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Juneau man faces charge for shooting ex-girlfriend’s dog
The Dimond Courthouse. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Independent) By Jasz Garrett Juneau Independent Brian Groom, 44, is being charged with animal cruelty, a Class A Misdemeanor, for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend’s dog in April. The charging document filed Tuesday states Groom killed or injured an animal with intent to intimidate, threaten, or terrorize another person. The charging document states the Juneau Police Department was dispatched to a report of animal cruelty on
Aug 61 min read


Letter of thanks: To Bartlett hospice team
Earlier this year I joined a small group of local physicians who support the Bartlett Hospice Team.
Aug 62 min read


Locals, cruise ship crew, visitors, unite for soccer game in Haines
Forty people representing at least a dozen nationalities came together to play soccer in Haines on Saturday.
Aug 64 min read


Nothing is private in Meta’s field of vision
If you want a pair of smartglasses that will record every burp, blemish and blush of whoever is sitting across from you — while it also remembers their names — Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his techies at Meta see the world the same as you. They see privacy to be dismissed and eating habits to be recorded.
Aug 63 min read


Major waterfront expansion moves ahead in Wrangell
Work could start this fall on rock fill.
Aug 62 min read


Head Start overhaul eliminating regulations sought by Trump administration
President Donald Trump's administration said Thursday it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmark of the early education program for the nation's poorest children.
Aug 64 min read


Police blotter for Aug. 4
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Aug 62 min read


As federal protections fade, disabled Americans fear a return to institutions
Legal challenges and funding cuts threaten to unravel community-based disability services.
Aug 69 min read


Alaska superintendents drill down on education policy with some gubernatorial candidates
Six candidates for Alaska governor and lieutenant governor from across the political spectrum appeared side-by-side in a room full of superintendents and school officials in Juneau, promising that boosting education funding would be a priority of their administration, if elected.
Aug 67 min read


Hard pitch work pays off for soccer stars Carroll, Erickson, Mazon
Olympic Development Program selects Juneau’s Crimson Bears trio to western regional team.
Aug 54 min read


How to prepare for this year’s glacial lake outburst flood
As a release from Suicide Basin looms, steps to take and information.
Aug 54 min read


Price tag for Trump’s D.C. deployment of National Guard: $1.4B more through 2029
The deployment of National Guard troops hailing from all across the country to Washington, D.C., is expected to cost taxpayers more than $1.4 billion in additional funds through 2029.
Aug 53 min read
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