s rate increase request; unions in Anchorage battle the city and a local hotel over wages and working conditions; Juneau man enters not guilty plea to 2nd degree murder…
Record August rains fill reservoirs, keep Tongass green
Tired of the August rain? Well, August is over and the first day of September gave us a day to dry out before the heavy rains of the fall begin. According to the National Weather Service, Juneau got nearly five inches more rain than usual for the month of August. And the daily high temperature…