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First responders recognized for their sacrifice on the 25th anniversary of 9/11
‘We can take care of each other, we can serve with courage and compassion, and when someone needs help, we can show up.’
Sep 115 min read
Local gatherings, resources offered for National Suicide Prevention Month
Awareness picnic planned for Saturday to ‘surround those who have lost someone to suicide.’
Sep 113 min read
First Lingít opera to make its world premiere Friday
‘This is a gift of our culture and our history and our beauty and our tragedy and our fierceness’
Sep 117 min read
25 years after 9/11, local firefighters say it’s why they serve today
Annual tributes include a US flag hoisted on a CCFR truck for Egan Drive commuters, memorial gathering at Riverside Rotary Park.
Sep 113 min read
Juneau man killed in single-vehicle collision in Palmer
Eric Ashenfelter, 33, was unconscious and trapped in vehicle when emergency responders arrived Wednesday morning, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Sep 111 min read
Crimson Bears tennis team prepares to host regions
JDHS has strong showing at Fairbanks and Anchorage invites.
Sep 116 min read
JSD enrollment ‘historically lower now than ever before’; school board to revisit budget later this fall
3,673 students is 94 fewer than predicted; reallocation of elementary staff possible due to less per-student funding.
Sep 105 min read
Future of Goldbelt dock, Eaglecrest, second crossing loom large at Douglas candidate forum
Eight Juneau Assembly contenders seeking three seats differ widely on tourism and development issues, agree on keeping community’s fire station open.
Sep 108 min read
Man accused of assaulting girlfriend with handgun, threatening to shoot officers arrested after turning himself in
A man accused of assaulting a woman with a handgun who later fled a police officer and reportedly made threats to kill officers was arrested when he surrendered to officials, according to a Juneau Police Department information release.
Sep 102 min read
Crimson Bears QB Krew Ridle earns honors
JDHS senior player of the week follows his lineman to prepare team for Colony.
Sep 109 min read
Juneau School District and support staff union set trial date for next year
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
Sep 91 min read
Man seen with rifle near Dzantik’i Heeni campus was entering woods to hunt, JPD says
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
Sep 91 min read
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