Juneau Independent

Efforts will focus on the Tongass National Forest, governor says; similar agreements signed by several other Republican-led states following executive order by Trump.

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The Recycling Center will open Tuesday, February 24 to Saturday, February 28 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Recycling Center will take cardboard, mixed paper, and glass but not aluminum or plastic due to limited storage space.  

Ten boats sank in Juneau harbors during the intense winter storms that struck at the beginning of the year. The city is still dealing with the aftermath…( Read full story )

Rising energy costs and environmental concerns drive states to reconsider incentives.

Tribal government in Kipnuk, one of the communities hardest hit by October’s storm, is exploring sentiment and options for relocation to safer ground The village of Kipnuk, largely submerged by the remnants of Typhoon Halong, is seen from the air on Oct. 12, 2025. Alaska Air National Guard rescue personnel conducted search and rescue operations there, and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management has worked with the Alaska Organized Militia and the U.S

'Disheartening pivot' leaves CBJ leaders 'a little bit speechless' as assessment of worst-case flood-level scenario rises significantly.

It’s a question I keep returning to as I watch the district fall into the same humanresources patterns that have strained organizations across the country. The research is consistent and well-established: three factors sit at the center of teacherretention challenges nationwide.

Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, introduces proposal that could drastically alter how cruise ships operate; Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, and Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, also introduce last-day bills.

Pending Department of the Interior order is set to cede 2.1 million BLM-managed acres near the Dalton Highway to state control and possible mining, road building and other development.

Here’s what’s happening in the Alaska Capitol and elsewhere across the state.

Recent commentary about Telephone Hill has focused on an 1881 Navy reservation and the reported placement of a Gatling gun overlooking Juneau and the Aak’w village for a couple years. That fact belongs to the historical record. It is not disputed.