Former school closed two years ago during consolidation will offer open gyms, public recreation programs and private rentals.

Trump administration’s proposed rule would eliminate the need for projects to undergo impact studies that have been standard under longtime federal law.

The Juneau Police Department station in downtown Juneau. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Independent) By Juneau Independent staff The Juneau Police Department received a report of a two-vehicle collision in the area of Egan Drive across from Twin Lakes on Thursday at about 4:15 p.m., according to Deputy Chief Krag Campbell. A 32-year-old female driver of a Toyota RAV4 hit a motorcycle. The male motorcyclist, 62, was transported to Bartlett Regional Hospital due to injuries sustained i

Adam Scott Murphy and Christopher Scott Johnson Jr. each facing a misdemeanor charge; city attorney says detained people may have been willing participants.

Prosecutors could seek a reindictment, but the decision also sets a high bar for future noncitizen voting prosecutions in Alaska A sign in support of Whittier's Samoan residents is seen outside a harbor on July 17, 2025. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) By James Brooks Alaska Beacon A three-judge panel of the Alaska Court of Appeals ruled Friday that state prosecutors misled grand jurors who indicted a Whittier resident for allegedly voting illegally. Had jurors received accurate

A new mountain bike park opened in Juneau late last month. At the same time, public outcry over electric motorcycles endangering riders and chopping up trails got the attention of city leaders, who are now considering regulations.

Lance Victor Martell, 21, taken to LCCC after fleeing officers.

Steven Winders, 37 years old passed away on Aug. 30, 2026, at his Parkshore home in Juneau, Alaska.

The Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related to nonbinary students or bullying based on gender identity.

Attorneys and jurors give Juneau Superior Court judge high ratings; peace and probation officers give her low marks in performance evaluation.

During a candidate forum last week, Sen. Dan Sullivan repeatedly tried to portray Democrat Mary Peltola as beholden to “far-left politicians who for decades have worked to crush our state.”

President Donald Trump said earlier this year he’d “do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections” this fall, declining to rule out sending the National Guard or federal law enforcement officers to polling locations throughout the country.