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Scientists say Tracy Arm was not on their radar as a particularly dangerous fjord before last year’s tsunami, which was the second-tallest ever documented.

Despite the delays, Huna Totem is moving full steam ahead with its plan to open the dock for the 2028 cruise season and construction is slated to begin next summer.

In early April, two people allegedly severely beat Alfred Torres Sr. in the Marine Parking Garage in downtown Juneau. He died earlier this week.

Lawmakers’ next step is combining the Senate plan with a different version approved last month by the Alaska House.

The gap between the price of Brent crude and North Slope crude ‘may be the highest value in history.’

Tracy Day’s disappearance has become a rallying cry for the families of missing and murdered Indigenous people in Juneau, but her daughter also wants people to know who she was before she went missing.

Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, sponsored House Bill 48. A spokesperson for the governor declined to say whether Dunleavy intends to sign the bill.

The ruling means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game can kill bears ahead of the caribou calving season for the Mulchatna Caribou Herd.

Tracy Day’s missing persons case remains open, and her family still wants answers about the ongoing investigation. KTOO sat down with the Juneau Police Department to ask their questions.

More than half of the House’s additions would go towards K-12 schools across the state.

Police are actively investigating both assaults, and believe they are connected. The department has increased police presence in the area where the attacks took place and is seeking information from other residents and possible witnesses.

A bill that aims to bring stability to the school budgeting process made its way out of the House Finance Committee on Tuesday.

Tuesday was a day of remembrance, awareness and calls to action to address the crises of Alaska Native and other Indigenous people facing extreme rates of violence.

After the project cost skyrocketed, the Assembly voted to scale back the protection plan for this year’s flood. The Army Corps is weighing some medium-term solution ideas and estimates the annual flood will last another 25 years.

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski held a roundtable in Anchorage with Interior Department officials Tuesday to hear from Kipnuk and Kwigillingok leaders about challenges the communities still face and ideas for how to move forward.

Dunleavy called on lawmakers to pass a bill with a tax rate low enough to convince investors and creditors to provide the estimated $46 billion the project will cost.

Human-bear interactions are not necessarily uncommon in Southeast Alaska. But they can be dangerous to the bear as well as the human.

At an Assembly committee of the whole meeting Monday night, the Assembly asked city staff to pursue a plan to terminate the project and sell all its parts and equipment.

The goal is to identify and plan for potential climate impacts on traditional life and infrastructure in the area.

Most of Alaska’s commercial salmon fisheries run from June through September, depending on the location and the targeted species. Last year’s harvests across the state were valued at about $541 million.