Juneau Independent

Which is better? Peach dessert by Pattie Schied. By Patty Schied What could be better this time of year than eating homemade fresh peach...

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.

The caterpillar stage of the aspen leaf miner feeds on a leaf. (Photo by Ned Rozell) On one of the friendliest platforms imaginable, a...

Editor’s note: 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.

Ancient pollen grains and other plant remains found deep within Hummingbird Lake in Southeast Alaska give clues to its unglaciated past....

The Juneau Independent is debuting its 2.0 release as of Monday with a masthead featuring all six of the Juneau Empire’s newsroom staff as of earlier this year.

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.

It’s hard to put an affordable spin on these facts: Juneau is Alaska’s highest-cost major city, has the state’s highest house prices, and nationally has the second-highest grocery and health care costs among major cities.

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.

There’s an ATM at Safeway, a window washer and a cookie/lemonade stand; a few other stores tried it for a bit and went back to conventional currency

Will legislators and glacial outburst waters flood into the capital city at the same time, and the latest about the Juneau icebreaker after the passage of the "big, beautiful bill."

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Historic installation again a bright landmark in Lynn Canal after more than 25 years of restoration efforts.

The Independent launched a "Community" section on Sunday evening after about 10 seconds of consideration and 30 minutes of work, in response to an email about a volunteer group completing some trail work.

Dairy, egg and other product shelves are largely empty at IGA Foodland on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Independent)...

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.

A price check of Juneau’s 12 retail gas stations on the morning of Thursday, June 26, shows prices for regular unleaded ranging from $3.50⁹ at Fisherman’s Bend to $4.39⁹ at two Delta Western Petroleum stations.

What editing the Independent’s website looks like. This is about the "how" of launching the Juneau Independent (i.e. how Kepler got...

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Cruise ship surrealism seems to be making waves this week, the most notable incident of course being the gustnado that tore one ship from...