Juneau News

Kate Williams has taken over for Tara Shaw, who left to join Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi's office.

Ishmael Hope tells a Tlingit story about how Raven brought freshwater to the land from the clan house exhibit at the Alaska State Museum.

Juneau Assembly member Loren Jones shakes hands with one of the winners of the Juneau Public Library's 2013 children's bookmark design contest.

Voting is Monday and Tuesday for the two small mountains, which beat a number of large, well-known resorts in their region to get to the Final 4 of Powder Magazine's March Madness-style popularity contest .

Tuesday at 3 on A Juneau Afternoon, Joan Pardes hosts. We'll find out about Theatre Scholarships, with guest, Kristin Garot; Christy Ciambor will give us an update on the KTOO Holiday Acution; We'll hear about presentations concerning the Affordable Care Act, with guest Crystal Bourland; Larry West will be here with news about a partnership between ... (more)

This coming Monday at 7 on KTOO Dr. Elaine Schroeder will be back with her live show, Mind Over Matter .

Eva Malvich from Bethel's Yupiit Piciryarait Museum takes a break from packing objects at the Alaska State Museum.

The name Kshama Sawant may not roll easily off the tongue, and it doesn't have household familiarity.

Ruddy came to Alaska in 1964 to work for the state attorney general's office, recruited from the Federal Maritime Commission to evaluate Alaska steamship contracts.

According to transportation department spokesman Jeremy Woodrow, the LeConte is tentatively scheduled to resume sailing Tuesday, traveling from Juneau to Gustavus and Hoonah and then back to Juneau again.

Many people are thankful for things like home, health, family, or a job during this holiday season.

The CBJ Assembly may be pitching in with funds for the prosecution of a former Juneau teacher accused of assaulting a teenager at an Oregon football camp.

The city has extended its contract with Waste Management to dispose of processed municipal sewage through March.

The LeConte docks at Juneau's Auke Bay terminal in June. A broken bow thruster knocked it out of service this week.

Chanukah in Story & Song special Narrated by Leonard Nimoy and sung by the acclaimed vocal sextet The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble, "Chanukah in Story and Song" is a unique holiday program created especially for public radio listeners.

They'll eat anything: A young grizzly struck and killed by a car in Juneau, Alaska, had been feasting on broccoli and crayons, wildlife officers said.

"Whatever his day may be, we always know my brother is loved, well cared for, and a very important person to everyone at The Bridge," said caregiver Patti Bower.

Bartlett Regional Hospital has been recognized as a 2013 Success Story Award recipient by Press Ganey Associates, Inc. The Success Story Award recognizes health care providers who have demonstrated leadership, implemented organizational change and improved performance.

I don't know about you, but I like a good Bed and Breakfast. They are generally in quieter, more residential areas than hotels, often have much better beds and housekeeping, and many offer some outstanding food and snack options.

It's been my experience that when a friend invites you to her home to share a recipe you should go.