Juneau Independent

To see Juneau in full color, you need not wait six months until the cloud cover lifts. “Landscapes of Southeast Alaska,” an exhibit by Johanna Griggs and presented by the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, is at once vibrant and subtle. The show opened at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on First Friday…( Read full story )

The Trump administration continued Monday to press the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn lower court decisions requiring the federal government pay for full benefits for a major food program, even as Congress appeared to approach an end to the record-breaking government shutdown.

The ‘Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale,’ scheduled for March, would follow a series of federal and state inlet lease sales that drew little industry interest.

U.S. Senate approves deal Monday that doesn’t include Democrats’ main demand of health insurance subsidy extension; House vote expected later this week.

The Veterans for Peace, Southeast Alaska Native Veterans and the VFW Taku Post 5559 and the American Legion will hold annual events on Tuesday.

Juneau’s avalanche forecasters are gearing up for winter. The state Department of Transportation and the local electric utility re-installed scientific instruments to help them predict avalanche risk at their largest research site in town…( Read full story )

State Sen. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, announced his candidacy on Monday. He is the second Democrat in the race, after former Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, also of Anchorage. The other 12 declared candidates are Republicans.

Hunger Jam fundraiser, more meals for those in need among heightened efforts by Juneau organizations and individuals.

The U.S Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a Mississippi case involving the counting of mail-in ballots received after Election Day, a case that could have a ripple effect nationwide.

Date rape drugging, or roofying, is the use of any sedative, usually mixed with alcohol, to incapacitate a victim and facilitate a sexual assault. While anecdotal stories of suspected roofying circulate around Alaska, cases and culprits are difficult to confirm. 

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