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Crimson Bears fall to Wolf Pack 71-48 to open state play

Athletic and talented JDHS meet their match against number one seed West Valley.

Mar 195 min read

Juneau’s Crimson Bears fall to Anchorage’s Golden Bears in state den

Juneau-Douglas opens 4A Alaska championships with 53-34 loss to Bartlett.

Mar 193 min read

Juneau teachers’ union authorizes strike ‘if necessary,’ leaders say negotiations with district are continuing

92% vote in favor of step toward a walkout as contract dispute remains unresolved after more than a year, according to Juneau Education Association.

Mar 182 min read

‘Official’ history made with all-female referee crew in championship game

Dinkel, Newman and Krupa first Alaska all-female crew to officiate state championship.

Mar 184 min read

2 tugboat crew members killed in mishap on barge near Ketchikan

The Waynehoe barge docked Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Ward Cove, north of Ketchikan. (Christopher Mullen / Ketchikan Daily News) Daily Sitka Sentinel staff The Coast Guard today identified two crew members who died in an accident Sunday aboard a freight barge as 21-year-old Ben Fowler of Sitka, and 28-year-old Sidney Mohorovich of Washington state. U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Stanley Fields, commander of Sector Southeast Alaska, offered his condolences and said the Coast Guard i

Mar 182 min read

Alaska lawmakers try to broker budget funding compromise amid war-driven funding dispute

Alaska legislators have sidetracked a bill originally intended for the legislative fast track.

Mar 182 min read

Trump’s tariffs were ruled illegal. Where’s the refund of $166 billion — plus interest?

Arizona coffee roaster Gabe Hagen is wondering if he’ll ever recoup the tens of thousands of dollars he paid in tariffs to import beans from the world’s major coffee-growing regions in South America, Africa and the Indo-Pacific.

Mar 185 min read

Voting to form University of Alaska staff union begins

Voting begins Wednesday for University of Alaska staff across the state to decide on forming a union. The group is called the Coalition of Alaska University Employees for Equity.

Mar 181 min read

Juneau School District violated special education program requirements, state investigation finds

Complaint filed by parent after autistic son goes missing from playground, supervised by a substitute teacher without required qualifications.

Mar 185 min read

Juneau student at Michigan college who died of hypothermia was intoxicated; family ponders lawsuit

Lucas Mattson, 19, attended a fraternity party in January before he was reported missing and found 20 hours later in sub-freezing weather; autopsy finds alcohol a factor in his death.

Mar 183 min read