Juneau Independent

The borough has officially partnered with a growing cruise line to bring a new dock to the community. The borough assembly voted unanimously on Jan. 7 to approve a 40-year tidelands lease for American Cruise Lines (ACL), which will build the dock. 

JDHS earns state playoff berth with two wins over conference foe.

The Wild Fish Conservancy’s use of the Equal Access to Justice Act is alarming the small-boat fishermen who fought the conservancy’s lawsuit that sought to close the Southeast Alaska chinook troll fishery to preserve migratory chinook as prey for the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales that feed in waters near Puget Sound.

Dybdahl, Huemann, Larson, Tompkins ball out at 19th annual adult basketball tournament.

Widespread fuel-gelling in the Chilkat Valley’s supply of diesel halted trucks, plows and a highway-project crew in December.  

A Superior Court judge issued an order Wednesday dismissing two felony assault charges and maintaining a felony robbery charge against Pietr K. Dabaluz, a 19-year-old Juneau man involved in a fight during an Aug. 30, 2025, protest rally at the Sitka roundabout.

A woman was rescued from her flooded car in a ditch along Sawmill Road early Wednesday morning.  Emergency responders headed to the road’s intersection with the Haines Highway just after 8 a.m. where they found the Subaru stuck in water up to its bumper. 

The town’s economic development board, which advises the assembly, has raised several questions about a possible borough land lease for a California-based company to build and operate a small-scale data center.

Record rainfall and warm temperatures coincided with a Friday afternoon avalanche that left rock, wood and other debris across a stretch of Green Lake Road, about a half-mile past the Medvejie hatchery.

Ben Matthys and Jeff Turner work on converting the Mirage this fall. (Photo provided) By Anna Laffrey Daily Sitka Sentinel Tradesmen are working around the clock at Sitka’s community boatyard to install a hybrid electric propulsion system on the F/V Mirage, and breathe life into research toward clean energy solutions and cost savings for Alaska's small boat fisheries. The conversion represents the first phase of an Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association initiative to fit thr

Crimson Bears lose to 3A state runner-up on the road Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé junior Logan Carriker (24) defends over a Monroe screen as senior Elias Dybdahl (20) reacts during the Capital City Classic on Dec. 30, 2025. Carriker and Dybdahl were noted for their defensive play in JDHS' game at Sitka on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent) By Klas Stolpe Juneau Independent The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys ba

State Department of Transportation has closed portions of the highway, and is not plowing Lutak Road or Mud Bay road due to deteriorating weather conditions on Friday.