2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1423+ words) Wide-ranging opinions about cruise tourism in Juneau and development in North Douglas, and more aligned opinions about keeping the Douglas Fire Station operating, were offered by all eight Juneau Assembly candidates during a forum Sunday afternoon at the Douglas Public…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (865+ words) Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears senior quarterback Krew Ridle was selected by local sports journalists as the Alaska Athlete of the Week for his performance on the gridiron against Service High School last Saturday. “That means a…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (388+ words) Three Southeast Alaska commercial fishers accused of deliberately sinking their boats are now pleading guilty. John Fisher of Sitka, Joseph Poling of Petersburg and Tony Vanveen of Sitka have each signed plea deals, according to documents filed with the U.S. District…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (145+ words) Juneau Independent (City and Borough of Juneau press release) Residents impacted by the 2026 glacial lake outburst flood are invited to share input on the response efforts during a debrief on Wednesday, Sept. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Thunder Mountain Middle School…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (245+ words) By Jasz GarrettJuneau IndependentThe Juneau Education Support Staff union is scheduled to go to trial against the Juneau School District in February. The union representing support staff filed a lawsuit in Alaska Superior Court last year, claiming the Juneau School…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (242+ words) Lockdown at school on Wednesday as police search area after receiving reportsJuneau Independent staffA man with a rifle seen near the Dzantik’i Heeni campus on Wednesday morning prompted a lockdown of the school by officials there as police searched the…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (363+ words) Eaglecrest Ski Area leaders are creating a new long-range plan for year-round operations following the cancellation of a long-planned gondola earlier this year and hiring of a new general manager who started last week. The plan seeks to optimize winter…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (629+ words) Alaska Department of Health officials announced a fifth round of federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding awards on Friday. The latest awards for $25.8 million bring the total to more than $207 million to date. The funding is aimed at bolstering Alaska’s…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (936+ words) A man seeking to keep up to 200 chickens and 30 farm animals on his Back Loop neighborhood property will be allowed half that total — and a much lower number during colder months — under a conditional use permit approved by the Juneau…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (426+ words) The nation’s biggest tribal health organization now owns the Anchorage hospital it has long operated. The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium gained title to the Alaska Native Medical Center, the hospital at the center of the organization’s 140-acre campus in…...