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Juneau revises bid notice for $12M Aurora Harbor float project
Hauling supplies ashore from fishing boats at Juneau’s Fisheries Terminal can mean climbing a steep gangway, but a planned loading facility would allow trucks to pull alongside vessels instead, and the city is now seeking contractors to build it. The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ ) issued a...
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Navy destroyer USS Ted Stevens ports in Juneau, offers public tours and block party
The USS Ted Stevens arrived in downtown Juneau Wednesday. The 510-foot-long missile destroyer’s visit comes after its commissioning ceremony in Whittier on Saturday. The USS Ted Stevens is named after Alaska’s U.S. senator who served from 1968 to 2009 and helped usher in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. The ship will be homeported in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Early results show Juneau voters favor new seasonal tax, oppose property tax cut reversal
The preliminary results for Juneau’s 2026 municipal election are in. They show that residents want to implement a new seasonal sales tax in Juneau next year and are split on two other tax-related propositions in the capital city. According to the results shared by the city late Tuesday night,...
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KNBA Newscast: Monday, October 5, 2026
GOP CAMPAIGN VISITS. Vice President J.D. Vance will hold a campaign event on Monday inFairbanks to boost Republican candidates in this year’s general election. And plans are also shaping up for a visit from President Trump next week. ANCHORAGE BUDGET. Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance says the city is running...
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‘We’ve given up half our home’: Major floods on the rise in Juneau, Alaska
Malachi Thorington and his partner Elizabeth Figus have seen their home in Juneau, Alaska, flood in each of the past few summers. Thorington: “We get flooded every year. We’ve given up half of our home, but we can live in the second story with some level of comfort.”
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Juneau’s primary fuel dock to be replaced next year
Petro Marine Services plans to replace Juneau’s main fuel dock next year. The dock is located just south of downtown at the Rock Dump Industrial Area, near the cruise ship docks. “This facility is the primary dock that receives petroleum products for the city of Juneau,” said Matthew Lindsey,...
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Tlingit and Haida’s president will serve another term
ChalyeeÉesh Richard Peterson will remain the president of Southeast Alaska’s largest tribal government for the next two years. Tribal delegates re-elected him this afternoon during Tlingit and Haida’s 91st annual tribal assembly in Juneau. Peterson ran against four other candidates, including Tlingit and Haida’s First Vice President...
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Seats Open for “Scenario Choosing” Workshops, Juneau’s Next Step in Comprehensive Plan Update
Seats Open for “Scenario Choosing” Workshops, Juneau’s Next Step in Comprehensive Plan Update. Seats for the “Scenario Choosing” workshops, the next round for public feedback on the City and Borough of Juneau’s Comprehensive Plan update, are available. Sign up for an in-person workshop happening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the following dates:
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Study: Juneau’s gender pay gap is significantly smaller than the state and nation
Women earn nearly 97% of what men earn in Juneau. That makes the gender wage gap here significantly smaller than in Alaska and the rest of the nation, according to data from the Juneau Economic Development Council. Brian Holst is the executive director of the council, which recently shared the...
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Kaxdigoowu Heen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge Trail) Temporarily Closed for Critical Pedestrian Bridge Repairs
Kaxdigoowu Heen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge Trail) Temporarily Closed for Critical Pedestrian Bridge Repairs. Kaxdigoowu Heen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge Trail) is partially closed starting today, September 25 through Wednesday, September 30 for critical repairs to the Dimond Park Footbridge. During construction, construction crews and large trucks will be moving on Kaxdigoowu...
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Alaska tribal president champions new Juneau-area casino
The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s president championed the tribe’s opening of its first casino in Juneau during his annual State of the Tribe address Wednesday morning. President Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson spoke to the dozens of delegates representing 22 communities across...
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On a melting glacier in Alaska, there’s 'something most people will never see'
The fourth-largest outburst flood in Juneau’s history crested in August. Soon after, Eran Hood stood at the edge of an enormous empty basin in the mountains above the city. Just a day or so before, the basin had been full of 16-billion gallons of water. “This right here is...
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Coast Guard seeks contractor for Storis homeport overhaul in Juneau
The Coast Guard is seeking a design-build contractor to redevelop the waterfront at Station Juneau, Alaska, to support the cutter Storis and visiting vessels operating in the Coast Guard Arctic District. The project calls for a fixed wharf with one berth and a heavy-duty floating pier with two berths. The...
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Candidates for President and First VP of Tlingit and Haida speak ahead of vote
Five candidates vying to lead Southeast Alaska’s largest tribal government spoke about their experience and platforms today during Tlingit and Haida’s 91st annual tribal assembly in Juneau. Shkaadul.aat Lisa Gassman, the first candidate to speak, is currently a Sitka delegate, with roots in Angoon. Gassman is a licensed...
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Juneau might vote on a glacial outburst flood tax next year
The Juneau Assembly is considering creating a new borough-wide tax to help fund a long-term solution to glacial outburst flooding. Local leaders said a solution sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would require the city to cough up a portion of the funding — as much as 25%. That’s expected to pencil out to tens of millions of dollars.
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Juneau races to find ‘lasting solution’ to annual glacial floods
A torrent of icy water poured into the basement of Diane and John Lohrey’s home in Juneau, Alaska, in the early morning of Aug. 6, 2024. It entered with such force that it floated the piano across the room and overturned bookshelves. “That water was cold,” Diane Lohrey recalled...
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Prop A asks Juneau voters to renew a 3% temporary tax for bread-and-butter city services
It’s hard to believe that just this past winter, most Juneau residents found themselves outside in the snow, shoveling day after day after day. A so-called “snowpocalypse” took Juneau by storm — literally — causing the city and tribal governments to declare an emergency. This past winter, the capital city broke its all-time snowfall record.