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Crimson Bears welcome Golden Bears in regular season finale
JDHS will host a first-round playoff game no matter the outcome.
Sep 3013 min read


In photos: Orange Shirt Day
Local events for annual day that honors Indigenous children taken to residential schools conclude Wednesday at Zach Gordon Youth Center.
Sep 304 min read


Cooking for Pleasure: French Apple Pie
Apples and pie crust. (Photo by Patty Schied) By Patty Schied For the first time in many years, I got a craving for an apple pie. I guess I got tired of baking them several times each year when I had a big family. I also needed a dessert for a dinner party. As luck would have it, Cosmic Crisp apples were on sale. Great for pies. This isn’t a complicated pie to prepare. The apples are peeled, thinly sliced, then tossed with sugar and spices. The topping is easy to make, especi
Sep 302 min read


Obituary: Betty Jo Abel
Betty Jo Abel, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2026, at 79 years of age at the Juneau Pioneer Home.
Sep 303 min read


South Korea on $54B for Alaska gasline: ‘we will not proceed unless the project is commercially viable’
Trump touts Sen. Sullivan while claiming investment in long-proposed pipeline as done deal, while foreign media describes ‘Seoul's possible participation in Alaska LNG project.’
Sep 304 min read


Consequences of CBJ budget cuts to viability of hospice in Juneau
Unfortunately, the continued availability of hospice services in Juneau is in jeopardy.
Sep 303 min read


Alaska prepares to surrender some Statehood Act land claims as it nears 105 million-acre goal
Alaska’s decades-long quest to obtain millions of acres of land from the federal government under the Alaska Statehood Act is getting closer to an end.
Sep 303 min read


Trio of gubernatorial candidates offer visions on ferries, mining, tourism to Southeast leaders
Republicans Dave Bronson and Treg Taylor, and Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins put regional spin on their approaches to governing at forum hosted by Southeast Conference.
Sep 304 min read


Backpack edges past Dancing Queen to win the Fat Bear Week title
A chunky ursine called Backpack has out gobbled a challenge from an outsized female nicknamed the Dancing Queen to waltz – or rather waddle – off with the Fat Bear Week title at Alaska’s Katmai National Park.
Sep 301 min read


Community runners last to run in the rain in season finale
Open race for any runners finishes off the high school Region V championships.
Sep 303 min read


Trump’s shift from 'Housing First' causing homelessness program upheaval
The approach that's been central to federal government policy for more than a decade is disappearing under President Donald Trump's administration. The upheaval, providers and advocates say, threatens the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the nation.
Sep 308 min read


It’s rank to mislead voters this way about ranked choice
Advocates of the ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s open-primaries voting system and replace it with closed primaries controlled by political parties are throwing out multiple misleading claims, hoping that something will stick in voters’ minds and give them a victory.
Sep 303 min read
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