Community

The race consists of three legs. A paddle, a bike, and a run. At 37 miles, the course is a bit longer than last year.

The grassroots group Let’s Sign Ketchikan, which promotes American Sign Language education and understanding of the deaf community, has received grant funding to place placards in businesses where communication by American Sign Language, or ASL, is available. 

Photos and video of the tug of war, fish fillet competition and more from the 2018 Juneau Maritime Festival.

A five-year proposal to raise water and sewer rates 2.5 percent annually has divided Juneau’s Utility Advisory Board. Dissenters criticize the rate structures as unfair.

A 9-year-old riding her scooter in the Flats broke her foot when she ran into a car coming out of a neighborhood alley. The city’s planning to put up some new stop signs to make it safer.

Juneau’s homeless population has risen over the past year. But added shelter capacity means fewer are sleeping on the street.