
Mooring dolphin going in at Station Juneau
A barge with a crane is in place at Coast Guard Station Juneau to install a mooring dolphin this week.

BRH to repay nearly $1-million in Medicare and Medicaid billing errors
Bartlett Regional Hospital must repay the state and federal governments close to a million dollars for six years of Medicare and Medicaid billing errors. The hospital also may have to pay penalties for the errors, which violated federal law. In a memo to the Bartlett Board of Directors Monday, Hospital Attorney Richard Monkman said Bartlett’s…

Juneau Assembly reaches decision on appeal of cruise ship dock permit
The Juneau Assembly has decided if it will allow the city’s Docks and Harbors Department to build two controversial floating cruise ship berths on the downtown waterfront. But its decision won’t be known by the public for a few more weeks. The Assembly met in executive session for more than hour Monday to discuss how…

Journey to Attu
The fog enshrouded island doesn’t get many visitors, but earlier this month, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman and some of her crew called, each with their own unique tie to Attu.

State warns about bad PSP info
State officials say a magazine article about shellfish incorrectly states when they can be gathered safely.

Juneau public contributes to One Million Bones Project
Roughly 300 visitors came to a recent UAS Art open house to make a difference with their artwork.

Juneau brothers die in boating accident near Tenakee Springs
Friday night two Juneau men were killed when a wave caused their boat to capsize near Tenakee Springs.

Juneau Assembly expected to resolve appeals of Planning Commission decisions
A hearing officer finds “substantial evidence” supporting a Planning Commission decision to allow a rock crusher to operate at a Montana Creek Road gravel pit. Meanwhile, an agreement has been reached to dismiss another appeal of a Planning Commission decision allowing the owners of an office complex to build a second driveway.

Leone, Part 3: Charged with causing deaths of USCG crewmates
Lt. Lance Leone, the co-pilot, was the sole survivor of a 2010 helicopter crash in Washington.

Underground fuel tanks compound the severity of fuel leaks
The smell of diesel and rainbow sheen on a Douglas Island creek in July led environmental responders on a complicated three-month hunt to a leaking underground fuel tank.

Juneau community steps up for those in need
Humanitarian groups in Juneau are bustling to help anyone in need with Thanksgiving preparations.

Leone: ‘A rapid, liquid stop’
Former Air Station Sitka airman talks about being the only survivor of a fatal helicopter crash in 2010.

Former Assembly member, state Labor Dept. official David Stone dies unexpectedly
Former Juneau Assembly Member and Deputy Mayor David Stone died unexpectedly Tuesday evening

Administrative law judge sets hearing on Arrow Refuse, state Law Dept. agreement
An administrative law judge wants to review an agreement that allows Arrow Refuse to include container rental fees in the overall rate for garbage pickup in Juneau.

Assembly committee opts not to ban fireworks in Juneau
Fireworks are not a big enough public nuisance or safety risk in Juneau to warrant a partial or outright ban.

Assembly declines additional assessment of a new ice rink
The Juneau Assembly will not seek a consultant’s input on the likely operating costs of a second sheet of ice next to Treadwell Arena in Douglas.

CG 6017 ‘hit something we never saw’
Sole survivor Lt. Lance Leone talks about the helo crash that claimed the lives of three Sitka airmen.

Kreiss-Tomkins has a 28 vote lead
An additional 86 absentee ballots have been counted according to Gail Fenumiai with the Alaska Division of Elections.

Grounded vessels near Cold Bay leaking fuel
Two vessels that grounded near Cold Bay last week have been leaking fuel.

New children’s opera tests its wings at workshop
Opera to Go’s Amalga Chamber Orchestra this weekend performs the aria of a new children’s opera that recently debuted in a workshop setting.