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Juneau 12.6" from winter snowfall record; 4-7" more expected through early Friday morning
Accumulation at airport as of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday is fourth-highest in recorded history, according to NWS; extended forecast calls for possible snow showers through Wednesday.
Mar 192 min read


What ACA enrollees are cutting back on to afford health care, according to a new poll
About 8 in 10 Americans who re-enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage say their health care costs are higher this year, including about half who say their costs are “a lot” higher, according to a new survey from the health care research nonprofit KFF.
Mar 193 min read


Use AI to draft Assembly regs? Two Haines members say despite errors in drafts, they see promise
Two Haines assembly members say their use of Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence engine could be a model for future local government use; others have raised questions about errors in the document.
Mar 195 min read


Princeton students in SE to study Tlingit art, history
A group of Princeton University students visited Southeast Alaska last week to learn about the Tlingit clans and federally-recognized tribal governments working to repatriate precious cultural objects that have been taken from this region.
Mar 194 min read


NPR-A oil and gas lease sale draws record bidding, despite legal clouds
The first lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska since 2019 generated $163 million in high bids, but some bids were for protected land.
Mar 197 min read


Crimson Bears fall to Wolf Pack 71-48 to open state play
Athletic and talented JDHS meet their match against number one seed West Valley.
Mar 195 min read


Juneau’s Crimson Bears fall to Anchorage’s Golden Bears in state den
Juneau-Douglas opens 4A Alaska championships with 53-34 loss to Bartlett.
Mar 193 min read


Juneau teachers’ union authorizes strike ‘if necessary,’ leaders say negotiations with district are continuing
92% vote in favor of step toward a walkout as contract dispute remains unresolved after more than a year, according to Juneau Education Association.
Mar 182 min read


‘Official’ history made with all-female referee crew in championship game
Dinkel, Newman and Krupa first Alaska all-female crew to officiate state championship.
Mar 184 min read


2 tugboat crew members killed in mishap on barge near Ketchikan
The Waynehoe barge docked Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Ward Cove, north of Ketchikan. (Christopher Mullen / Ketchikan Daily News) Daily Sitka Sentinel staff The Coast Guard today identified two crew members who died in an accident Sunday aboard a freight barge as 21-year-old Ben Fowler of Sitka, and 28-year-old Sidney Mohorovich of Washington state. U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Stanley Fields, commander of Sector Southeast Alaska, offered his condolences and said the Coast Guard i
Mar 182 min read


Alaska lawmakers try to broker budget funding compromise amid war-driven funding dispute
Alaska legislators have sidetracked a bill originally intended for the legislative fast track.
Mar 182 min read


Trump’s tariffs were ruled illegal. Where’s the refund of $166 billion — plus interest?
Arizona coffee roaster Gabe Hagen is wondering if he’ll ever recoup the tens of thousands of dollars he paid in tariffs to import beans from the world’s major coffee-growing regions in South America, Africa and the Indo-Pacific.
Mar 185 min read
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