Jeremy Hsieh
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Juneau, AK, United States
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Props 2 and 3 ask Juneau voters to decide how the city will pay for parks and other projects
The deadline to vote is Tuesday, Oct. 4. → Read More
Photos from the first Ironman Alaska race in Juneau
Locals in Juneau loaned out their own personal bikes, opened up their homes to house athletes, even offered free car rides around town. → Read More
Juneau's main system for managing COVID-19 is shutting down
For residents, the shut down of Juneau's Emergency Operations Center means there will be no more city mandates about masking and crowd sizes. → Read More
A man threatened to kill himself. Juneau police shot at him, and hit two nearby homes instead
Police say there was one injury: someone inside a trailer got a minor cut from broken glass after a bullet went through a bedroom window. → Read More
Free home COVID-19 test kits are available in Juneau again
The city recently got a shipment of 26,000 kits. There’s a limit of two kits per family. → Read More
COVID testing at Alaska airports to end after Jan. 31
Since June of 2020, the state health department estimates that airport tests have detected more than 6,000 people with COVID-19. → Read More
Land acknowledgment coming to Juneau School Board meetings soon
The acknowledgment doesn’t mention specific clans. School board members said they wanted to err toward inclusivity. → Read More
Juneau's Bartlett Regional Hospital to mandate vaccines for workers
Bartlett Regional Hospital employees will soon be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, despite concerns from a union and the hospital CEO. → Read More
Juneau requires masks again as COVID-19 cases rise
The main change that goes with that is a requirement for everyone, regardless of vaccination status, to wear masks in indoor public settings, and outdoors when people can’t keep 6 feet apart. → Read More
Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes remote part of Glacier Bay National Park
The Alaska Earthquake Center puts the epicenter directly under the Riggs Glacier in the park. The area is accessible to permitted boaters, backcountry campers and charter operators. → Read More
Juneau lowers risk level, confirms upcoming youth vaccine clinics
The lower risk level comes now that more than half of Juneau’s total population is considered fully vaccinated. → Read More
Juneau Assembly to consider more individual assistance grants for neediest residents
Without Assembly action, 1,180 eligible, lower income adults financially hurt by the pandemic won't be paid individual assistance grants. → Read More
1,100 appointments for Juneau's COVID-19 vaccination clinic got booked in 25 minutes
City Manager Rorie Watt apologized for the frustration people had trying to get an appointment. City staff hope to schedule more mass vaccination events. → Read More
Juneau Assembly bumps housing assistance grants up $1,000
The change was prompted largely by news from the grant administrator that the program appears to be vastly undersubscribed. → Read More
Rep. Andi Story wins 2nd term in House District 34 race
The unofficial results in other races in the district show hundreds of voters likely split their tickets between Democrats, Republicans and independents. → Read More
Hundreds apply for Juneau housing assistance grants
“People lined up at City Hall before 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning, waiting for the city to print out paper applications when they were available at 8,” said Catholic Community Services Executive Director Erin Walker-Tolles. → Read More
WATCH: Juneau officials to hold COVID-19 community update
The city's COVID-19 website says 14 new cases were identified Tuesday. Emergency officials say hospital capacity is stable, but that the number of cases is limiting contract tracing. → Read More
Juneau's former Walmart is for sale
The property's broker says she's gotten inquiries from marijuana businesses, but a use restriction on the property would block such a use until 2025. → Read More
Norwegian Cruise Line suspends August cruises to Alaska, but not September
On Twitter, the company addressed Alaska politicians: “We are hopeful that through the support of the Alaska delegation and openness of mayors of Alaska port towns, we have the potential to resume voyages in September.” → Read More
Lena Beach renovations to wrap up this summer
The Lena Beach area has been closed, off and on, for seasonal work since 2018. The work wrapping up now is part of the final phase. → Read More