Lisa Phu, KTOO - Juneau
Lisa Phu is a reporter at KTOO in Juneau.
Some Juneau Whale-Watching Companies Commit To A Higher Standard
Seven whale watching companies in Juneau are the first in the state to participate in a voluntary stewardship program that challenges them to go above and beyond federal and state viewing guidelines. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has brought the East Coast program Whale SENSE to Alaska.
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Missing hiker on Mt. Roberts trail found dead
A Florida man hiking on Juneau’s Mount Roberts trail system on July 4th was found dead last night.
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Marriage equality and mourning: Mildred Boesser fought till the end
When the Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage nationwide last week, President Obama called the ruling “a consequence of the countless small acts of courage of millions of people across decades who stood up.” Mildred Boesser stood 5 feet tall, and she was one of those people. On the day of the ruling, Boesser was on her deathbed at home in Juneau, surrounded by family.
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ACLU-Alaska Applauds SCOTUS Marriage Decision
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court today declared same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. That means the status quo will continue in Alaska, where same-sex marriage was legalized in October.
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How David Holthouse Decided to Name the ‘Bogeyman’
A high profile case about an alleged child rape from 1978 is at an impasse because of Alaska’s old statute of limitations.
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Historic Juneau park becomes an oasis for Alaska artists
Constance Baltuck is the first artist of a pilot program at the Ernest Gruening Cabin run by Alaska State Parks.
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Breaking the Link Between Childhood Trauma And Suicide
Close to 200 people in Juneau joined forces Thursday to break the link between childhood trauma and suicide. They’re taking part in a two day suicide prevention conference. Day one focused on establishing the trauma-suicide link.
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Breaking the link between childhood trauma and suicide
Close to 200 people in Juneau joined forces Thursday to break the link between childhood trauma and suicide. They’re taking part in a two day suicide prevention conference. Day one focused on establishing the trauma-suicide link.
UAS Chancellor John Pugh leaves behind a legacy of caring for students
John Pugh’s last day as chancellor of the University of Alaska Southeast is Friday. He’s retiring after almost three decades with the college. Pugh leaves a legacy of being much more than a chancellor to students — he was a teacher, adviser and friend.
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UAS Chancellor John Pugh leaves behind a legacy of caring for students
John Pugh’s last day as chancellor of the University of Alaska Southeast is Friday. He’s retiring after almost three decades with the college. Pugh leaves a legacy of being much more than a chancellor to students — he was a teacher, adviser and friend.
Juneau Business Fined Nearly $12K For Whale-Watching Violations
Tour company Juneau Whale Watch recently finished paying almost $12,000 in fines for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act.
‘Baby Raven Reads’ Program Nurtures A New Generation of Tlingit Speakers
Sealaska Heritage Institute is helping to foster the next generation of Tlingit speakers in Juneau. It recently launched a free early childhood program.
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Neighbors Aim to Take Concerns Over Halfway House to Court in Juneau
A Juneau neighborhood association is taking its fight against a transitional home for just-released female inmates to court, after exhausting all of its municipal appeal options.
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Grocery Shopping To Cross the Stikine Icefield
Explorers Børge Ousland and Vincent Colliard are in the midst of skiing the Stikine Icefield in Southeast Alaska and British Columbia. The journey is part of a decade-long project to traverse the world's 20 largest ice fields.
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Alaska’s Capital City Braces for Potential Layoffs
Of the 16,000 State of Alaska employees, more than a quarter of them work in the capital city. On their lunch break, state employees at the State Office Building talked about their tentative employment future.
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Hovercraft To Shuttle Cruise Tourists to Taku Glacier
The start of the cruise ship season brings a new excursion from one of the oldest tour outfits in Southeast. Allen Marine Tours is set to run hovercraft trips to the Taku Glacier starting this week.
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How events unfolded inside Juneau schools after threatening phone calls
Juneau schools have received five phone calls threatening school shootings in the past two weeks. In each instance, nothing was found, but the threats had to be addressed. Here’s how schools and police responded to the incidents.
Rick Caulfield to take the reins of UAS on June 1
On the first of June, the University of Alaska Southeast will have a new chancellor. Rick Caulfield will replace outgoing chancellor John Pugh, who announced his retirement last October.
Governor signs SLAM bill for Kashevaroff, Foster
Gov. Bill Walker signed a bill this morning officially naming the new State Libraries, Archives and Museum Building after Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff. The signing took place in the historical library in Juneau’s State Office Building.
Gov. Walker signs SLAM bill for Kashevaroff, Foster
Gov. Bill Walker signed a bill this morning officially naming the new State Libraries, Archives and Museum Building after Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff. The signing took place in the historical library in Juneau’s State Office Building.