Juneau Independent

The University of Alaska will increase tuition for the entire system for a second year in a row, and it’s higher than what its administrators recommended. The Board of Regents approved increasing tuition across the board by 4% next year during a meeting Friday, despite an initial proposal from administrators of only 3%…( Read full story )

Five firefighter apprentices in Juneau received their pins on Saturday, meaning they formally joined the force. The five new recruits are officially EMTs and are welcomed by an understaffed department…( Read full story )

As the federal government shutdown stretches into its second month, federal workers remain furloughed. Now, SNAP benefits are also likely delayed for November.

A beloved maintenance employee at the University of Alaska Southeast starred in a low-budget sci-fi comedy a decade ago. This week, some UAS students screened “Space Trucker Bruce” to honor their friendly campus handyman, and to satisfy their own curiosity.

A $25,000 award will help the tribe upgrade equipment, fund harvests and strengthen food education.

A project meant to bring more than 70 units of new workforce housing to downtown Juneau is dead before it could even break ground. The developer blames the city for stopping it. The city says the project was a risk to public safety…( Read full story )

City officials are working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to plan the next phase of flood-control work along the Mendenhall River. Mayor Beth Weldon said Corps officials spent an entire day in Juneau last week discussing next steps and funding options for the multi-phase project…( Read full story )

The mayor’s task force on short-term rentals wrapped up four months ago. It was mostly made up of homeowners, not renters. And its findings offered no immediate recommendations on regulations or restrictions for the Juneau Assembly to consider…( Read full story )

In the packed and dark Gold Town Theater, Karen Miceli watched home movies flick across the screen, while a two-man band played along. They were her own family’s videos, filmed in Juneau between the 1930s and 50s…( Read full story )

Alaska has joined more than half of the country in creating artificial intelligence guidance for education as it becomes a larger part of the school day…( Read full story )

As Juneau wraps up another long cruise ship season, Mayor Beth Weldon says the city recently hosted a delegation from Greenland seeking advice on how to develop its own cruise tourism industry…( Read full story )

The hope was that by allowing for denser housing in those areas, it would entice private developers to build units there. But so far, nobody’s biting.