A half-century ago, the Indigenous Tsimshian village of Metlakatla, in Southeast Alaska, preserved its reservation when others in Alaska were terminated. Today, the reserve sustains a thriving fishing industry — and the tribe is fighting in court to expand its territory.

Two arrested after fleeing traffic stop, leading to $180K in drugs seized; search warrant in other case results in one arrest and seizure of $45K of drugs at North Douglas home.

Sightings of Michael Northern Miller, 17, were reported after he didn’t return home from school on March 18; JPD finds him Monday after getting anonymous tip Michael Northern Miller, 17, returned home Monday after being reported missing since March 18, according to officials. (Photo provided by the Juneau Police Department) By Mark Sabbatini Juneau Independent A teenager who didn’t return home from school on March 18, prompting a three-week search, is home again after police

Millions of women could face new challenges to voting under President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act, which would require voters to prove their citizenship before casting a ballot.

An Anchorage man is set to plead guilty for making violent threats against U.S. Supreme Court justices and their families.

Robust competition including gunplay and fisticuffs, notable contributions from Alaska Natives, and two previous ‘Independent’ newspapers among capital city’s chronicles

Kansas native came to Alaska for a volunteer project, decided to stay and was working on opening a mobile car-detailing business until fire at Auke Bay RV Park on Friday night.

The City and Borough has reopened Homestead Park, a popular viewpoint of downtown Juneau located in Douglas.

A decade of work on a hybrid electric boat propulsion project culminated Thursday as U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski shattered a bottle of champagne on the bow of the F/V Mirage, and saw it move under electric power along the dock at Sitka's Gary Paxton Industrial Park.

March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the Lower 48 states registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Nino will reach superstrength.

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Similarly, the destruction of the Forest Service may not be immediately visible during this administration, but the Forest Service has a long term mission and that mission is being destroyed by people who won’t be around to feel the consequences of their actions.