top of page


Police blotter for Aug. 17
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Aug 18, 20251 min read


Police blotter for Aug. 16
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Aug 18, 20251 min read


AI Tries To Write The News: Another record flood, change to law aimed at homeless raises concerns
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.
Aug 18, 20254 min read


Notes On The News: What makes ‘ICE is in town’ and other rumors reportable?
Three recent incidents in Juneau offer useful examples of what makes news "reportable" by general media industry standards.
Aug 18, 20255 min read


Proposal seeking easier arrest of homeless will give police excessive authority over everyone, group says
City manager recommends Juneau Assembly table proposed changes to disorderly conduct code at Monday night meeting.
Aug 18, 20253 min read


Cooking for Pleasure: Salmon croquettes
Prep for salmon croquettes. (By Patty Schied) By Patty Schied When I was growing up in Juneau, salmon were very plentiful. My father...
Aug 17, 20252 min read


Fire in the hole: The Indigenous crews blasting the Tongass rainforest to save it
After a historic land buyback by the US Forest Service, Tlingit crew members are demolishing culverts to restore streams, salmon runs and cultural history deep in the national forest.
Aug 17, 20251 min read


As flood recovery begins, View Drive residents say misinformation from city leaves them hung out to dry
‘Harrowing experience’ for those left to fend for themselves in the 2025 glacial lake outburst flood
Aug 17, 202512 min read


Police blotter for Aug. 15
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Aug 17, 20251 min read


Telephone Hill residents call on city to consider new information, halt evictions scheduled Oct. 1
Rally participants say plan to demolish historic homes, build apartments is based on incomplete and inaccurate data about stability of neighborhood’s landscape.
Aug 16, 20254 min read


Trump, Zelenskyy to meet Monday in steps toward peace with Russia
Following a “successful” meeting in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump said he is going straight for a “peace agreement” in a Monday meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.
Aug 16, 20253 min read


Sockeye, commercial season, remain slow
Sockeye counts in the Upper Lynn Canal are down, and the run is yet to arrive in full force. As the weeks tick by and numbers stay low, some fishermen are worried the full run might not materialize at all.
Aug 16, 20253 min read
bottom of page






