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DEED asks state education board to delay imposing strict limits on local government funding for districts
Proposal has worried local school board members for months; state leaders said they want further evaluation after public comment at meeting Thursday
Oct 7, 20253 min read


JPD report critiquing state training in use-of-force report gets pushback from troopers
Local and state police officials both disavow "bear hug" technique used by officer who resigned after injuring man he threw to sidewalk this summer.
Oct 7, 20256 min read


Statter Harbor improvements that began 20 years ago near completion
More dock space, parking, plaza, and other facilities for tourists and locals expected to be completed before winter.
Oct 7, 20254 min read


Election day in Juneau features 3 Assembly races, 3 school board seats and 3 tax propositions on ballot
Polls open until 8 p.m.; preliminary count of some votes expected tonight; final results scheduled to be certified Oct. 21
Oct 7, 20256 min read


Barrow takes top honors in debut appearance at JIVE tournament
Team from Alaska‘s northernmost city defeats Metlakatla, JDHS and West Anchorage — all in straight sets — to claim title at two-day tournament.
Oct 6, 20255 min read


Ukrainian artist quilts in Juneau to support her brother's battalion
“It's like your heart lives here and there, trying between these worlds to be normal, stay normal.”
Oct 6, 20253 min read


JDHS swim team keeps up momentum from Petersburg win to take home team titles at Sitka meet
Crimson Bears swim some of their personal best times, try new dives to prep for regionals.
Oct 6, 20253 min read


Thompson is sixth, Mangaccat 19th as Juneau’s top finishers at state cross country championships
A day of "pouring rain" leading up to the race makes for "really, really muddy" finale, Crimson Bears leaders say.
Oct 4, 20253 min read


Crimson Bears get preview of playoff challenge ahead with 44-8 loss to W. Anchorage in regular season finale
JDHS scores on opening drive to take 8-0 lead, but Eagles dominate afterward to capture top seed in conference entering postseason.
Oct 4, 20254 min read


Storis icebreaker completes 112-day inaugural patrol, including monitoring of China-flagged research ships
Crew of U.S. Coast Guard vessel eventually slated to be homeported in Juneau to spend next six weeks training in Seattle.
Oct 4, 20254 min read


The Alaskan Hotel & Bar finishes a frightening fifth in USA Today’s Best Haunted Hotel contest
Historic downtown Juneau landmark outspooks Lizzie Borden’s house, the hotel from "The Shining" and 13 other finalists to make the top five.
Oct 3, 20254 min read


Diving deep to find Benjamin Stepetin three months after his disappearance
Two-day underwater search along cruise dock unsuccessful, but family raising funds to explore more of the channel while continuing to look on land.
Oct 2, 20256 min read
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