JUNEAU, AK – Monday night, the Juneau Assembly voted 8 to 1 in favor of a city ordinance prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on sexual orientation or gender identity, along with race, color, age, religion, sex, familial status, disability, or national origin. Juneau is the second major city in Alaska to pass […]
The identities of the two tour guides with UnCruise Adventures, who were mauled by a Brown Bear sow while guiding 22 tourists from the cruise ship Wilderness Explorer have been released by authorities on Monday. Alaska State Troopers identified the two tour guides as 41-year-old Anna Powers of Hawaii and 26-year-old Michael Justa of Juneau. […]
ANCHORAGE — The Department of Health and Social Services has made the decision to close the Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility, effective Sept. 15, 2016. Youth from the Ketchikan area who need secure detention services will be transported to Juneau and placed in the Johnson Youth Center. Youth currently in the facility, their families, community leaders […]
JUNEAU—Governor Bill Walker Monday signed into law Senate Bill 91, an historic reform of the state’s criminal justice system. The law advances data-driven, research-based policies to reduce recidivism, enhance public safety and curb corrections spending. It is projected to reduce the state’s prison population by 13 percent by 2024, saving the state $380 million. Governor […]