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Storis icebreaker arrives in Juneau, will offer free public tours Thursday and Friday
U.S. Coast Guard ship slated to be homeported in Alaska’s capital city will be commissioned Sunday as part of welcoming events during coming days.
Aug 6, 20253 min read


Kennedy defends vaccine fund cuts, calls processed foods part of genocide against Natives during Alaska visit
Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators praise Trump’s health secretary for his health care efforts for state’s Indigenous people.
Aug 6, 20254 min read


Dunleavy issues orders to ‘DOGE’ Alaska and automatically OK delayed natural resource permits
Orders issued two days after governor suffers series of defeats on education, other issues during special session.
Aug 5, 20255 min read


Assembly effort to switch to ranked choice voting in local elections to continue with public hearing Aug. 18
City leaders giving residents another opportunity to weigh in before considering new rules for 2026; change would now apply only to Assembly, not school board races.
Aug 5, 20253 min read


Consuming Juneau: Local stores fill niche left by Joann closure
Juneau craft stores pick up slack, expand stock after craft giant shuts down Shelves of colorful yarn at Changing Tides on Tuesday, July...
Aug 5, 20259 min read


Skybikes, treehouses, more features of Goldbelt’s private cruise ship dock detailed in permit application
Proposal also notes project’s intent is to "safely accommodate a class of increasingly larger cruise ships docking in Southeast Alaska."
Aug 4, 20254 min read


Suicide Basin update: 1,340 feet on Monday, just 28 feet below its fill capacity; water rose 22.2 feet last week
Official forecast is still for ice dam to be full by mid-August, with current average fill rate of three feet per day.
Aug 4, 20252 min read


Coleman, Hertberg win the Aukeman long course triathlon
Garger, Falberg win Olympic; Schumacher, Hughes win sprint.
Aug 4, 202512 min read


Violent moment during arrest becomes focal point for wider patterns of racism
Protesters denounce arrest of Native man who was hospitalized, while Black man filming incident says he was racially threatened by suspect and his companion.
Aug 3, 20254 min read


JDHS football team volunteers sandbag help for neighborhoods preparing for flood
Nineteen members of the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé football team devoted a few hours of volunteer labor on Saturday filling and delivering sandbags for Mendenhall Valley homeowners hoping to protect their property from the next glacial lake outburst flood, which could occur at any time as Suicide Basin nears its filling point.
Aug 3, 20252 min read


Ralliers rejoice after override restores education funding increase
Protesters, legislators and governor agree: an increase to the Basic Student Allocation is not enough for Alaska education Educators and...
Aug 2, 20256 min read


Legislature overrides education funding veto, recesses special session until Aug. 19 as Dunleavy issues Agriculture Department ultimatum
Lawmakers vote to restore full $700 increase to Base Student Allocation; governor questions value if education policy is not addressed.
Aug 2, 20256 min read
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