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Chilkoot campground closed indefinitely
One of the most widely used campgrounds in the Chilkat Valley is closed.
May 282 min read


Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.
May 284 min read


Trump order limiting voting by mail will stand for now, federal judge rules
A federal judge on Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, finding that it was too early to challenge the directive.
May 283 min read


Huna Totem, Ridgeview, Telephone Hill and taxes
A recent news article reported Huna Totem Corp is downsizing its development plans for Juneau’s new dock facility citing "cost hikes and tariffs.” If Huna Totem is scaling back plans for its $150 million project because of “cost hikes and tariffs,” what does this mean for the Assembly’s speculative and costly plans for Telephone Hill?
May 282 min read


Obituary: Daniel James Hopson
Daniel James Hopson died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 80.
May 273 min read


Free of independence on Independence Day?
It does one's heart good to see that the Juneau Festival Association is requiring parade entries "to maintain a Patriotic, Positive and Fun experience for all." We don't want any independence spoiling the celebration of our independence. Jane Agnes Hale Juneau
May 271 min read


Wrongful death suit filed against CBJ, driver by estate of man run over by vehicle at bank drive-through
Armando Sanchez, 38, died nine days after being hit by truck while lying in lane, according to JPD; lawsuit refers to him as a pedestrian.
May 272 min read


Q&A: The transboundary mining boom in the Coast Range
KTOO’s Alix Soliman spoke with Max Graham, a journalist who covers mining in Alaska for Northern Journal, about the booming industry.
May 271 min read


Alaska Legislature approves civics education requirement for all Alaska high schoolers
Civics education would be included among graduation requirements for all Alaska high schoolers, under a bill passed by the Alaska Legislature in the final hours of the legislative session last week.
May 272 min read


July 4 parade should allow freedom of expression
The Independent reports that the organization that claims the right to approve floats and signs in the Juneau Fourth of July parade now says it will ban signs expressing “political opposition.”
May 271 min read


New Trump administration proposal aims to accelerate drilling amid Alaska oil industry’s revival
‘It’s pretty extreme,’ said one longtime Alaska environmental advocate.
May 274 min read


States could purge voter rolls close to elections if Supreme Court takes Trump's side in Arizona case
The Trump administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to empower states to review their voter rolls for noncitizens just days before elections, a change that voting rights advocates say would risk disenfranchising Americans.
May 275 min read
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