Juneau Independent

Alaska’s volcano experts no longer expect an eruption anytime soon from Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Anchorage.

An appeals court late Wednesday said it will allow the Trump administration, for now, to move forward with ending temporary protections for 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.

A father recovers from addiction and a son learns healing through shared goals.

"If you see something, we say something."

Final consideration of change affecting Assembly races, but not school board, scheduled Nov. 3.

This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.

B. said he left Cameroon nine years ago because he was scared for his life. Authorities in the West African nation threw him in prison because of his sexual orientation, he said. After his release, he feared that if he stayed in the country, he would be killed.

Families from other countries express gratitude for local support; sponsors thank them for enriching Juneau

The City and Borough of Juneau recently announced it will purchase two floors of the Michael J. Burns Building from the Alaska Permanent Fund to serve as the new City Hall. The proposed purchase price is $9.3 million for two floors of the building and the establishment of capital improvement reserve of $2.7 million. 

The recent alleged assault of an unarmed Alaska Native man by a Juneau police officer was committed amid myriad other instances of police brutality and a history of abuse of Alaskan citizens, both Native and non-Native.

The University of Alaska Southeast has received a grant to train school administrators at local school districts…( Read full story )

Veto override by Legislature gives Juneau School District an extra $1.54M, but local leaders worry about costs of new teacher contracts and state’s attempt to slash local funding.