top of page
Two hikers fall from Mount Roberts, one found dead
Joint search and rescue effort uses drones to locate the two cruise passengers.
Sep 17, 20253 min read
Update: High wind warning cancelled after causing power outages
Severe wind expected through Wednesday evening
Sep 17, 20252 min read
Police blotter for Sept. 14
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Sep 17, 20251 min read
Forum examines ‘sport fish services sector’ in Southeast Alaska
A long road may lie ahead for Southeast Alaskans seeking changes to the way guided sport fishing operators and businesses who offer unguided “bare boat” charters register to do business in this region.
Sep 17, 20255 min read
Boat shop ends 97-year career on Wrangell waterfront
The boat shop on Wrangell’s downtown inner harbor had passed through three generations of shipwrights and owners who all shared one thing in common: Wood.
Sep 17, 20254 min read
More states protect access to the COVID shot as feds restrict eligibility
The moves represent an extraordinary state rebellion against the public health authority of the federal government.
Sep 17, 20254 min read
Contracting jobs out of state the wrong answer for Alaska
The Alaska Division of Public Assistance has been behind — far, far behind — in processing applications and reviews for food stamp benefits since 2022.
Sep 17, 20252 min read
A hobbyist, a Jew, and a future US senator walk into a grocery store
A humble grocery store may not seem historic, but the value of a building goes beyond its architecture.
Sep 17, 20253 min read
All Americans should abhor political violence
I’m deeply disturbed and saddened by the assassination of a great man who was the embodiment of the American spirit, a man who stood for independent thinking, free speech, and a love for our Heavenly Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
Sep 17, 20251 min read
In letter to the Legislature, Alaska Gov. Dunleavy invites lawsuit over new Ag Department
The state’s executive and legislative branches have different interpretations of the governor’s executive order powers.
Sep 17, 20253 min read
Ben Franklin closing after more than 50 years of operation downtown by three generations of family
Building that opened as Sanitary Grocery a century ago evolved into general store that saw vast change in customers over the decades due to tourism.
Sep 16, 20256 min read
High wind warning prompts cruise ship cancellations, schedule changes in Juneau
Three Princess ships cancel local sailings here Wednesday; Caribbean Princess will remain overnight Tuesday and Viking Orion will make unscheduled stop.
Sep 16, 20252 min read
bottom of page