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Obituary: Barbara Jean (Shearer) MacKinnon
March 18, 1934-June 8, 2025.
Jul 13, 20253 min read
Consuming Juneau: Cost of living 27% above US average; home prices highest in Alaska
It’s hard to put an affordable spin on these facts: Juneau is Alaska’s highest-cost major city, has the state’s highest house prices, and nationally has the second-highest grocery and health care costs among major cities.
Jul 13, 20254 min read
What will the Assembly actually try to build on Telephone Hill?
The CBJ Assembly has appropriated $9 million for the redevelopment of Telephone Hill. Its stated goal for the redevelopment is to provide Juneau with more affordable housing.
Jul 13, 20251 min read
Benjamin Stepetin was last seen three weeks ago. His family says ‘we’re checking everything’
Family and volunteers trying to leave no space unsearched as tips and updates are shared online daily with the community .
Jul 13, 20256 min read
Texas floods are the tip of the Trump iceberg
Flooding of the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, Texas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) It’s hard to read about the campers washed away in the...
Jul 13, 20254 min read
AI Tries To Write The News: Coast Guard changes command, Juneau’s first cryptocurrency convention
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
Jul 13, 20254 min read
Anchorage rebuilds prosecutor’s office after reporting revealed hundreds of criminal case dismissals
The city dropped more than 250 domestic violence assault cases and more than 270 drunken driving cases between May 1 and Oct. 2 last...
Jul 13, 20253 min read
States fear critical funding from FEMA may be drying up
Upheaval at the nation’s top disaster agency is raising anxiety among state and local emergency managers — and leaving major questions about the whereabouts of billions of federal dollars it pays out to them.
Jul 13, 20257 min read
Alaska’s oldest original lighthouse will celebrate 120 years next summer
The Eldred Rock Lighthouse, located 55 miles north of Juneau and 17 miles south of Haines, is set to open to the public next summer after...
Jul 13, 20251 min read
New Juneau-Ketchikan nonstop flight service launches
A new nonstop flight service between Juneau and Ketchikan launched June 23. On most days, the flight departs from Juneau at 3:45 p.m.,...
Jul 13, 20251 min read
Auke Bay Post 25 sweeps Dimond Post 21 in Legion doubleheader
Juneau’s Auke Bay Post 25 American Legion Baseball team toppled visiting Dimond Post 21 in a Saturday Alaska Legion doubleheader at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park, winning 5-4 in a walk-off opener and 8-3 in the nightcap.
Jul 12, 20256 min read
Majors boys to defend home turf in region tournament
Juneau’s Gastineau Channel Little League hosts the Alaska District 2 Major Baseball 10- to 12-year-old Tournament beginning Sunday at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park.
Jul 12, 20253 min read
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