A year on, what’s known as the One Big Beautiful Bill — or, the “Big Ugly Bill,” as Democrats call it — has produced mixed results. Millions of people have received enhanced tax breaks, while millions are also losing access to federal food aid and health care. More immigrants are being arrested, many deported, some dying during the process.

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Residents impacted by the 2026 glacial lake outburst flood are invited to share input on the response efforts during a debrief on Wednesday, Sept. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Thunder Mountain Middle School commons.

A Juneau man is Alaska’s newest millionaire after winning more than $2.8 million playing Chase the Ace.

President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November.

What if, instead of using graphs and words to share environmental data, scientists used music? A student at the University of Alaska Southeast spent her summer doing just that.

25 years later, the surveillance state has become a part of everyday policing. AI is taking it a step further.

Three Southeast Alaska commercial fishers accused of deliberately sinking their boats are now pleading guilty. John Fisher of Sitka, Joseph Poling of Petersburg and Tony Vanveen of Sitka have each signed plea deals, according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court in the District of Alaska.

The Juneau School District office on Aug. 18, 2026. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Independent) By Jasz Garrett Juneau Independent The Juneau Education Support Staff union is scheduled to go to trial against the Juneau School District in February. The union representing support staff filed a lawsuit in Alaska Superior Court last year, claiming the Juneau School District illegally privatized a preschool and after-school program known as RALLY. In July 2025, the district decided to c

Fifth-place finisher Treg Taylor, stripped from and then reinstated to the ballot, joined Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Dave Bronson at an event discussing a wide range of topics.

Lockdown at school on Wednesday as police search area after receiving reports A sign at the entrance of the Dzantik’i Heeni campus on Aug. 20, 2026. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Independent) Juneau Independent staff A man with a rifle seen near the Dzantik’i Heeni campus on Wednesday morning prompted a lockdown of the school by officials there as police searched the woods nearby, ultimately determining he was going hunting, according to a Juneau Police Department information rele

Year-round plan could include one big attraction, or multiple smaller ones, involving Goldbelt and/or other partners, officials say.