Wrangell
Wrangell, AK · Municipal
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11 candidates vie for local office in Juneau’s fall municipal election
Eight candidates are vying for three open seats on the Juneau Assembly during this fall’s local election. Three people are running for two open seats on the school board. The candidate filing period for Juneau’s October municipal election closed on Monday afternoon. For Assembly, three people are running...
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Power outage impacts downtown Juneau and Thane, delays Assembly meeting
Electricity in downtown Juneau and Thane went out just before 6 p.m. on Monday. The outage delayed a Juneau Assembly meeting for an hour. Alaska Electric Light and Power Company posted on Facebook around 6 p.m. that the outage affected the downtown area and a crew is responding. AEL&P’s Alec Mesdag told KTOO a transmission line feeding a substation that powers much of downtown experienced an outage, and the company was working to reroute power to that substation. Mesdag said he expected power to come on shortly after 7 p.m.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Completes Phase 2 of Flood Mitigation Measures in Mendenhall River Valley in Juneau, Alaska
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday the second phase (Phase 2) of temporary flood mitigation measures in the Mendenhall River Valley in Juneau, Alaska, designed to increase protection for the capital city under threat by the glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF). “The Corps...
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Race for Juneau’s school board seats remains uncontested
As the candidate filing deadline approaches, the race for Juneau’s two open school board seats appears to be uncontested so far. Anyone else interested in running has until Monday afternoon to file. As of Thursday afternoon, only incumbents Britteny Cioni-Haywood and David Noon have filed to run. Lon Garrison...
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Juneau Assembly to decide on key local election topics at Monday meeting
The Juneau Assembly is slated to tackle major local election topics at its regular meeting on Monday night. The Assembly will vote on whether to put two potential bond debt proposals worth $25 million on this fall’s local election ballot. One bond question would ask voters to approve up...
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KNBA WEBCAST: Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
ANTHC SETTLEMENT: The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium will receive $400 million in a U.S. Justice Department settlement, tied to unreimbursed costs from the Indian Health Service. JUNEAU VENDING MACHINES. The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska recently opened a free vending machine in downtown...
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Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year’s elections
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state has sent more than 3,000 letters to Alaska voters asking them to verify their citizenship ahead of the Aug. 18 primary, a number a top state elections official said is unusually high. The letters have raised concerns among some state lawmakers, including one...
Alaska Beacon
Alaska state legislator chases bear away from fellow lawmaker outside state Capitol
Rep. Garret Nelson, R-Sutton, chased a black bear away from Rep. Julie Coulombe, R-Anchorage, in front of the Alaska State Capitol during a late-night encounter this week. “It was a real safari night,” Nelson said on social media. According to Coulombe, she was walking toward the Assembly Building, home to apartments used by legislators, when […]
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Candidates begin rolling in for Juneau’s local election this fall
The filing period to run for a seat on Juneau’s Assembly or school board opened Friday and some residents were itching to enter the races. At just before 8 a.m. on Friday morning, Joyce Niven and Assembly member Paul Kelly stood at the entrance of Juneau’s city clerk’s office.
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Juneau is bracing as a glacier flood threatens nearly 1,900 Alaska homes
Nearly 1,900 homes in Juneau, Alaska, sit in the path of a glacial outburst flood that federal monitors expect to begin within days. Water trapped behind Mendenhall Glacier in Suicide Basin is approaching the overflow channel, and the National Weather Service’s Juneau forecast office placed the most likely release window in mid-July 2026 based on basin elevation estimates and recent calving activity. The annual cycle of glacier-dammed lake releases has grown into a recurring emergency for a residential corridor that keeps expanding toward the river.
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Sealaska Heritage Institute shares plan to tear down Juneau’s City Hall, build new arts facility
The City and Borough of Juneau is looking to sell its City Hall building downtown as it moves staff to the Michael J. Burns building in the near future. Sealaska Heritage Institute, whose mission is to uplift Lingít, Haida and Ts’msyen cultures of Southeast Alaska, says it’s interested in buying it. The nonprofit wants to tear down City Hall and build something new.
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Small group of Alaskans rally against Alaska LNG pipeline in Juneau
About a dozen people gathered on the Alaska State Capitol building steps in Juneau on Thursday morning to oppose a proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline while lawmakers inside debated a multibillion-dollar tax break for the project. The Alaska LNG project is proposed by Glenfarne Group, a private development firm headquartered...
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City funds nonprofit to support childcare in Juneau schools
A Juneau nonprofit is looking for local childcare providers to offer after-school care at two elementary schools that lost the service in recent years. It’s part of an effort to stabilize childcare access for school-age children after the Juneau School District ended its program last year. Funding to get...
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Juneau’s off-road vehicle park could partially open this September
Juneau’s new off-road vehicle park could open its first trail as soon as this September. That’s according to Marc Wheeler, director of Parks and Recreation for the City and Borough of Juneau. At a community meeting in the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Thursday [July 9], he presented...
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Turnover continues among Juneau School District top officials
The Juneau School District’s chief financial officer is resigning. That means nearly everyone in the district’s top leadership team will be new to their role this school year. Nicole Herbert has worked for the district since March 2025 and was responsible for overseeing the district’s budget. She said...
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Yearling bear euthanized after being shot out of a tree in downtown Juneau
A Juneau resident shot and wounded a yearling black bear that had been rummaging through trash downtown on Thursday morning. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game euthanized the bear soon after. The unknown resident who shot it could face criminal charges. Heather Hintze, a Juneau resident, witnessed the shooting...
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Photowalks: Juneau, Alaska Pt. 1
Known as Alaska’s Capital City, Juneau blends towering mountains, glacier-carved landscapes and rich Indigenous culture. Photographer and journalist Jefferson Graham takes you through Juneau’s most iconic sights, sharing ways to frame massive glaciers, misty rainforest trails, breaching whales, and the dramatic light that shifts across the Gastineau Channel. Along the way, he shows you how to capture striking images of wildlife, waterfront scenery, and the charm of Alaska’s remote capital — all using just a smartphone.
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Couple ends nearly 20-year journey to play croquet on every state Capitol lawn in Juneau
Ashton Buswell cheered on a rainy Saturday morning as his sister hit a croquet ball at the State Capitol Building in Juneau. His family set up the game in a bit of an unconventional spot. While croquet is typically played on a lawn, the Alaska State Capitol lacks one. Instead,...
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As Marine Park Reconstruction Continues, Walkway Opens and Terrace Closes
As Marine Park Reconstruction Continues, Walkway Opens and Terrace Closes. With the first few months of the Marine Park Rebuild complete, the park’s decorative walkway – which connects the end of the Downtown Seawalk to the Merchants Wharf plaza – is now open for pedestrian traffic and emergency access through the remainder of the summer season. The City and Borough of Juneau’s contractor for this project, Dawson Construction LLC, has moved fencing to incorporate the rest of the job site. Pedestrians should note that more of the Marine Park area, including the terrace to the south of the park, will be closed starting Wednesday, July 8.