Juneau Independent

Supporters say proposal will protect social service agencies and people on streets behaving responsibly.

A memo from the agency’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.

Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has released the first instructional videos on the Tlingit Gesture System (TGS), marking a major step forward in efforts to document and teach this form of Indigenous nonverbal communication.

Twenty-eight cities and counties including Baltimore, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Rochester, New York, joined a lawsuit July 10 challenging Trump administration attempts to withhold federal funds because of local policies on immigration enforcement; diversity, equity and inclusion; gender equity; and abortion access.

The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track — and to go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.

According to projections from the National Center for Education Statistics, public K-12 enrollment peaked at 50.8 million students in autumn 2019, but is expected to fall by nearly 4 million students to 46.9 million by 2031, a 7.6% nationwide drop.

For the first time, scientists have made a definite link between the toxin produced by algae that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning and marine mammal deaths.

Bartlett Regional Hospital (BRH) is pleased to announce the next round of Fireweed Award recipients for their exceptional care and service to the community. A total of 38 nominations were submitted this quarter, and four employees were randomly selected for hospital-wide recognition.

Search and rescue dogs practice for the worst as the nation increases landslide awareness.

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) and Tlingit & Haida are partnering to host two sandbag distribution events later this month at the Dimond Park Field House.

Clean-up of so-called forever chemicals at Tanani Point remains unfunded and unscheduled, said U.S. Army representatives during a meeting last Monday evening with Haines residents.

The opening day of the Alaska District 2 Majors Baseball Tournament featured the exchanging of pins in a sportsmanship gesture at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Sunday, followed by the first series of games in round robin pool play.