Juneau Independent

12 and under team falls to Ice Dawgs in Presidents Day championship.

Residents at one household now regret bringing the NRCS program to the attention of city, express disappointment at its approach after federal approval.

The University of Alaska may soon be legally required to provide itemized bills to students and give them more notice of fee increases.

As breweries in Alaska adjust to a legal ruling that could allow them to have unlimited live shows, a different sort of industry is also celebrating: musicians. 

Kenneth William Coate died on Jan. 25, 2026, in Lacey, Washington.

A federal oil and gas lease sale in Alaska that was to have been held in early March has now been postponed for nine days because of public notice mistakes.

While some Alaska salmon runs remain strong, sharp declines in others are causing a crisis for numerous Western Alaska communities.

Members overturn two Planning Commission zoning rejections involving proposals for about 240 residences in Lemon Creek; four Affordable Housing Fund projects get unanimous OK.

The percentage of U.S. adults who anticipate high-quality lives in five years declined to 59.2% in 2025, the lowest level since measurement began nearly two decades ago.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski became the first Republican senator to speak out against the SAVE Act, a sweeping election bill backed by President Donald Trump that would require proof of citizenship to vote nationwide.

Juneau has developed a habit of confusing opposition with wisdom. For years, major transportation investments have been met with skepticism, delay, and, ultimately, a reflexive “no.” The justification is almost always the same: the project is flawed, the benefits uncertain, the costs too high. Each objection may be defensible in isolation. Taken together, they reveal a deeper problem — short-term thinking that mistakes preservation for strategy and resistance for leadership.

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