Juneau Independent

Store and gas station closed until further notice while snow removal takes place.

The first First Friday of 2026 will feature art and photography exhibits; dance social.

I took a lazy approach to trying to find where I had misplaced a holiday story from waaaaaay back in my Petersburg days detailing how I had discovered the “Santa” visiting us Little Norway youth at the annual Moose Club shindig was actually my Moose Club-member father Harold. So I googled “Santa Klas Stolpe.”

Cruise ships, tragic incidents and extreme weather got the most web clicks, along with one odd item demonstrating why the importance of news is about more than just numbers.

In 2025, Sitka saw growth and progress — but also questioned it.

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As the Chilkat Valley closes in on the end of 2025, here’s a look at some of the most widely read of the 904 stories the Chilkat Valley News published in print and online this year.

After Juneau residents helped raise more than $1 million this fall, a local boy with a rare genetic disease will be able to receive a potentially life-changing gene therapy in the new year. For the past two years, 4-year-old Cade Jobsisʼs mother Emma Jobsis has been raising money to allow scientists to restart clinical trials that previously showed promising results treating AP4 Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, or SPG50…( Read full story )

Berms reach new heights and weigh down spirits for residents trying to clear paths for days on end, but locals and visitors also find light moments in the heavy snowpack.