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• Cooling shelter opens in Juneau for elders seeking respite from the heat

  27-06-2022 23:47 via ktoo.org
  
  Families play on the beach at Auke Rec on June 1, 2022, in Juneau Alaska (Photo by Paige Sparks / KTOO).
  The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is opening a cooling center in response to the heat wave in Juneau.
  Temperatures are expected to be well above normal throughout Southeast Alaska during the first part of the week — with temperatures in the low 80s forecasted for Monday and Tuesday.
  Temperatures inside cars and even homes can become dangerous. Public safet
  
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• Norwegian Sun cruise ship docks in Juneau after hitting iceberg

  27-06-2022 23:34 via ktoo.org
  
  A passenger aboard the Norwegian Sun in Juneau on Monday, June 27, 2022. The ship skipped Skagway after it hit an iceberg while transiting Hubbard Glacier. (Photo by Jennifer Pemberton/KTOO)
  Coast Guard divers in Juneau are assessing damage to the 2,000-passenger cruise ship Norwegian Sun.
  The Norwegian Cruise Lines ship hit an iceberg near Hubbard Glacier on Saturday. A spokesperson for Norwegian Cruise Lines said the ship was “engulfed by dense fog, limiting visibility,” and that&r
  
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• Abortion remains legal in Alaska, but some lawmakers hope a constitutional convention could change that

  27-06-2022 20:08 via ktoo.org
  
  Roughly 200 people gathered at rush hour in Midtown Anchorage in May to rally for the protection of reproductive rights. (Photo by Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media)
  The U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn the landmark case Roe v. Wade on Friday, ending federal protections for abortion rights and leaving decisions about the legality of abortion up to states.
  For some states, that means an immediate reversal of the right to abortion. But in Alaska, the right is protected for now.
  “Abortio
  
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• Fishing boat that ran aground off Unimak Island will be scuttled

  27-06-2022 19:20 via ktoo.org
  
  The 98-foot Pacific Sounder hailed a MAYDAY call at 10:43 Friday morning, but the crew waited three hours before they were rescued. Eventually, the Good Samaritan boat, the Polar Sea, arrived and found the crew unharmed. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
  A 98-foot fishing boat ran aground in the Eastern Aleutians on June 17 will be scuttled.
  Four people were on board the F/V Pacific Sounder when it got stuck along the western shore of Unimak Island, between Unalaska and the Alaska Peninsula.
  The Pacific
  
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• Juneau Airport needs volunteers for July 23rd emergency drill.

  27-06-2022 19:12 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Photo from a 2013 Juneau Airport Drill. Israa Kako Gehrin is a volunteer from an EMT course. She and other victims pose near the crash site (Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO).https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/06-24-22-Juneau-Afternoon-1-Airport.mp3Guests: Phil Adams, Deputy Juneau Airport Director 
  The Juneau International Airport is looking for some volunteers for a mock plane crash drill on Saturday, July 23rd. They need people to play roles as injured passengers, distraught f
  
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• July, one of the busiest months of the year for CBJ Parks and Recreation Department.

  27-06-2022 19:12 via ktoo.org
  
  
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/06-24-22-Juneau-Afternoon-3-CBJParks.mp3Guests: George Schaaf, Parks and Recreation Director, City and Borough of Juneau.
   
  George Schaaf is director of the City and Borough of Juneau’s Parks and Recreation Department (Photo courtesy of CBJ).
  July is officially Parks and Recreation month, celebrated in Juneau with a lot of activities. But there’s also lots of other things that’s keeping the City and Borough of Juneau&rsquo
  
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• Jensen-Olson Arboretum: A jewel in Juneau’s crown.

  27-06-2022 19:12 via ktoo.org
  
  
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/06-24-22-Juneau-Afternoon-2-Arboretum.mp3Guests: Pat Harris, Friends of the Jensen-Olson Arboretum board member. Ginger Hudson, arboretum manager. 
  Stained glass window displayed this summer as part of the arboretum’s Art in the Garden project.
  With gardens in full bloom, it’s prime time to visit the Jensen-Olson Arboretum. There are also a number of events coming up:June 15th-September 5th: Art in the Garden. Stained glass and o
  
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• Friday, June 24, 2022: Jensen-Olson Arboretum in full bloom. Juneau Airport emergency drill. CBJ parks and recreation July outlook.

  27-06-2022 19:10 via ktoo.org
  
      This year, the Jensen-Olson Arboretum is celebrating its 15th Anniversary as a public garden.  Carolyn Jensen, a master gardener, donated her home and garden to the City and Borough of Juneau to promote horticulture, landscaping and natural sciences. On this Friday's Juneau Afternoon, a look at the Arboretum's offerings this summer. Also, in…https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/06-24-22-Juneau-Afternoon-2-Arboretum.mp3Part 1: Jensen-Olson Arboretum: A jewel
  
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• Around the nation, demonstrators show support for abortion rights

  27-06-2022 18:50 via ktoo.org
  
  Abortion-rights protesters and anti-abortion protesters gather Sunday outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)As nearly two dozen states move to ban or restrict access to abortion following Friday’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights protests continued across the country.
  In Alabama, hundreds gathered on Saturday in Birmingham, reciting poems, dancing and spreading hugs, all in support of reproductive rights, ac
  
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• Pollutants from far distances found in Bering Sea animals hunted by Indigenous people

  27-06-2022 18:21 via ktoo.org
  
  A bowhead whale and calf are seen swimming in an open-water lead the Arctic Ocean in this undated photo. A new study appears to be the first to document the presence of PFAS compounds, known as “forever chemicals,” in body tissues of bowhead whales. (Photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  Chemicals from fire retardants and other materials have accumulated in the bodies of seals, whales and other animals of the northern Bering Sea, showing that pollutan
  
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