Cloudy skies and a light drizzle didn’t dampen the spirits of residents of Kotzebue on the Fourth of July as hundreds gathered across town to celebrate.
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At Anchorage farm, refugees in Alaska gain training and economic opportunity
The farm took the place of a vacant parking lot. Today it’s tended by more than 20 immigrant and refugee farmers who live in Anchorage.
LISTEN: No Canada Day events for some, including Dawson City, after boarding school discoveries
Dawson City also announced it would donate its funds for Canada Day events to an investigation into residential schools in the territory.
What to know about firework and COVID-19 safety during Fourth of July weekend in Juneau
Earlier this year, the city’s assembly passed new measures for how fireworks can be used on holidays like Independence Day and New Year’s Eve.
Juneau School District launches survey to gather input, plan for ‘more normalized operations’
More than 400 people have already responded to the survey. It will be open to responses for at least another week.
LISTEN: How a Juneau arborist saved a paraglider stuck between two trees
Talon Lobaugh spent several hours on Sunday rescuing a woman who was stuck between two trees while paragliding.