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The last people have moved out, but lights and hope remain on Telephone Hill
Couple moves out of Juneau’s oldest house on Saturday as ordered by a judge, but former residents of neighborhood still trying to save their belongings and homes.
Mar 24 min read


What emergency managers in 11 states say they need more than ever
More than 40 current and former emergency managers say what they need to prepare for the next disaster — and what they aren’t getting.
Mar 26 min read


States try ‘public option’ Obamacare plans to reduce coverage costs
Nevada this year became the third state to experiment with a quasi-public alternative to private coverage.
Mar 26 min read


Alaska Beacon state and legislative daybook for the week of Mar. 2, 2026
Here’s what’s happening in the Alaska Capitol and elsewhere across the state.
Mar 24 min read


Wrangell basketball legend selected to Alaska High School Hall of Fame
Fred Angerman Jr. represented the best of Southeast Alaska’s unique sports culture.
Mar 19 min read


Up to 13" more snow forecast by Wednesday after more than a foot of accumulation in Juneau during weekend
Airport gets record 9.6" of snow Saturday; winter storm warning calls for multiple rounds of precipitation early this week
Mar 12 min read


Oil jumps 10% on Iran conflict, could spike to $100 a barrel, analysts say
Brent crude jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East into a new war.
Mar 11 min read


JDHS senior sweep complete over Tri-Valley
Girls topple Lady Warriors 67-28 and 53-27, Boys stop Warriors 67-45 and 66-43
Mar 13 min read


‘Worst politicization of the Corps of Engineers in modern times’: Stalled projects raise ire at Senate hearing
USACE head says agency making ’the most significant transformation of the program since at least 1986’ at hearing where reversal on long-term flood fix for Juneau challenged.
Mar 15 min read


On The Trails: Whiskers on mammals
The word "whiskers" covers a variety of structures, stiff or soft, and most mammals have them. What we often call "whiskers" in humans are facial hairs grown chiefly for adornment, although they may sometimes have minor ancillary functions, and this essay does not deal with them.
Mar 13 min read


Saturday senior night shelters hoop fans from the snow
The expected, the unexpected and a few things in between final JDHS home basketball games.
Mar 17 min read


Juneau endures further wait for an enduring solution to glacial lake outburst floods
Sen. Dan Sullivan says ‘things are going dark,’ acknowledges anxiety in Juneau after news of lake tap reversal shocks city; thanks USACE for response so far.
Feb 286 min read
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