Juneau Independent

As a regular observer of Assembly meetings, I’ve heard residents complain about vote-by-mail, but until the introduction of this ordinance, I was not aware of anyone begging the Assembly to adopt Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for our municipal elections.

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Employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrote to Congress on Monday warning that the Trump administration had reversed much...

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.

An intertidal specimen of the sponge that often settles on shells and hermit crabs. Photo by KM Hocker. By Mary F. Willson My hummingbird...

Runners raise funds for cancer support at 34th annual Beat the Odds race.

JDHS jumps out to 28-0 lead in second quarter, coasts to easy win behind 3 TDs by Ethan Van Kirk.

Miniature bottom-dwellers, who were among the main victims of mysterious die-off near Kensington mine, are excellent indicators of water quality, scientists say.

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Close call in Tracy Arm 50 miles south of Juneau on Aug. 10 is the latest sign that as glaciers melt, risks may rise.

If you pay any attention to the news, this is a confusing time. If you pay too much attention to the news, as I do, the chaos of life is an overwhelming hubbub. It’s constant, like the tinnitus ringing in my ears, but not as steady as the tinnitus. It’s like being in a racquetball court with 100 people hitting balls. Enough already, my weary brain proclaims.