Here are some of the local resources available to assist families and individuals affected.
Public Safety
Mendenhall River neighbors recount narrow escapes after record-breaking glacial outburst flood
The City and Borough of Juneau and the Governor have issued disaster emergency declarations.
Juneau residents watch Mendenhall River rise as flood level prediction increases
Many residents whose neighborhoods were damaged by last year’s outburst flood were preparing for the worst case scenario on Monday.
Live updates as record-breaking glacial outburst flooding impacts Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley
The Mendenhall River crested at 15.99 feet just past 3 a.m. and has started to fall.
Deb Haaland’s push to protect Indigenous people disappoints some Native leaders
As a member of Congress, she passed a bill to hold the executive branch accountable for persistent violent crime in Native communities.
Glacial outburst flooding begins, water in Mendenhall Lake and River expected to reach near-record height
Minor flood stage will begin Monday morning, flood water expected to crest sometime early Tuesday.
The Alaska Supreme Court weighing citizens’ right to challenge state’s predator control program
An opponent of the multiyear bear-killing program is defending her standing to be a plaintiff against the state.
Anchorage officers cleared in Kristopher Handy killing, as police release body camera video
A state investigation released Wednesday “generally corroborated” officers’ accounts of events leading up to Handy’s May 13 shooting.
Alaska judge’s cases under review after discovery of sexualized relationships with prosecutors
Defense attorneys say former Judge Joshua Kindred’s secret relationships might’ve led to unfair rulings against their clients.
In Anchorage protest, woman’s family says she is convicted killer Brian Smith’s third victim
Cassandra Boskofsky’s family says she is the woman in photos on Smith’s phone released after his murder convictions this year.