Juneau Independent

Aaron Christian Peterson didn’t face any tough questions during a public hearing of the Senate committee on the Judiciary.

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday issued a memo that reclassifies swastikas and nooses as “hate symbols,” in a rapid about-face after facing intense scrutiny for a previous policy change which downplayed their display as merely “potentially divisive.”

Tourism managers say tariffs and fewer foreigners caused some impacts, but didn’t seriously impact a generally successful season that saw 1,688,738 large-ship visitors.

Threat by about 70 educators comes as disputes remain unresolved after nine months of contract negotiations; educators say they’re not yet ready to strike.

President Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition on social media Thursday and threatened them with punishment as severe as death, after they appeared in a video message encouraging U.S. armed forces to refuse “illegal orders.”

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The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and that more than 400,000 U.S. troops died fighting against in World War II, as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is hosting public open houses in November and December 2025 to gather input for the Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan (SEATP) update. An in-person open house in Juneau is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library.

President Donald Trump signed into law late Wednesday a bill compelling the release of unclassified investigative files from the case against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with whom he shared a well-documented friendship, though Trump denies any involvement in the financier’s crimes. 

Mostly small independent companies submitted nearly $17 million in high bids, the highest total since 2014 for an annual North Slope areawide oil and gas lease sale

JDHS hosts defending state champion Palmer at Bears ‘barn’ season opener

Alaskans who qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program received half of their benefits nearly a week late as a result of the federal government shutdown this month. Their full benefits were two weeks late, even though the state had emergency funds to prevent that.