Communities from Ketchikan to Yakutat set new temperature records in the low 60s to the low 70s.
Matt Miller
Morning Host & Local News Reporter
I’m up early every weekday morning pulling together all the news and information you need to start your day. I find the stories unique to Juneau or Southeast Alaska that may linger or become food-for-thought at the end of your day. What information do you need from me to give your day some context?
‘Bonus weekend’ in the sun planned for Eaglecrest Ski Area in Juneau
The extra two days of operation is in appreciation of all their guests and regulars that enjoyed the mountain this season.
Warm temperatures, precipitation prompt avalanches in downtown Juneau
There was no damage reported to any houses in downtown Juneau after Tuesday night’s slides.
Capital Transit’s first battery-electric bus enters service in Juneau
Seven more buses are on order that will run on Juneau’s renewable hydroelectric power.
Juneau miners are getting vaccinated, with help from their employers
Scheduling miners for a vaccine clinic is a bit of challenge, but it could eventually lead to relaxed testing and quarantine protocols for fully-vaccinated miners who arrive in Juneau from out of state.
Alaska Supreme Court restores access to public employee and teacher retirement benefits
The decision made on April 2 allows former teachers and government workers who were previously members of Tier I, II, III retirement plans to pay back their cashed out contributions and get credit for additional years they worked.
Avalanches still likely in Juneau area, even while ski area is closed
Four avalanches were reported on Mt. Ben Stewart on Sunday, while Eaglecrest Ski Area managers say there’s still an avalanche risk inside their boundaries when they are closed.
Capital Transit gets new equipment to clear snow from Juneau bus shelters
Federal and state grants will largely cover the $487,000 cost of two specialized snow clearing vehicles, two trailers and a truck to pull them.
Update: Thane Road in Juneau closed for avalanche control
Thane Road will be closed Wednesday afternoon from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. because of high natural avalanche danger.
Juneau still on hydropower, even after controlled avalanche took out transmission line
AEL&P can still pull power from Lake Dorothy and Snettisham southeast of Juneau because one of the transmission lines runs underground below Gastineau Peak’s Snowslide Creek.