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• A new model could help predict rusting rivers, researchers say

  14-07-2026 21:23 via ktoo.org
  
  Rusting on a tributary of the Eli River, taken on Patrick Sullivan’s research trip in June. Sullivan said it shows iron throughout the aufeis and in the shrubs, which suggests that metals were being released throughout the winter. The iron in the shrubs was probably deposited when the aufeis was near its maximum extent. (Patrick Sullivan)
  Rivers across Alaska’s Arctic are turning orange and acidic as permafrost thaws, threatening subsistence resources that thousands of people rely on
  
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• To vote in Alaska’s primary elections, residents must register by July 19 — here’s how

  14-07-2026 21:20 via ktoo.org
  
  An early voting site is seen on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022 at the State Office Building in Juneau, Alaska. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
  Alaska’s primary election just over a month away, and the deadline to register to vote in that election is Sunday July 19.
  Alaska’s primary election is Tuesday August 18, when voters will mark their ballots to choose among candidates for governor, legislators in the Alaska House and Senate, and representatives in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. A sample of
  
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• Newscast – Monday, July 13, 2026

  14-07-2026 03:14 via ktoo.org
  
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  In this newscast:Juneau’s new off-road vehicle park could partially open as soon as this September
  One of Juneau’s most dangerous intersections, near Fred Meyer, will get a traffic light thanks to a federal grant
  Sorely needed renovations at two affordable housing complexes in Juneau come with challenges for tenants
  A new study suggests having a dog could more than double the chance of a bear conflict
  
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• Juneau’s off-road vehicle park could partially open this September

  14-07-2026 01:12 via ktoo.org
  
  A switchback on one of the wide ORV trails in the new park. (Marc Wheeler/CBJ)
  Juneau’s new off-road vehicle park could open its first trail as soon as this September. That’s according to Marc Wheeler, director of Parks and Recreation for the City and Borough of Juneau. 
  At a community meeting in the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Thursday [July 9], he presented an update on the ORV park going in at mile 35 of Glacier Highway, near Bridget Cove. 
  “At this point,
  
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• Juneau residents temporarily relocated during affordable housing renovations

  14-07-2026 01:11 via ktoo.org
  
  A worker stands outside a Coho Parks Apartment unit with machinery in Juneau on July 7, 2026. (Jamie Diep/KTOO)
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  Renovations are underway for two affordable housing complexes in Juneau. Residents say the upgrades are sorely needed but the transition has been challenging. 
  Annett Ritter has lived in the Coho Park Apartments since 2021. The Section 8 affordable housing complex, which is federally subsidized, i
  
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