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• Newscast – Tuesday, July 14, 2026

  15-07-2026 03:06 via ktoo.org
  
  
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  In this newscast:A Juneau artist’s design will be printed on bear garbage cans downtown. Crystal Jackson’s painting of bears frolicking on a rainbow background is the winning artwork in a contest to decorate 44 new bear cans.
  A cruise ship dock and development project planned for downtown Juneau will be scaled down by more than half its original size but will cost an additional $100 million dollars.
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• New Alaska law will allow pharmacists to provide more healthcare

  15-07-2026 02:13 via ktoo.org
  
  Soren White working at the Harry Race Pharmacy in Sitka on July 10, 2026. (Katherine Rose/KCAW)
  Alaska pharmacists will soon be able to practice more of the healthcare that they learned in their education under a new state law taking effect in January. That could include medication management and testing and treating common ailments like strep throat, urinary tract infections and the flu.
  The change will be a big shift for Soren White, a pharmacist in Sitka who grew up working in his parents&rsq
  
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• New downtown bear cans to feature local artist’s design

  15-07-2026 00:45 via ktoo.org
  
  Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ Dan Farkas presents Juneau artist Crystal Jackson with a check for her award-winning bear trash can design on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
  Local artist Crystal Jackson’s painting of bears frolicking on a rainbow background is the winning artwork in a contest to decorate 44 new bear cans in downtown Juneau. 
  The design features three panels of black bears eating, playing and climbing trees. 
  “I wanted to capture differen
  
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• Huna Totem plans to scale down cruise ship dock project as cost escalates by more than $100M

  15-07-2026 00:13 via ktoo.org
  
  This is the location of the Juneau waterfront area where Huna Totem Corp. plans to build a fifth cruise ship dock. Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Photo by Elan Chappell/KTOO)
  A cruise ship dock and development project planned for downtown Juneau will be scaled down by more than half its original size but will cost an additional $100 million.
  That’s according to Susan Bell, Huna Totem Corp.’s vice president of strategic initiatives. She gave an overview of the planned changes to the Juneau
  
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