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 […]