Reports: About 40% of claims handled by phone nationwide, 60,000 rural Alaskans lack broadband.

Social Security may cut phone support, force Alaskans online or to Juneau, Anchorage or Fairbanks
Mark Sabbatini

Juneau-Douglas, Ketchikan, Mt. Edgecumbe and Sitka have hearty tasks

Southeast teams prepare for the state basketball tournament
Klas Stolpe

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Police calls for Sunday, March 16, 2025
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Police calls for Thursday, March 13, 2025
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Police calls for Friday, March 14, 2025
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Police calls for Saturday, March 15, 2025
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A dozen proposals seek limits on ship size, fines for violations, setting various operational goals.

Amendments to Huna Totem’s proposed private cruise dock to be taken up Monday night by the Assembly
Mark Sabbatini

Two homes on Meadow Lane suffer broken windows and other damage, according to CCFR.

Storage shed fire spreads to two vehicles, causing explosion, but no injuries reported
Mark Sabbatini

While we are waiting (?patiently?) for spring to really get rolling, here are a few things to think about.

On the Trails: Three observations to ponder
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DOT worker says he’s supposed to resume work Thursday; Forest Service worker says status still unclear.

Local federal workers get mixed messages about returning to jobs after firings rescinded
Mark Sabbatini

Homelessness and affordable housing continue to plague far too many in our community. Over the last five years homelessness in Alaska has increased by 10.3%. Alaska now has the seventh-highest rate of homelessness in the country. Those affected by homelessness deserve better.

My Turn: Three affordable housing solutions for Juneau
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Has Trump, Elon Musk, or any of the DOGE boys ever seen the word jökulhlaup? Are they even aware of the 2024 glacial outburst that hit Juneau? How is one ranger going to not only to keep the bears and tourists apart, but also keep the tourists from being crushed and washed out to sea? Just because something is not a problem in Florida or Silicon Valley does not make it waste or fraud.

Letter: Getting federal flood help is not waste or fraud
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The Alaska House of Representatives is asking Congress to fix a problem with a program that pays money to rural school districts affected by the decline of the timber industry.

Alaska legislators ask feds to reinstate program that sent money to rural schools
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Girls from Metlakatla also come up short in 4th/6th-place game.

Metlakatla Chiefs fall in third-place game at state 2A basketball tournament
Klas Stolpe

Skagway Panthers win consolation final for seventh place over Nunamiut.

Kake boys fourth at state, Clark and Jackson tally double-doubles
Klas Stolpe

Wrangell falls to Susitna Valley in 4th/6th-place game.

Wolves battle Rams in 2A state tournament’s final day
Klas Stolpe

First Emmy win for animated PBS show goes to episode co-writers X̱’unei Lance Twitchell and Raye Lankford.

‘Molly of Denali’ episode wins best writing honor at 2025 Children’s and Family Emmy Awards
Mark Sabbatini

Legislators on all sides agree PFD will shrink drastically before floor vote to avoid $2 billion deficit.

The Alaska House budget currently has a ‘full’ PFD of about $3,800. Except it really doesn’t.
Mark Sabbatini

Order giving Natives more access to federal funds cited in awarding of major Southeast Alaska projects.

Trump rescinds Biden executive order expanding tribal sovereignty and self-governance
Mark Sabbatini

These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute and available online, along with more data, at www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast. The listings below will be updated and published weekly until next spring.

Aurora forecast through the week of March 16
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