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Juneau Assembly addresses a fairness issue regarding glacial outburst flood wall funding
The Juneau Assembly voted Monday night to undo a controversial funding scheme that required some homeowners in the glacial outburst flood zone to pay thousands toward the initial stretch of the Mendenhall River flood wall. Last year, the Juneau Assembly passed a funding plan to split the original cost of...
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Juneau’s first tribal casino soft opens on Douglas Island amid lingering legal questions
After years of planning, the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska soft-opened a casino on Douglas Island this week. It’s Juneau’s first casino. Amber Forrester sat at the end of a long row of electric slot machines, pressing a bright white spin button on Wednesday afternoon.
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Juneau School Board to consider strategic plan, updated enrollment numbers
The Juneau School Board will decide on whether to adopt the school district’s new strategic plan Tuesday night at its last regular meeting of the fiscal year. The strategic plan is a document that lines out the district’s values and priorities for the next five years. The school board approved a contract with national consulting group HYA Associates last year to draft the plan. Over the more than one-year process, consultants received feedback from board members, staff, families and community members.
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Juneau Assembly highlights: budget approval, city museum reductions, flood mitigation funding
The Juneau Assembly met for a regular meeting on Monday night to finalize the city’s budget for next year and vote on an important glacial outburst flood funding decision. • The Juneau Assembly approved the city’s budget for the next fiscal year after months of deliberation on how to fill a multimillion-dollar budget hole. The decisions Monday night included finalizing proposed service reductions and facility closures, approving new revenue opportunities and setting a property tax rate.
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Celebration draws thousands to Juneau to uplift Alaska Native culture and heritage
Tlingit dancers with the Kuteeyaa dance group from the Pacific Northwest joined more than 1,800 dancers in the Grand Entrance of Celebration on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon) Early summer sun beamed down on the opening of Celebration, a festival that honors Southeast Alaska Indigenous cultures. The...
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Juneau’s first tribal casino soft opens on Douglas Island amid lingering legal questions
After years of planning, the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska soft-opened a casino on Douglas Island this week. It’s Juneau’s first casino. Amber Forrester sat at the end of a long row of electric slot machines, pressing a bright white spin button on Wednesday afternoon.
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Major Assembly decisions on city facility closures, flood mitigation funding on Monday night’s agenda
The Juneau Assembly is slated to tackle a marathon of critical financial decisions on Monday night. The topics on the agenda include deciding on significant components of the city’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year and potential changes in how the city pays for glacial outburst flood mitigation.
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Forest Service admits Herbert Glacier cabin cancelled due to mining interests, after previously denying it
The U.S. Forest Service is now saying mining interests played an important role in its decision to cancel a recreational cabin project near Juneau’s Herbert Glacier, after denying it months ago. The public-use cabin was a popular idea among locals and would have been part of the Alaska Cabins...
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Deployment Spotlight: Cory Haberman’s Alaska Flood Mission
The Mission: Deployment to execute advance flood mitigation measures along the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska. The Threat: Annual glacial lake outburst floods caused by water releasing rapidly from Suicide Basin. Key Specialist: Cory Haberman, National Flood Fight Material Center Program Manager from the USACE Rock Island District. Interagency Action:...
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KNBA WEBCAST: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
FEMA REJECTS REIMBURSEMENT: The Federal Government has rejected the state of Alaska’s request for cost reimbursement to cover millions in damages caused by last October’s storms in Western Alaska. “CELEBRATION” GETS UNDERWAY: Juneau’s celebration of Southeast Alaska Indigenous cultures gets underway today. It’s an event that brings not...
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Scott Gray Retires as Streets & Fleet Maintenance Superintendent, Spencer Gates Takes the Wheel
Scott Gray Retires as Streets & Fleet Maintenance Superintendent, Spencer Gates Takes the Wheel. The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) is pleased to congratulate Streets & Fleet Maintenance Superintendent, Scott Gray, on his retirement, and to welcome Spencer Gates as the new leader of the division. “Scott has led...
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Juneau Assembly moves forward with Mount Jumbo Gym closure, museum staff layoffs
The Juneau Assembly may have found a path out of the red for its budget at a late night finance committee meeting on Wednesday — but it wasn’t easy. Members spent more than five hours voting on a list of what to cut and what to keep as the city faces a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall next fiscal year. There were a lot of numbers and amendments. As Mayor Beth Weldon pointed out — things got messy.
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U.S. Coast Guard advises Southeast Alaskans to avoid false alerts
It’s National Safe Boating Week, and U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue teams in Juneau are asking residents to help prevent false alerts. A false alert is anytime the Coast Guard’s search and rescue systems are activated when there is no real emergency. Responders still have to treat it like it is one, said U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District Master Chief Greg Slusher.
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Vietnam War veteran from Hoonah gets proper homecoming decades after his service
When George Lindoff returned to the U.S. in 1971 after fighting for his country in Vietnam, he was not met with a warm welcome. Instead, there were anti-war protestors. “First time we landed in San Francisco, they were cussing at us, spitting at us, carrying signs that said baby killer,” said Lindoff, a Hoonah resident.