Juneau Independent

President Donald Trump outlined his health care proposals to Congress on Thursday, asking lawmakers to approve several broad policy changes “without delay” — but left out any mention of enhanced tax credits whose expiration has left some Americans with skyrocketing costs. 

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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.

Changing design after public process will lead to further delays and costs, city project manager says during special meeting Thursday.

Richard B. “Rick” Lauber, 97, of Juneau, Alaska, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2025. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Rick dedicated his life to public service and the maritime industries that define Alaska.

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. 

Assembly’s list focuses on projects, school district’s on policies ahead of start of session next Tuesday.

Jirdes Winther Baxter, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, died Monday, January 5, 2026, at Bartlett Regional Hospital. A lifelong Alaskan and longtime Juneau resident, she was 101.

Our wake-up call to get the roof of our house shoveled this year was the chicken coop collapsing. (Note: No animals used in this essay have suffered harm.) I heard it collapse and the dogs rushed across the deck to be let in. We love these dogs dearly but they are City dogs and not very courageous.

Despite Trump's efforts to override state laws, legislators press ahead.

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown.

In Whittier, American Samoans are facing prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known.