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Peltola, Begich, Kreiss-Tomkins lead statewide races, AARP Alaska poll finds
Peltola tops Sullivan 53%-47% after RCV tally, Begich tops Hill 57%-43%, Kreiss-Tomkins tops Wilson 55%-45%, according to survey of 800 likely voters Sept. 8-11.
6 days ago3 min read
Q&A: New superintendent navigates three challenges
Juneau School District’s budget, enrollment and staffing are top of mind for Superintendent Shawn Arnold.
6 days ago10 min read
Alaska gubernatorial forum puts healthcare at center stage
Medicaid problems, rural health services, mental and behavioral health were among the topics discussed at an Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association event.
6 days ago8 min read
Police blotter for Sept. 15
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
6 days ago1 min read
FDA acknowledges estrogen patch shortage, says it’s working to increase supply
Hormonal treatment for menopause has been difficult to obtain for many women for months.
6 days ago2 min read
Alaska senators question legality of state land transfer for possible Mat-Su data centers
Senate Resources Committee members’ concerns were among over 2,100 public comments sent to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources on the proposed nearly 20,000 acre land transfer.
6 days ago5 min read
RLC’s centennial and its unresolved governance dispute
Resurrection Lutheran Church’s centennial is worth celebrating. For a century, generations of Juneau residents have worshipped at RLC, raised their children there, celebrated marriages and baptisms, mourned loved ones, made music, and served their neighbors. That history belongs to the entire congregation — not merely to whichever group presently controls the building or speaks in the church’s name.
6 days ago2 min read
Assembly, school board candidates make cases at televised forum before early voting starts Friday
3 candidates for 2 school board seats discuss AI in classrooms and absenteeism; 8 Assembly hopefuls in 3 races discuss trust in city government, ICE agent deployments.
6 days ago12 min read
Top rated Eagles flying to Crimson Bears den
West Anchorage football team coming to JDHS’ Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park turf
6 days ago11 min read
Cascade Point ferry terminal cost soars, second Juneau-Douglas crossing omitted in new STIP
Comments on draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan for 2027-30 open until Oct. 29
6 days ago3 min read
Fed raises interest rates for first time in 3 years, battling persistent inflation
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in three years as inflation continues to dog the economy, largely driven by soaring gas and fuel oil prices while the war in Iran drags on.
7 days ago4 min read
Student presentation explores what lay beneath Shakes Glacier
The Mendenhall Glacier in November 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Independent file photo) By Leilani Combs Wrangell Sentinel Glaciers are in the public eye following the glacier collapse in Nepal and flooding in Juneau last month. These ice giants are as part of the Alaska landscape as salmon or bears, but their scale and remote nature make them difficult to study, leaving them as one of the more mysterious natural phenomena. On Sept. 9, student scientists from the Wrangell Hi
7 days ago4 min read
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