Juneau Independent

Following the killing of Alex Pretti last Saturday, and the deviant attempt by members of the Trump administration to label him a domestic terrorist, Sen. Lisa Murkowski justifiably called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristi Noem to step down. It’s the right thing to do. But treating the symptom of the disease won’t put an end to the president’s war on the truth. 

The U.S. Senate sent a $1.2 trillion government funding package back to the House for approval Friday night, ensuring a partial government shutdown over the weekend.

The Trump administration has denied Alaska’s request for full reimbursement for disaster relief efforts immediately following last October’s devastating Western Alaska storms, despite the Dunleavy administration’s claim that the federal disaster declaration meant the state would be fully reimbursed.

As directed by a court ruling, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is starting to craft a supplemental environmental impact statement for the Donlin Gold mine.

Downtown establishment is third Juneau business in past year featured in USA Today’s Readers’ Choice Awards.

In a play aiming to connect community members to local hospice and mental health resources, the audience is the main character.

Chronic absenteeism has remained high since the COVID-19 pandemic, but the reasons for why students are missing class are difficult to define and vary widely across the state.

The Alaska state House’s ethics committee has launched an investigation into whether Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance illegally used state resources when she successfully pushed the local newspaper to remove and revise a story.

This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.

Earlier this month, the city of Juneau issued official warnings advising hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes due to avalanche risk following heavy snowfall. 

University’s Institute of Social and Economic Research analyzed the side effects of various taxes and cuts being considered for a long-term state budget-balancing plan Rep. Kevin McCabe, R-Big Lake, reads a document entitled “Alaska’s Fiscal Options” while listening to a presentation by the Institute for Social and Economic Research of the University of Alaska Anchorage on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Centennial Hall. (James Brooks photo/Alaska Beacon) By James Brooks Alaska B

Braves’ boys, Lady Braves’ girls run past Huskies, Lady Huskies.