Juneau Independent

Leadership at agency in flux as plans shift for managing 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest, officials say

Crimson Bears lose to Warriors 69-42 in consolation bracket semifinal at state tournament

JDHS plays down to the wire in 64-61 consolation bracket semifinal loss to athletic Service.

Pact with 9.25% pay hike over two years must still be OK’d by educators and school board, comes days after JEA members authorized a strike 13 months after start of negotiations

Factors in national decline include reduced fentanyl supply and help with treatment.

Last month, the Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs task force arrested a Juneau man and found nearly $160,000-worth of controlled substances at his residence – most of which was fentanyl.

Teen did not return home after school, last seen at about 11 p.m. Wednesday near Mendenhall Mall, according to police.

Representatives of companies operating on the North Slope, speaking at an industry conference, say their investments are expected to result in increased oil production.

New universal changing table — the first at a public facility in Juneau — an example of ‘a seed being planted’ that may spur further growth on issues affecting the disabled, advocates say.

During Rep. Nick Begich III’s address to the Legislature last week, Rep. Zach Fields (D-Anchorage) briefly held up a sign that read “Ice out of Alaska.” The minority caucus correctly called it “a clear violation of Uniform Rule 26, Mason’s Manual, and the established customs and traditions of the Alaska Legislature.” 

Alaska has a 10-day grace period in US, 15 days for overseas; eliminating it will disenfranchise voters in rural communities, some officials say.

You cannot talk about Southeast Alaska’s seafood industry without also talking about the Tongass National Forest. The productivity of our region’s sustainable fisheries is heavily dependent on the health of Southeast’s forests and watersheds — the two are inseparable.