Juneau Superior Court Judge Amy Mead Photo courtesy of the Alaska Court System Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An update on the cyberattack on the Alaska Court System was provided on Action Line Monday by Juneau Superior Court Judge Amy Mead who also serves as the administrator of the First Judicial District. We were actually really lucky and caught the attack at a very early stage. We disconnected from the Internet entirely to protect our servers and we started working with a cybersecurity company to respond and prevent further breaches and damage.
The judge added that their IT department is working to keep things running and trying to restore functions as safely and securely as possible. She wasn t able to provide an estimate on when the system will be restored.
Rear Admiral Matthew T. Bell, Junior Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Admiral Matthew T. Bell, Junior, the commanding officer of the 17th Coast Guard District in Alaska retires following a change of command ceremony this coming Friday after 36 years of service.
He talks about his long service while a guest on Action Line Monday and his vision for the 17th District and its needs for the future.
He plans to retire on Kodiak where he did two stints of service.
His replacement will be Rear Admiral Nathan A. Moore who most recently serves as the Coast Guard s chief engineer stationed in the nation s capital.
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Chamber of Commerce is doing all it can to save the endangered cruise ship season.
Chamber officials were guests on Action Line Monday including Executive Director Craig Dahl. We re trying to stay in touch with all of the different organizations that are working on this and I think it s safe to say that anyone involved in the industry, whether you re on the business side or on the cruise side itself, is doing everything they can to move the ball forward on this. I think it s a little bit frustrating actually at this point. We re watching a lot of communication and waiting to see some kind of movement on the congressional side.
Sherry Patterson of the Juneau Black Awareness Association Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Like many things, the pandemic has waylaid plans this year to conduct a Martin Luther King, Junior ceremony Monday, but Dr. King will still be remembered by a Day of Service event.
The Juneau Black Awareness Association will conduct a food and diaper drive from Noon to 3 p.m. Monday at the Mendenhall Mall and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at IGA Foodland.
The association s Sherry Patterson will be a guest on Action Line Monday to talk about the event and her recollections of Dr. King and growing up in Louisiana