A Juneau man has been detained by federal immigration officials in Anchorage. Cruz Vargas-Enriques was taken into custody on Oct. 28, according to the Alaska Department of Corrections. He was transferred out of Alaska on Nov. 7.

Warming waters are causing salmon born in Juneau’s Auke Creek to shift when they return home — a trend that’s been going on for 46 years. That’s according to an annual report published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in August.

The Alaskan Hotel & Bar, where Fry worked as a bookkeeper and general manager, is hosting a remembrance for him on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. Sean Tracey, Andy Koch, and Matt Costa will perform, followed by an open mic, according to a Facebook post.

A Juneau Superior Court judge will stay on after her retention election. Meanwhile, Juneau District Court Judge Kirsten Swanson has retired, and two attorneys have been nominated to fill her position…(Read full story)

The dark days are upon us and winter is quickly approaching. As the days grow even shorter and darker, our mental health may be altered.

Nearly half of Juneau households heat their homes with fuel oil or kerosene, a far higher share than the national average, while beneath the streets, the city’s sewer pipes serve thousands of properties, and electric vehicle drivers draw power from a grid fed largely by hydroelectric plants.

A 60-year-old Juneau woman was sentenced Wednesday to 12 months and one day in federal prison for her role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that investigators say brought about seven kilograms of methamphetamine into Juneau.

A community-wide search and rescue is underway in Angoon for a man who hasn’t been seen since he left to go fishing Tuesday morning.

A Juneau family says a black bear got trapped in their unlocked Subaru around 12:30 a.m. on Monday and destroyed the interior before Juneau police freed it.

On this day 144 years ago, the U.S. Navy bombed Angoon, a Lingít village on Admiralty Island near Juneau. It killed at least six children. Clan houses, food caches and canoes were also destroyed.

Juneau’s highest-paid city employee in 2025 was a cop. So was the second highest. And the third. In fact, 6 out of the 10 top-paid city employees last year were officers at the Juneau Police Department.

Juneau’s Thatcher Brouwer was recently named executive director of United Fishermen of Alaska, also known as UFA. Brouwer has more than two decades under his belt as a commercial fisherman and years of experience with statewide fisheries policy.

A plan to change how Juneau International Airport divides its operating costs has drawn objections from Alaska Seaplanes, which warns that shifting more expenses onto smaller airplanes could make flights more expensive for Southeast Alaska communities that depend on air travel.

Two community wellness events in Juneau are coming up – one focused on empowering cancer survivors, and the other on early cancer detection.

A family in Juneau is left with two damaged vehicles after a bear came to their property Sunday.

As a potentially historic El Niño heats up, snow predictions across Alaska this winter are “unfortunate.”

The Juneau School District is projected to lose close to a sixth of its students over the next five years. That’s a drop in enrollment of about 600 students.

The State of Alaska is constantly looking for budget savings. One of its lesser-known ways? Relying on the prison population to do state work on the cheap.

Aging heat pumps and sediment buildup at Juneau International Airport have complicated maintenance of its geothermal heating system, and a new $150,000 federal award aims to train more Alaskans to work on equipment like it.

October is Filipino American History Month – a time to reflect on the history of Filipinos in Alaska and across the country…(Read full story)

Controversial surveillance cameras that were designed to share data with law enforcement have recently sprung up in Anchorage this month.

The Trump Administration has reinterpreted language in the federal Endangered Species Act that would allow for the incidental killing of endangered species and habitat loss.

Scientists predict that a super El Niño could break ocean temperature records this winter.

Tlingit and Haida is preparing a new program to help those families navigate benefits and legal questions after receiving $450,349 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Juneau singer-songwriter Annie Bartholomew will represent Alaska this Friday in a live song contest for circumpolar artists called Pan-Arctic Vision.

Petro Marine Services plans to replace Juneau’s main fuel dock next year. The dock is located just south of downtown at the Rock Dump Industrial Area, near the cruise ship docks.

A Juneau woman has been charged with interfering with three archery hunters after authorities say she repeatedly honked her car horn to scare away a black bear they were pursuing. Janet E. Lopez faces three counts of obstructing or hindering lawful hunting following a June 18 encounter north of Peterson Creek along Glacier Highway, according to documents filed Tuesday, Sept. 22 in Juneau District Court…(Read full story)

Students at the University of Alaska might see some changes to their tuition bills next year. The university’s Board of Regents is considering altering how tuition is structured.

It’s still a toss-up whether the tram will open before the last ship leaves on Oct. 6.

After more than two decades working in Alaska commercial fisheries and years spent inside the state legislature, Juneau fisherman Thatcher Brouwer is moving into a new role advocating for the industry statewide.

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking a design-build contractor to redevelop the waterfront at Station Juneau to support the cutter Storis and visiting vessels operating in the Coast Guard Arctic District.

Construction-related changes to wastewater flows caused the unusually high bacteria readings recorded last summer at Juneau’s Thane road treatment plant, according to city officials.

A bull moose is running around parking lots and industrial areas surrounding Juneau’s Mendenhall River.

A Juneau climate technology company working to eliminate methane from manure storages has been named a finalist in a global food and agriculture competition.

Juneau International Airport is preparing to spend up to $100,000 on outside expertise to update the financial model that determines how operating costs are divided among airport users.

A tax fight over what happens to a gallon of diesel after it is burned is moving into a new phase at City Hall.

Recent treatment problems at Juneau’s Thane Road wastewater facility are receiving renewed attention as state regulators consider another discharge permit for the plant.

What if, instead of using graphs and words to share environmental data, scientists used music? A student at the University of Alaska Southeast spent her summer doing just that.

A new mountain bike park opened in Juneau late last month. At the same time, public outcry over electric motorcycles endangering riders and chopping up trails got the attention of city leaders, who are now considering regulations.

The municipal election is approaching. Eight candidates are running for three Assembly seats, and three candidates are running for two School Board seats.

The Douglas Indian Association on Saturday celebrated the opening of its newly built education center. Tribal leaders say it’s years in the making and will give the tribe a space to teach, learn and remember its history.

The University of Alaska Southeast has more than doubled the number of states nonresident students are coming from.

A Juneau landmark burned down earlier this summer. It was beloved by many in town and, unbeknownst to some, around the world – thanks to a visitor who took a photo of it nearly 30 years ago. And for almost as long, it’s been a mystery for one man thousands of miles away.

Seventeen-year-old Elly Carpenter made history on Wednesday night when she was sworn in as Juneau’s first-ever female Eagle Scout.

The Juneau School Board approved a new lease for after-school childcare at Sayéik: Gastineau Community School last Thursday.

A Juneau fire captain was charged with domestic violence assault in an incident involving his 12-year-old stepdaughter last summer.

A Gustavus family’s sailboat suddenly sank in Glacier Bay National Park on July 29. The family survived. When they recovered the sailboat a few days later, they found something unusual: the rubbery, black skin of a humpback whale.

It’s been almost six months since Junior Siufanua was last seen in Juneau. He had been staying at a local shelter for unhoused people before he was reported missing by staff on Feb. 25.