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Kids get big start to Month of Play with Trucks N’ Stuff
Horns and sirens clanged through Dimond Park at Trucks N’ Stuff on Saturday afternoon as families explored a variety of big machinery entrusted to small operators.
Jul 12, 20254 min read
Canadian visitors to US plummet 33% in June — sixth straight month of steep declines
The volume of Canadians taking road trips into the U.S.—the means by which most Canadians visit—dropped by 33% last month compared to...
Jul 12, 20251 min read
In court filing, Trump administration hints at a lifeline for embattled Pebble project
After a landmark veto, Trump administration officials say they’re “open to reconsideration” and are negotiating a potential settlement of a lawsuit filed by Pebble’s developer.
Jul 12, 20254 min read
New Coast Guard commander in Alaska says mission remains much the same amidst wave of changes
There’s a new name, commander, funding boost and icebreaker for U.S. Coast Guard operations based in Juneau. But the new district leader said after taking command Friday the strong winds of change blowing from the nation’s capital aren’t going to shift Alaska’s operations greatly off their historical course.
Jul 12, 20255 min read
Floods are swallowing their village. But for them and others, the EPA has cut the lifeline.
The Trump administration has pulled more than $2.7 billion in climate grants, hitting vulnerable communities the hardest.
Jul 11, 20257 min read
State museum makes Family Fun Fair part of 125th birthday celebration
Cake, salmon bones, porcupine quills and rubber replicas of animal droppings give residents and visitors a fair afternoon out of the rain...
Jul 11, 20253 min read
Backers of new Alaska ballot measure seek to permit ‘magic mushrooms’ and other hallucinogens
A draft ballot measure proposal under review by the Alaska Department of Law would decriminalize “magic mushrooms” and similar psychedelics, allowing home cultivation and personal use, as well as their use for medical and traditional reasons.
Jul 11, 20254 min read
New national school voucher program included in ‘big, beautiful’ law, with no cap on cost
A national private school voucher program is now law, though the school choice initiative comes with a huge caveat. States also choose — whether or not to participate.
Jul 11, 20254 min read
SHI announces apprentices in Sitka for Kootéeyaa Deiyí project
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has selected three apprentices in Sitka to work under master carver Nicholas Galanin as part of Kootéeyaa Deiyí (Totem Pole Trail), a major public art and education project aimed at revitalizing the practice of monumental carving and increasing the number of trained Alaska Native artists.
Jul 11, 20253 min read
Threads of the Tongass: The future of pianos and the timber industry
Timber operators say rescission of the Tongass Roadless Rule could help a dying industry — if it passes through Congress…( Read full story )
Jul 11, 20251 min read
Juneau man sentenced in 2020 fatal stabbing at assisted living facility
A Juneau man who pleaded guilty to stabbing his neighbor to death at a senior and disabled housing facility in 2020 was sentenced on...
Jul 11, 20251 min read
2025 CBJ municipal election candidate filing period opens July 18
The 2025 City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Regular Municipal Election candidate filing period opens Friday, July 18 at 8 a.m. and closes Monday, July 28, at 4:30 p.m.
Jul 11, 20252 min read
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