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Alaska Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon will run for open state Senate seat
The leader of the coalition majority in the Alaska House of Representatives will leave his seat and run for state Senate.
1 day ago2 min read
JDHS soccer boys open state tournament with 3-0 win over Colony
Sophomore Troy Edgar’s season first goal jump starts Crimson Bears.
2 days ago4 min read
Crimson Bears girls unlucky in 2-1 state soccer loss to Warriors
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé falls at Wasilla’s home pitch to open championship.
2 days ago3 min read
After six years of leadership, UA President Pat Pitney retires
On her departure, Pitney highlights university's academic programs, workforce development.
2 days ago5 min read
Conditions of 4 climbers who fell on Mount McKinley unknown as rescuers try to reach them
Rescuers are trying to reach four climbers who fell on Alaska's Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest peak, the National Park Service said Thursday.
2 days ago2 min read
Appeals court says Alaska has the right to make ConocoPhillips oil well data public
Late-afternoon sunlight bathes the ConocoPhillips building in downtown Anchorage on March 10, 2026. A legal dispute over confidentiality of data from exploratory wells drilled by ConocoPhillips in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska came down to interpretations of the federal Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act. The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is seeking to release the information publicly, and an appeals court ruled in the state's favor. (Yereth Rosen
2 days ago3 min read
Former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker files for possible run in 2026 governor’s race
He and his potential lieutenant governor, former Revenue commissioner Randy Hoffbeck, filed preliminary paperwork Thursday.
2 days ago4 min read
Lemon Creek turnoff on Egan Drive closed for project that will allow southbound traffic to bypass stoplight
Work at Vanderbilt Hill Road intersection began Wednesday on a ‘Continuous Green T Intersection’ that will add a separate merge lane for drivers turning onto highway.
2 days ago2 min read
Juneau welcomes canoes ashore Tuesday ahead of 2026 Celebration's opening
Community members invited to watch canoe landings downtown, Auke Rec ahead of Grand Entrance on Wednesday.
2 days ago3 min read
Unanswered questions about the gasline
When I read that Gov. Dunleavy was asking for a multibillion-dollar tax break, also known as a massive indirect subsidy, to build the liquified natural gas (LNG) line, and a special session to take this up, I was taken aback.
2 days ago2 min read
Alaska cruise line experiments with alternative fuel
Unusual refueling with super-chilled natural gas signals sea change in Alaska cruise market. But some fossil fuel critics see a ‘false promise.’
2 days ago6 min read
Paying more sales tax on big purchases set to be part of Assembly’s final budget considerations
Juneau’s 5% sales tax currently applies to the first $15,000 of a purchase; change advanced Wednesday raises that to $30,000 as a way to avoid some proposed spending cuts.
2 days ago3 min read
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