Mitchell Watley was accused of threatening the public in 2023, when he distributed printed notes featuring memes referencing school shootings around town.
Public Safety
Near-miss landslide in downtown Juneau prompts apartment complex evacuation
Although the slide didn’t damage homes or hurt anyone, people living in the building are getting tired of the repeated threat.
Juneau’s fire chief will retire this fall
Chief Rich Etheridge intends to help recruit and train his replacement before his departure, which doesn’t have a firm date yet.
Juneau’s secondary glacial outburst flood crests earlier, lower than predicted
Juneau’s second glacial outburst flood of the year crested Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at 9.6 feet.
From rain-drenched mountains to Arctic permafrost, Alaska landslides pose hazards
Scientists with government agencies and academia depend on each other and the public to help keep track of risky spots. Federal funding may be at risk, though.
Italian researcher who died on Mendenhall Glacier was studying planetary landscapes
Riccardo Pozzobon, a planetary geologist from Italy, was studying ice fracture patterns when he fell into a hole in the glacier.