Juneau News

Another telephone scam hit the capital city Wednesday - this one threatening to turn off electricity unless the customer paid up immediately.

Water and wastewater utility rates for Juneau residents and businesses will increase each year beginning Jan. 1 to help the city foot the bill for millions in long-needed infrastructure improvements.

It's been pouring rain in Juneau lately, which has some people bracing for a new and unusual kind of flooding precipitated by climate change.

NBC morning show filming at Mendenhall Glacier: NBC's "Today" show will be broadcasting live from Alaska's capital city Thursday morning.

Each year on July 4, Juneau and Douglas kids hurtle down Saint Anne's Avenue in cars of their own making.

A Juneau man has received city approval for the first peony farm in southeast Alaska.

In this Jan. 23, 2014, file photo, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell gestures during a news conference in Juneau, Alaska.

Over the years I've read many of the reports written for the Institute of Social and Economic Research.

Whether the fishery is becoming healthier won't be seen until scientists see if the eggs are fertilized and if they survive.

Alexander Logan Libbrecht is currently being held at Lemon Creek Correctional Center on a $25,000 bond.

On May 4, Sandra Gelber's body was found in the water off Salmon Creek Trail about a mile from the gate.

A bear looks up from rifling through the garbage in the front yard of a home in Juneau, Alaska, on Sunday.

The Juneau Assembly is considering a proposal to sell the North Franklin Street parking lot to a group of local investors who want to build a 29-unit apartment complex with ground floor retail space on the property.

Juneau police report a house burglary while a Lemon Creek resident watched the fireworks in town Thursday night.

Then he gets out his drum and breaks into song, prompting his passengers on the Goldbelt Mount Roberts Tram to join in.

The one highway on which Alaskans have long been encouraged to drink while traveling is the Alaska Marine Highway, but budget cuts will eliminate that pastime for some -- and possibly all, eventually -- state ferry travelers.

They put up tents and got to work building a four-room cabin - one room for each couple, and one for everyone together.

The chief of staff for the Alaska Veterans Affairs Health Care System says recruitment of doctors and nurses is one of the biggest challenges it faces.

The staging area is the Alaska Labor Department building parking lot at the corner of Egan Drive and the Juneau-Douglas Bridge.

The Engine 21 for Douglas arrived this morning on the Columbia. Some time in the shop it should be ready for the 4th.