There was no damage reported in the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that struck 50 miles to the west of Gustavus at 2:54 am on Friday morning, but it did shake awake many of Juneau’s residents 98 miles away. The quake that lasted about 20 seconds rattled dishes and other household belongings and caused hanging light fixtures […]
The Mendenhall Lake Campground was closed last night because of increasingly high levels of water as a glacially dammed lake began releasing waters into the lake and river. Rising levels of water were evident on the river as the waters there churn today. The rising waters are inching up to residents along View Drive as […]
The owner of “Alaska Naughty Maids,” 39-year-old Amber L. Batts was arrested on three counts of Sex Trafficking II and one count of Sex Trafficking III on Wednesday according the the Alaska State Troopers. DPS announced that the Special Crimes Investigation Unit launched an investigation into online sites that showcased woman for commercial sex in […]
An indictment against 42-year-old Jonathan H. Smith of Carpenter Labor Union 2247 in Juneau was handed down by a Grand Jury and he was arraigned on charges of Embezzlement on Thursday according to the Justice Department. Smith is accused of embezzling $40,000 from the union’s coffers while acting as Financial Secretary for the union. The […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has licensed several patents for the use of the Pinbone Wizard, a fish bone removal machine, to a Juneau-based company. “It’s a pretty cool machine,” said Mike Bell, owner and president of Freeman-Bell, the Juneau machine shop that bought the license. “Whoeverdeveloped this is awesome.” The Pinbone Wizard is the […]
Although the missing persons case will remain open until she is found, the active search for 48-year-old Sharon Buis has been called off after searchers and investigators could find no new leads as to the whereabouts of the missing hiker. Search teams that included the SEADOGS, Juneau Mountain Rescue, the United States Coast Guard and […]
The search for missing Juneau hiker 48-year-old Sharon Buis, who was reported missing late Saturday night at the trailhead of the Mount Roberts trail continues into its third day today, still with no clue as to her whereabouts. Buis was reported missing at 10:14 PM on Saturday after she failed to meet a companion that […]
Troopers responded to a discovered death in Tenakee Springs at 9:15 am on Sunday. At the scene, troopers found a Juneau man deceased on the beach near his four-wheeler. 34-year-old James Russell Vavalis was about a 1/4 mile from Tenakee Springs at Graveyard Point. He was found at the high water mark by a family member. It […]