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Benjamin Stepetin was last seen three weeks ago. His family says ‘we’re checking everything’
Family and volunteers trying to leave no space unsearched as tips and updates are shared online daily with the community .
4 days ago6 min read
Texas floods are the tip of the Trump iceberg
Flooding of the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, Texas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) It’s hard to read about the campers washed away in the...
4 days ago4 min read
AI Tries To Write The News: Coast Guard changes command, Juneau’s first cryptocurrency convention
AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.
4 days ago4 min read
Anchorage rebuilds prosecutor’s office after reporting revealed hundreds of criminal case dismissals
The city dropped more than 250 domestic violence assault cases and more than 270 drunken driving cases between May 1 and Oct. 2 last...
5 days ago3 min read
States fear critical funding from FEMA may be drying up
Upheaval at the nation’s top disaster agency is raising anxiety among state and local emergency managers — and leaving major questions about the whereabouts of billions of federal dollars it pays out to them.
5 days ago7 min read
Alaska’s oldest original lighthouse will celebrate 120 years next summer
The Eldred Rock Lighthouse, located 55 miles north of Juneau and 17 miles south of Haines, is set to open to the public next summer after...
5 days ago1 min read
New Juneau-Ketchikan nonstop flight service launches
A new nonstop flight service between Juneau and Ketchikan launched June 23. On most days, the flight departs from Juneau at 3:45 p.m.,...
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Auke Bay Post 25 sweeps Dimond Post 21 in Legion doubleheader
Juneau’s Auke Bay Post 25 American Legion Baseball team toppled visiting Dimond Post 21 in a Saturday Alaska Legion doubleheader at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park, winning 5-4 in a walk-off opener and 8-3 in the nightcap.
5 days ago6 min read
Majors boys to defend home turf in region tournament
Juneau’s Gastineau Channel Little League hosts the Alaska District 2 Major Baseball 10- to 12-year-old Tournament beginning Sunday at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park.
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Kids get big start to Month of Play with Trucks N’ Stuff
Horns and sirens clanged through Dimond Park at Trucks N’ Stuff on Saturday afternoon as families explored a variety of big machinery entrusted to small operators.
5 days ago4 min read
Canadian visitors to US plummet 33% in June — sixth straight month of steep declines
The volume of Canadians taking road trips into the U.S.—the means by which most Canadians visit—dropped by 33% last month compared to...
5 days ago1 min read
In court filing, Trump administration hints at a lifeline for embattled Pebble project
After a landmark veto, Trump administration officials say they’re “open to reconsideration” and are negotiating a potential settlement of a lawsuit filed by Pebble’s developer.
5 days ago4 min read
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