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Newscast – Friday, Nov. 14, 2025

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2025/11/15

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly is slated to decide on Monday night whether Juneau should adopt a ranked choice voting system for municipal elections beginning next year; The City and Borough of Juneau demolished an encampment of unhoused people in the Mendenhall Valley again this morning; Palmer Republican Sen. Shelley Hughes resigned from the Alaska Senate today to pursue her gubernatorial candidacy; Juneau high school students are getting real-world building experience while creating

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Juneau Community Foundation’s Feeding Juneau Kids...

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2025/11/15

Juneau Afternoon: Juneau Community Foundation, Salvation Army holiday meals and giving campaigns, and Mudrooms upcoming workshop and storytelling topics.

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Unhoused campers kicked off Teal Street say they have...

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2025/11/15

The city says it's concerned that people camping near roads will be at risk from snow plows. But the people living there are frustrated they’re being forced to leave, without clear guidance on where to go.

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Alaska Republican Senator Shelley Hughes resigns to...

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2025/11/15

Her resignation follows that of fellow Senate minority caucus member Mike Shower, who represented Wasilla and resigned at the end of last month to focus on his run for lieutenant governor.

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Juneau Assembly will decide whether to adopt ranked...

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2025/11/14

If adopted, Juneau would become the first major city in Alaska to adopt ranked choice voting for municipal elections.

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Tribes and environmental groups sue to stop road...

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2025/11/14

Three lawsuits take aim at a Trump administration-approved land trade that would allow for a road through designated wilderness in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

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Angoon’s new killer whale kootéeyaa represents a...

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2025/11/14

Shgendootaan George laid out the history of three killer whale totem poles that have stood next to her clan house in Angoon as part of a Sealaska Heritage Institute series celebrating Native American Heritage Month.

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A new farm in Haines has grown thousands of pounds of...

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2025/11/14

None of the farm's produce is sold. It's all shared throughout the community, either for free or in exchange for work.

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University of Alaska President Pat Pitney to retire...

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2025/11/14

Pitney was first appointed as interim university president in 2020 before becoming the first permanent female president in 2022.

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Juneau is facing a housing shortage. These high...

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2025/11/14

Students who take the semester-long class get to learn hands-on construction skills by building new, energy-efficient homes that then go back into the community.

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Even scientists who’ve studied the aurora for decades...

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2025/11/13

This week's powerful coronal mass ejections could bring even more auroras in the coming days.

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New lawsuit seeks to block revived bear-culling...

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2025/11/13

The new Mulchatna predator control program, aimed at boosting caribou numbers, has the same flaw that caused judges to overturn the earlier program, plaintiffs claim.

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Zerelda’s Bistro to close after nine years serving...

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2025/11/13

After nearly a decade serving Juneau a range of fresh food, a beloved local restaurant is closing its doors at the end of the month. Zerelda’s Bistro was started by a couple who love food almost as much as they love each other.

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The U.S. saw vivid northern lights as far south as...

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2025/11/13

Strong geomagnetic storms brought colorful northern lights to the skies above many states on Tuesday night. Forecasters are expecting more on Wednesday.

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A month after Halong, tons of relief supplies fan out...

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2025/11/13

From volunteer-powered efforts to provide essential items, to the massive, multi-agency push to shore up village infrastructure, Bethel shows what a regional hub can do in crisis.

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Juneau plans to clear its largest homeless encampment...

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2025/11/13

The City and Borough of Juneau gave notice earlier this week for people camping on Teal Street that they need to vacate the area by Friday morning.

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University of Alaska Board of Regents approves 4%...

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2025/11/08

The board unanimously approved Student Regent Fernando Escobar's proposed higher tuition.

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SNAP uncertainty drives up demand at Juneau food...

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2025/11/08

The delay in SNAP benefit payments has driven Juneau residents to worry that their next meal isn’t guaranteed, and local organizations are stepping up their efforts to fill the gaps.

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Alaska commercial fishing jobs have fallen to a...

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2025/11/07

New data shows the industry has lost more than a third of harvesting jobs over the past decade.

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Sullivan votes to block Senate measure intended to...

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2025/11/07

Murkowski was one of two Republicans in favor of taking up the issue, saying she's not convinced by the Trump administration's justifications.

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