NOTN- A Juneau woman has died following a single-vehicle crash on North Douglas Highway. The full information release by the Juneau Police Department can be found below.
Juneau Police Information release
On June 10, 2026, at approximately 12:45 p.m., officers with the Juneau Police Department responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision in the 4300 block of North Douglas Highway.
The preliminary investigation determined that a sport utility vehicle was traveling outbound on North Douglas Highway when it left the roadway, entered a ditch, and struck a tree. The vehicle was occupied by a 62-year-old female driver and an 89-year-old female passenger.
Officers, along with personnel from Capital City Fire/Rescue, provided emergency assistance at the scene. Both occupants were transported to Bartlett Regional Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the collision.
On June 11, 2026, the 89-year-old female passenger died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.
The collision remains under investigation. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information related to the incident is encouraged to contact the Juneau Police Department at (907) 586-0600 and reference the case number associated with this investigation.
Lockers line the halls of Ben Eielson Junior Senior High School on April 22, 2024. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)
Alaska school districts that have grown to rely on international teacher hires are likely to do without them this year, even after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s fee hikes for highly skilled worker visas on Monday.
The Trump administration raised the fee from $5,000 to $100,000 last September, which put Alaska school districts’ international teacher hiring on hold. Districts have increasingly relied on international hiring to fill an ongoing teacher shortage across the state, particularly in rural and remote districts. The nearly 2,000% cost increase put the visas out of reach for districts that are already facing severe budget deficits and school closures.
Lisa Parady, executive director of the Alaska Council of School Administrators, a non-profit leadership and advocacy group that supports districts in hiring, said the court ruling was welcome news. However, she said there is concern the federal government could appeal and reinstate the fee.
“So that puts us in a really hard place. We are thrilled because we believe this is the right interpretation of the law, and we really hope that it will be sustained, and that the government will not be able to get a stay or would lose in an appeal, but in the meantime we’re still a little bit in limbo,” she said.
She said that school districts are unlikely to hire through the H-1B visa program now, due to the risk of losing tens of thousands of dollars of application processing fees if the federal government appeals the court decision successfully.
“The chance of taking a risk of losing those fees, if they could submit now, is just a risk. And I think our districts are largely risk averse because they don’t have those kinds of funds to take risks with,” she said.
Jennifer Schmitz, director of the Alaska Educator Recruitment and Retention Center, a division of the Alaska Council of School Administration, said some districts previously lost processing fees and even new international hires from the Philippines when the Trump administration enacted the increased visa fee last fall.
“Most districts are going to want to wait and watch over the next month or two and see what happens, and then maybe move forward,” she said.
The H-1B visa is valid for six years. As those Alaska-based teachers’ visas expire in the next several years, Parady said Alaska schools will reach a crisis point for hiring.
“We’re going to be in a full-blown crisis, because we don’t have people standing in line to fill those positions,” she said. “We have been operating in the largest crisis and educator shortage in America, and at the local level in Alaska’s the worst crisis we’ve ever seen. And so while we aren’t feeling the full effect of those not being available to districts, we’re going to. Unless this terrain changes.”
The Alaska Legislature unanimously passed a resolution in May that urges the Trump administration to waive the steep visa fee to allow the continued recruitment and hiring of international teachers.
Last year, Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduced legislation to create an educator exemption from the increased fee. After the Monday ruling, her office said she will continue to work with the U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin to create an administrative waiver from the fee to help bring teachers to Alaska.
“I will continue working to eliminate this fee permanently so that Alaska’s students are receiving the best education possible, regardless of the outcome of future legal challenges,” she said in a social media post on Monday.
But if everything goes according to plan, her family is far from complete.
Millie Bobby Brown attends the 2026 Netflix Upfront at Sunset Pier 94 Studios on May 13, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Netflix)
Millie opened up this week about motherhood, adoption, and her hopes for the future, revealing that while she still hopes to experience pregnancy one day.
Appearing on Kylie Kelce’s “Not Gonna Lie” podcast, Millie explained that adoption wasn’t some backup plan or last-minute decision.
In fact, she says it’s something she dreamed about since childhood.
“Always, always wanted to adopt,” she shared (via People), recalling that even her childhood dolls were “adopted” in her imagination rather than biological children.
The actress and Bongiovi announced last summer that they had welcomed a baby girl through adoption, describing the experience as the beginning of a beautiful new chapter for their family.
Since then, the couple has remained fiercely protective of their daughter’s privacy, declining to reveal her name or show her face publicly.
Brown made it clear that adoption doesn’t mean she’s closed the door on having biological children.
Quite the opposite, actually.
“It’s not because I don’t want that,” she said when discussing carrying a child herself. “Hopefully one day that’s in my future.”
The 22-year-old explained that she spent years learning about adoption, birth mothers, and the social work side of the process before she and Jake ultimately decided to move forward.
She added that adoption wasn’t simply a way to start a family. Rather, it was something she felt deeply passionate about.
“Adoption is love, adoption is forever,” Millie said.
Of course, becoming a mother at such a young age has also brought plenty of criticism.
Because this is 2026, and the internet simply cannot let people live their lives as they see fit.
Elsewhere in the interview, Brown revealed that she’s been shocked by the judgment she’s received from other women since becoming a parent.
“I was like, ‘This is vicious. You are vicious.’ And I don’t have time for angry women that just need to feel like they need to bring you down, especially when it comes to motherhood. I’ve never experienced anything like this,” she said.
But thankfully, all that harsh judgment has not dissuaded Millie from expanding her family.
The actress has talked for years about wanting a large brood. Both she and Jake (the son of rock legend Jon Bon Jovi) come from families with four children, and she’s repeatedly said she hopes to follow a similar path.
For now, however, Brown seems focused on enjoying life with her daughter and navigating the challenges of first-time motherhood.
And judging by the way she talks about her family, it’s safe to say she’s loving every minute of it.
Billy Ray Cyrus is opening up about one of the darkest chapters of his life in a new interview.
During a recent in-depth interview with PEOPLE, the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer shared that he was going through a serious battle with sepsis in 2024 that nearly claimed his life.
“I got really sick and almost died,” Cyrus admitted to the outlet.
Billy Ray Cyrus; Photo by Derrek Kupish
While making frequent trips in and out of the hospital, Cyrus said he turned to prayer for strength. He would spend hours at home kneeling beside his dog, Tommy Jack, at what he calls his “prayer rock,” asking God for a miracle. According to Cyrus, he spent so much time there that the constant pressure left a permanent white mark on his knee.
“I started getting on that rock every morning, every day, every sunset, every night…I was like, ‘God, please, I need a miracle. I need a miracle.’ Tommy Jack would be sitting there with me going, ‘He needs a miracle. He needs a miracle. Please, he needs a miracle.’”
It turned out that his prayers were answered because just before he prepared to go in for one more surgery, his doctors told him, “Mr. Cyrus, it’s gone. It healed.”
Throughout that difficult journey of multiple hospital visits, a loss of his voice, and an uncertain future, Cyrus said Noah’s recording of “Don’t Put It All On Me,” a track written by his son, Braison Cyrus, became his source of comfort and hope.
“She’s got that one song honestly that saved my life. It’s called ‘Don’t Put It All On Me’. Braison wrote that and that was I think one of the only songs on her album that was not written by her. Braison wrote it and she cut it,” he explained.
Cyrus admits he listened to the song so often he became “addicted”
“It was the only thing that somehow gave me a little bit of peace in that moment…I just loved it so much and to me, that’s what it felt like. And I do credit that particular song was saving me. It’s part of it, for sure.”
The health issues left him struggling to sing or even speak, but after experiencing that first miracle, Cyrus discovered a newfound source of strength to get back up and start dreaming again. This led him to record his duet with Noah titled, “On Our Way Along,” which arrived back in April.
“The oddest part about it is that was the beginning of Braison saying, ‘Dad, I don’t know what’s going on with your voice, but this is the most I’ve ever loved your singing.’ And him and Noah started comparing it to some of Larry Cohen, Johnny Cash. They started comparing it to some really great sounds that Kris Kristofferson, one of them had mentioned.”
Cyrus went on to challenge himself not only through the new album he’s building out, but also his time on The Masked Singer in February 2026 as the “Owl” in Season 14. Eventually, his voice came back to him, something he credits to “God’s timing.”
Now Billy Ray Cyrus has not just one new collection of songs in the works that he feels very strongly about, but several. This upcoming set of music is expected to be a look back on the emotions he endured through divorce, finding a new love with actress Elizabeth Hurley, repairing his relationship with his family and coming back to music.
“I love this music and I feel really, really like a full plate of what this music is. And even I’ve written so many new songs with new stuff. I’ve got two or three albums in the can…I’m up to speed on the music and I love it right now and going out on tour and playing, taking it to the people, that’s a fun part. But I also got some creative things that I want to do and acting in particular right now.”
Billy Ray’s forthcoming album, The Hill, is set to arrive on June 16. This will mark his first new record in 14 years. He also has several performances on the books throughout June and July.
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