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Juneau sets new December snowfall record; winter storm warning extended until noon Wednesday
More than a foot of additional snow possible during final two days of 2025; city and state offices closed until noon, limited operations elsewhere expected Tuesday.
Dec 29, 20254 min read


Alaska, Montana, Oklahoma crack top five in first rural hospital funding allocation
President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled Monday hundreds of millions of dollars each state will receive this fiscal year as part of a massive $50 billion rural health fund baked into Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law.
Dec 29, 20252 min read


Pelican has gone without plane or ferry service since Nov. 28, due mostly to record-setting weather
‘Nobody here is starving,’ mayor says. But mail, medicine and Christmas gifts can’t get in, while people with medical issues can’t get out.
Dec 29, 20255 min read


Juneau nears December snow record; CBJ, state offices shut Monday as storm warning extended until 6a Tuesday
Mix of snow and freezing rain expected; total snowfall during weekend in northern Southeast Alaska ranged from 15 to 40 inches; Juneau sets records Saturday and Sunday.
Dec 29, 20253 min read


Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5 million immigrants in 2025
Since Inauguration Day, more than 1.5 million immigrants have either lost or will lose their temporary legal status, including their work authorizations and deportation protections, due to President Donald Trump’s aggressive revocation of legal immigration.
Dec 29, 20256 min read


Police blotter for Dec. 27
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Dec 29, 20251 min read


Gallery: 353 photos from the 2025 George Houston Capital City Classic
Opening-day action from the basketball tournament at JDHS featuring the Crimson Bears and four visiting schools that is scheduled to continue through Tuesday.
Dec 28, 20251 min read


Storm dumps up to 3 feet of snow as of Sunday afternoon; more than another foot possible by Monday night
Forecast at 3 p.m. calls for 9" of snow at airport rest of Sunday, 7" on Monday; closures on Monday include Tlingit and Haida, most non-emergency services at Bartlett hospital.
Dec 28, 20252 min read


Alaska among 10 US Senate races that will decide the balance of power in 2026
The fight for the Senate is expanding to a few more states next year, as both parties tout talented candidates and point to political dynamics tilting in their favor. Democrats still face an uphill battle to net the four seats they need to take control of the Senate, which would involve winning at least two states that President Donald Trump carried by double digits in 2024. But they see a glimmer of hope following victories in the 2025 elections and as Trump’s approval ratin
Dec 28, 20251 min read


Juneau’s 10 strangest stories of 2025
"Safest city" award despite record flooding (yet again); rainiest football game in memory filmed for the Super Bowl; loose cruise ship during gustnado prompts viral "disaster" videos.
Dec 28, 202513 min read


Police blotter for Dec. 26
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Dec 28, 20251 min read


On The Trails: Ants
Ants?? Why think about ant when the outside temperatures at my house haven’t been over zero degrees (F) for days? Well, thoughts about ants are one kind of nice change from mentally feeling the cold (even in my warm house). And I was prompted by receiving two messages about some interesting ants.
Dec 28, 20253 min read
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