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Some say their houses are beyond repair due to erosion, wonder if more instability lies ahead.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In response to the historical flooding of the Mendenhall Lake and River as a result of the Suicide Basin ice dam breaking, multiple GoFundMes have been set up to help those affected.

Officials say no injuries reported by late Saturday, urge residents to evacuate at-risk structures

When it rains, it snows.

Bureauwide abatement ordinance gets the OK after whirlwind debate

An Aukeman triathlete leaves the Auke Lakes swim portion to transition to the bike portion in this file photo. (Klas Stolpe) Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Aukeman Triathlon is set to splash off at 7:30 a.m. Saturday with the 750-meter swim on Auke Lake, transitioning to a 19K bike ride to the glacier and back, and finishing with an out-and-back 5K run from the University of Alaska Southeast campus to complete the sprint distance course.   “It�...

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It went below zero in Juneau overnight. Heres Meteorologist Rick Fritsch in the Juneau Forecast Office on Back Loop Road said the temperature got to at least minus four degrees at the official Juneau Airport station.  Since that conversation, its reported that the temperature dropped to minus 5. It hit minus 14 at their office, he said. The 50 mile per hour winds downtown produced a wind chill of minus 18. Its been quite some time since the temperature went ...

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Its forecast to get real cold in Juneau. Meteorologist Pete Boyd in the Juneau Forecast Office says we have what could possibly be an extremely high pressure thats going to be building over Canada and Alaska.   "Thats going to be bringing in some very cold air to the region.  Were looking at temperatures in at least the single digits nearing zero, possibly lower and high temperatures only in the teens." He said the cold temperatures are forecast to start up...

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This past weekends snowfall varied greatly around the city and borough. Edward Liske,  the lead forecaster at the Juneau Forecast Office, says 2.5 inches was recorded at the airport; 6.5 inches at the Juneau Forecast Office on Back Loop Road, and 7.7 inches at the Juneau Douglas Wastewater Treatment Plant at the Rock Dump downtown.  

KINY Eagles are protected by two federal statutes. Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After a bald eagle was found shot last week in Juneau, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $2,500 reward for credible information leading to the conviction of a responsible party. The injured eagle was found on Klondike Way in the Back Loop Road area of Juneau on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Kathy Benner, with the Juneau Raptor Center, said the eag...