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‘Exhausting and demoralizing’: How public media in rural Alaska is responding to federal cuts
A Q&A with two longtime Alaska public radio employees
Jul 30, 20259 min read
Juneau child care provider faces obstacles in opening new location, leaving monthslong gap in service
A Juneau child care center is set to open in a new location nearly a year after being displaced by flooding. But challenges in finding...
Jul 30, 20251 min read
Two people seriously injured in crash near Glacier Highway
The Juneau Police Department and Capital City Fire/Rescue respond to a car accident at Seven Mile Glacier Highway on Wednesday, July 30,...
Jul 30, 20252 min read
We’re not hiding our faces
A group of 10 or 12 of us show up on the Glacier Spur Road once a week to let our embattled federal workers know that we support them and care deeply about them, and to let visitors know of the mass staff firings at the glacier visitor center they are headed towards.
Jul 30, 20253 min read
Pay raise of 4.25% vs. 3%, elimination of top pay tier among issues causing impasse in school district contract negotiations
Veto override of $200 BSA increase during special session could fund cost difference, but union representative says differences go beyond just money.
Jul 30, 20254 min read
Weekly Wonder: Running toward destiny
“Spawn ‘til you die.” These four words, printed on the cotton of countless Ray Troll shirts and gracing the enamel of just as many...
Jul 30, 20251 min read
Activists mobilize in Juneau, ‘We are the leaders we are waiting for’
Juneau for Democracy, a local organization formed in January, says its intention is to mobilize Alaskans to protect civil rights through...
Jul 30, 20251 min read
Writer with Wrangell roots writes for show highlighting Native culture
As a child, Larisa Koenig experienced a vision of her grandfather being mortally injured during a totem raising that she credits with saving him from death. It is recognizing the supernatural realm through a Native lens that inspired her work as a writer and co-producer on an upcoming television show.
Jul 30, 20253 min read
A harvest of artists for the foremost of Fridays in August
August's First Friday will feature exhibitions from local visual artists, live music at the City Museum and an unseasonably spooky party.
Jul 30, 20255 min read
Juneau Assembly finalizes tax measures for October ballot
Seasonal sales tax on ballot, school bonds indefinitely postponed The Juneau Assembly meets in Centennial Hall on Monday, July 28, 2025....
Jul 29, 20254 min read
SHI selects student Barbara Laman for 2025 Judson L. Brown Leadership Award
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has selected a Tlingit student from Juneau as the recipient of the 2025 Judson L. Brown Leadership Award.
Jul 29, 20252 min read
EPA seeks to end virtually all of its climate regulations
Agency announced a proposal to rescind the landmark “endangerment finding,” which says that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health.
Jul 29, 20252 min read
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