How to move a museum
A small team of museum professionals and volunteers are packing up the Alaska State Museum’s entire collection – ranging from a 45-foot umiak to half-inch-tall ivory pieces.
Tour industry, visitor bureaus to meet in Sitka
Leaders of Alaska’s visitors’ industry will gather in Sitka Oct. 7-10 for the Alaska Travel Industry Association’s annual conference.
Runners save chicken from Gold Creek
Students spotted the chicken during practice and saw that it was stuck.
U.S. Capitol On Edge, After Reports Of Gunshots
Parts of the U.S. Capitol are on lockdown, after gun shots were reportedly heard.
John Boehner reports no progress after meeting with Obama
Speaker of the House John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, stepped out of the White House yesterday after a 90-minute meeting with President Obama and reported no progress.
Court OKs AML-Northland Services shipping merger
Samson Tug & Barge plans Southeast service beginning Nov. 8.
Unions criticize lack of pre-hire labor agreement for Juneau dock project
Juneau labor unions are criticizing a recent CBJ Docks and Harbors Department decision to bid a contract for two new floating cruise ship berths without a Project Labor Agreement.
Hoonah sales tax prop passes, Gustavus residents drafted for City Council
Latest unofficial returns from Icy Strait communities
Low voter turnout is chronic problem in the capital city
Voter turnout at Tuesday’s election was a dismal 14 and a half percent.
Troll leads Peters in Juneau’s only contested municipal election race
In unofficial results, Troll leads by almost 300 votes with 1866 total; Bill Peters has 1571 votes.
2008 Tongass plan to be reviewed, amended
The Forest Service has decided to make changes in its Tongass land management plan.
Juneau Head Start classes still in session despite shutdown
Funding is secure through December
Foul play not suspected in death of Juneau man
Juneau police have identified the body found this morning along Egan Drive near the Coast Guard Subport parking lot.
Vote today in Juneau
Tuesday is Election Day in Juneau. Polls are open between 7 o’clock this morning and 8 o’clock tonight.
No end in sight as government shutdown begins
It’s happened: With lawmakers in Washington at loggerheads over the same issues they’ve been arguing about for more than five years, the federal government has partially shut down.
Can a college freshman force state action on climate change?
The Alaska Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday in UAF freshman Nelson Kanuk’s climate change case.
Bartlett board sets timeline for new CEO hiring process
Hospital Spokesman Jim Strader says the board hopes to hire an interim CEO by the end of October. He says the goal is to make a permanent hire by June 30, 2014, following a nationwide search.
SEARHC medevacs turned over to private company
Guardian Flight takes over all SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium medevacs on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Photo: Thousands of Walruses haul out near Point Lay
NOAA researchers recently captured this amazing photo of thousands of walruses on a beach in the Chukchi Sea.
Hotel Impossible wraps up filming at Alaskan Hotel
“I think of the hotel as beyond wood and nails. It is organic, it is a process, it’s a state of mind, it’s a historic museum, it’s a family,” says owner Bettye Adams.