Juneau Independent

Permanent Fund, not oil, is Alaska’s No. 1 source of general-purpose money and has been for years.

Betty McVey was raised on a farm in Caldwell County, Missouri. She died at age 92 in the Juneau Pioneers’ Home on Aug. 30, 2025, a few days after a debilitating stroke.  

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Winter storm warning in effect until 6 p.m. Monday, up to eight more inches of snow possible by Tuesday morning, according to weather forecast.

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé hockey team played three games in three days at Houston’s Big Lake Lions Classic over the weekend and despite being on the short end of the score the Crimson Bears played well.

GSC swimmers power to third-place finish in Ketchikan.

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On Dec. 5, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation director Randy Bates wrote an opinion piece arguing against Salmon Beyond Borders and the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association's (ALFA's) assertion that, 10 years after the Walker administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding with British Columbia, the Dunleavy administration is "leaving Alaskans in the dark."

Santa arrives at a military installation in a police helicopter before motorcade parades down Egan Drive to help 55 kids pick out gifts for families.

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One person said they tasted ‘like Christmas’, another said they were a fragrant explosion of flavors.

JDHS has 11 champions, 22 state qualifiers, 29 on the podium.