Juneau Independent

There are three ballot propositions on the municipal ballot this year and I am voting no on all three of them.

After losing an appeal, the state is asking the high justices to decide a decades-old dispute over Alaska fishing rights.

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This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.

This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.

Water level at Mendenhall Lake dropping as of 7:30 p.m.; forecast had called for peak water level of 11.7 feet between 2-6 a.m. Tuesday.

Juneau runners battle as UAA wins UAF Forest Frenzy.

Dubbed “Alaska’s First City” as it is the first port of entry for travelers by ferry or plane, Ketchikan hosted some of Southeast’s top harriers Saturday and the JDHS Crimson Bears found themselves among a talented field of runners.

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office released a report Monday concluding the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the law “when it withheld or delayed the obligation of” funding Congress approved for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program and the Shelter and Services Program.

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it will redirect $495 million in additional funding to historically Black colleges and universities as well as tribal colleges. The U.S. Education Department’s announcement came just days after the administration decided to gut and reprogram $350 million in discretionary funds that support minority-serving institutions over claims that these programs are “racially discriminatory.” 

Celebration comes as ski resort tries to make a major transition to overcome years of financial losses and operational struggles.

Mendenhall Campground, glacier visitor center, Skaters Cabin Road and View Drive among areas expected to be affected.