Juneau Independent

The Juneau AARP Community Action Team hosted a Social Security Birthday party at the Douglas Public Library on Aug. 20.

Arnold Manfred Fischer, 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Juneau, Alaska, on August 21, 2025.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement, a potential step toward a dramatic expansion of Trump’s use of military personnel for domestic policing.

Tax credit expiration, other Trump policies will have a huge impact for many US residents, a new analysis finds.

Pickup using helicopter occurs two hours after emergency transmission from Chilkat mountains.

All-natural Alaska materials are being tested as a replacement for plastic foam, a ubiquitous product with a big carbon footprint and big impacts on ecosystems.

As a regular observer of Assembly meetings, I’ve heard residents complain about vote-by-mail, but until the introduction of this ordinance, I was not aware of anyone begging the Assembly to adopt Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for our municipal elections.

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An intertidal specimen of the sponge that often settles on shells and hermit crabs. Photo by KM Hocker. By Mary F. Willson My hummingbird...