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• New Forest Service cabin in Juneau expected to become most popular in the Tongass

  25-06-2026 03:49 via ktoo.org
  
  Sítʼ Yá Hítʼ or “Face of the Glacier House,” pictured on June 24, 2026 at the Mendenhall Campground, is expected to become the most popular cabin in the Tongass National Forest. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
  On the shore of Mendenhall Lake overlooking the Mendenhall Glacier, Forest Service staff cut a green and white ribbon spanning the stairs to a new recreational cabin on Wednesday. Booking opens Thursday morning.
  It’s Juneau’s first Forest
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, June 24, 2026

  25-06-2026 02:59 via ktoo.org
  
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260624-News-Update.mp3
  In this newscast:A Juneau man was arrested last week after he allegedly chased two girls in the Mendenhall Valley,
  The former Juneau Police officer who slammed a man to the ground during an arrest last summer is asking a court judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against him,
  A new state law enacted Monday allows charitable organizations to gamble on snowfall,
  A U.S. Department of Defense agency is preparing to exhume the r
  
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• Man arrested for chasing girls in the Mendenhall Valley

  25-06-2026 01:38 via ktoo.org
  
  Juneau Police in the Mendenhall Valley on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  A Juneau man was arrested last week after he allegedly chased two girls in the Mendenhall Valley, prompting concerns for their safety. 
  36-year-old Darian Bliss has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of causing fear of imminent and serious injury. Charging documents say the girls were afraid Bliss was going to kidnap them. 
  Sam Kokotovich is the father of one of those girls. He said the expe
  
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• Former Juneau police officer seeks dismissal of civil case after violent arrest last year

  25-06-2026 01:35 via ktoo.org
  
  Body-worn camera footage shows former Juneau police officer Brandon LeBlanc during the incident on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Courtesy/Juneau Police Department)
  The former Juneau Police officer who slammed a man to the ground during an arrest last summer is asking a court judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against him by the man he arrested.
  Christopher Williams, Jr. originally filed the civil lawsuit last November against the City and Borough of Juneau and former Juneau Police Officer Brandon L
  
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