Alaska has one of the most liberal gun laws in the country. It’s one of four states that do not require a permit for carrying a concealed weapon.
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Pro-Gun Democrats branch out, Begich stays put
Speaking in Newtown Sunday night, an unusually direct President Barack Obama made clear, Washington and the rest of the country will once-again engage in a heated debate over weapons.
Vigil for school shooting victims
Children, staffers killed at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook School remembered during Juneau event.
Juneau to host 2013 swim and dive meet
Nearly 500 people expected at meet at Dimond Park Aquatic Center in the Mendenhall Valley.
Juneau police warn kids not to talk to strangers or get into their vehicles
Juneau Police are looking for a white man they say may have tried to pick up two Gastineau School students Thursday morning at their bus stop. Police say the man apparently tried to convince the children that their parents had sent him to pick them up. The incident happened about 9 a.m. by David Street…
Eaglecrest to open Hooter and Black Bear chairs on Friday
Juneau’s weather pattern this week will help Eaglecrest open the Black Bear and Hooter chair lifts on Friday as well as Porcupine chair. Until this week, most of Juneau’s snowfall has been cold and dry, which does not pack into a base. But in recent days warmer temperatures have brought wetter snow, filling in some…