Juneau News

A California man with ties to the oil industry is the newest member of the Alaska board that sets the value for oil industry property, and a spokeswoman for Gov. Sean Parnell says the appointment is legal - despite a state law that requires board members to be registered Alaska voters.

"With avalanche rescue, essentially you have 20 minutes, half an hour at the most," Mike Janes, AEL&P Avalanche Forecaster, said.

Police say a 7 mm rifle, a .338 Winchester Magnum rifle with synthetic stock, two .22-caliber rifles, and a .308 bolt action rifle were taken earlier this month from a home in the 8100 block of Threadneedle Street.

Brian Bezenek of the National Weather Service office in Juneau provides some details about their forecast of snow and the winter weather advisory that has been posted for Juneau and vicinity starting on Friday evening, while Barbara Lindh of Eaglecrest Ski Area says all that fresh snow will come in handy for a variety of events this weekend.

Julia O'Malley writes a general interest column about life and politics in Anchorage and around Alaska.

Rep. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, said she had a problem with how fast amendments were being adopted.

After changes were made in January to the AlaskaCare Health Plan for retirees, the state Division of Retirement and Benefits and plan administrators received nearly 50,000 emails and phone calls.

Budget cuts in residential substance abuse treatment would cost the state more over the long term, according to mental health professionals and addicts.

A Ketchikan man who kicked a Coast Guardsman in the face has been convicted of assault on a federal officer.

Two costly, challenging and controversial road projects are being pushed this year by the Parnell administration, and on Thursday all sides made a quick case before a joint meeting of the House and Senate transportation committees.

On Wednesday, a letter from employees of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service concerning the Alaska Energy Authority's plans for the Susitna-Watana Project was made public.

In a story March 4 about the state Safe Surrender law, The Associated Press, relying on information from the state Department of Health and Social Services, reported erroneously on the budget for an ad campaign to raise awareness of the law.

After two years of hassling with its Aparc Systems blue parking kiosks, Juneau, Alaska, has canceled its contract and has filed a lawsuit against the company.

Historical pictures of Alaska U.S. Senators Bob Bartlett and Ernest Gruening compiled for the first Bartlett-Gruening Dinner by Geoffrey Bacon.

Brian Holst co-chaired the Juneau School District Budget Committee this year. He presented the committee's recommendations to the school board Tuesday night.

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A courtroom in downtown Juneau has been named for the late judge Robert Boochever.

The Alaska Historical Commission will meet Wednesday and Thursday, April 2-3, in the Gastineau Room at the Baranof Hotel, located at 127 N. Franklin Street in Juneau.

For about 20 minutes reporters were able to fire as many questions as they could at each of the two candidates.

Telemark skier, Cory Kowalczyk, had a time of 1:10:03 in the Town Downhill. Former Olympian Hilary Lindh was clocked at 58 mph and Juneau ski racer Chris Hinkley at 53 mph on Saturday in the Town Downhill at Eaglecrest Ski Area.