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Heavy snow and freezing rain buries Juneau ahead of the new year
7+ hour, 14+ min ago (407+ words) December 29, 2025 by Clarise Larson, KTOO A winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow and freezing rain on the capital city this holiday weekend. As of Monday, residents were still trying to dig out." The National Weather Service in…...
Arctic temperatures hit Southeast Alaska as Petersburg sees record snowfall
2+ week, 3+ day ago (270+ words) December 12, 2025 by Olivia Rose, KFSK Winter has arrived in Southeast Alaska, bringing freezing temperatures and enough snow to break daily records for some communities. Jeff Garmon is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Juneau. "I don't think anybody…...
Angoon students return home after being stuck in Juneau
2+ week, 4+ day ago (401+ words) December 12, 2025 by Jamie Diep, KTOO A group of 14 student athletes from Angoon finally returned home from Juneau Friday morning after a cancelled ferry left them stuck in the capital city for four extra days. The students came to Juneau on…...
Cruise ship passenger dies from fall on Mount Roberts in Juneau
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (197+ words) September 17, 2025 by Clarise Larson, KTOO A cruise ship passenger died in Juneau on Tuesday after falling off a steep mountainside on Mount Roberts near downtown." Search and rescue responders used drones to locate the body of 36-year-old Texas resident Britian…...
Search called off after man falls through a hole on Mendenhall Glacier
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (194+ words) Juneau| Outdoors| Search & Rescue September 3, 2025 by Clarise Larson, KTOO An Italian man is missing after falling into a hole in the ice on the Mendenhall Glacier on Tuesday. Juneau search and rescue responders have called off the search. The Alaska…...
Juneau Assembly kills ordinance that would have made it easier to arrest people without housing
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (620+ words) August 20, 2025 by Clarise Larson, KTOO The Juneau Assembly voted to kill a proposed ordinance on Monday that would have made it easier for police officers to arrest people who are camping in public spaces." The Assembly made the decision unanimously....
Juneau’s homeless shelter reduces services amid ‘chaos’ and safety concerns
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (635+ words) August 8, 2025 by Clarise Larson, KTOO Juneau's homeless shelter is reducing its services due to what staff say is a deteriorating and unsafe environment in the neighborhood." The shelter has seen an increase in homeless people camping nearby compared to other…...
Assembly votes down new ‘safety zone’ around Juneau’s homeless shelter — for now
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (385+ words) August 5, 2025 by Clarise Larson, KTOO The narrow vote came during a committee meeting on Monday night, but members may reconsider the proposal in September." The city outlined a loose plan for the zone after staff, patrons and neighbors of the…...
Skagway set to celebrate 125 years as Alaska’s first city – despite what the Internet says
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (560+ words) June 27, 2025 by Melinda Munson, KHNS - Haines Skagway resident and historian Steve Hites says the Internet is wrong. "If you look up on Wikipedia and the AI that generates online, they'll say Ketchikan was the very first city because they call…...
Police clear homeless encampment in Juneau amid safety concerns
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (754+ words) June 17, 2025 by Clarise Larson and Yvonne Krumrey, KTOO The Juneau Police Department cleared a homeless encampment on the side of a Mendenhall Valley road Tuesday morning. That's after the department gave people living there a notice to vacate the area…...