Juneau Independent

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, or DEED, found that the Juneau School District did not provide occupational therapy services to some students that were supposed to receive them last school year…( Read full story )

This week marks six months since 42-year-old Juneau resident Benjamin “Benny” Stepetin was last seen in downtown Juneau.   His brother, Martin Stepetin Sr., said his family and friends haven’t stopped looking for him even during the holidays…( Read full story )

The Juneau School District has begun work on a new five-year strategic plan aimed at guiding the district through academic, organizational and financial challenges ahead…( Read full story )

Some hunters say restricting hunts on does and younger bucks will lead to a more mature Sitka blacktail deer population on Douglas. State officials say the proposed regulations would miss their target…( Read full story )

An Alaska Airlines flight headed from Juneau to Sitka on Monday morning was struck by lightning just before landing. The plane landed safely in Sitka

The Juneau School District Board of Education took another step toward finding a new superintendent.  At a special board meeting Monday, the board approved a contract with a national search firm to find its next leader in a 5 to 1 vote, with board member Melissa Cullum absent…( Read full story )

A group of 14 student athletes from Angoon finally returned home from Juneau Friday morning after a cancelled ferry left them stuck in the capital city for four extra days…( Read full story )

Many retirees tend to spend their leisure time volunteering, reading books, or playing pickleball. But, 69-year-old Jack “Jack Hammer” Duckworth spent his Saturday evening in a boxing ring at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall, facing an opponent half his age. He was there for the AK Beatdown’s 40th fight night in Juneau…( Read full story )

This week, Thunder Mountain Middle School joined the growing number of schools composting food waste. Before rolling out the program, students in an environmental club led their peers through sorting out their trash and seeing how much of it can avoid the landfill…( Read full story )

By Yvonne Krumrey More than 200 years ago, Lingít and other Alaska Native people waged battles against invading and oppressive Russian colonists in Sitka. To this day, those battles are a symbol of Lingít resistance to colonialism. A Kiks.ádi warrior named Ḵ’alyáan led the attacks, and in 1804 he wore a carved Raven helmet during one of the battles...( Read full story )

In 1959, at a meeting of the American Petroleum Institute, physicist Edward Teller told oil executives that burning fossil fuels would someday warm the planet, melt Arctic ice and raise sea levels. The industry later confirmed the warning in a private report but kept quiet as it continued to expand production. Author Kim Heacox brought this and many stories before a group of about 100 people at Ḵunéix ̱ Hídi Northern Light United Church on Wednesday, Dec. 3. The event, host

Juneau’s Parks and Recreation department began hosting pick-up pickleball three days a week at the Floyd Dryden gymnasium this fall. In the last decade, new players across the country — especially seniors — have been picking up the sport…( Read full story )

The comment period for the first phase of construction of a new ferry terminal north of Juneau ends this Friday.  The state’s proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal is slated to be located just beyond where the road ends in Juneau on land owned by Goldbelt Incorporated, a local Alaska Native corporation…( Read full story )

Marc Wheeler has worn a lot of hats in Juneau – from serving on the Juneau Assembly, to founding a beloved Juneau coffee shop and working with youth at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska, he’s no stranger to public service…( Read full story )

Two landslides took out Juneau’s popular Auke Lake Trail in September, causing the City and Borough of Juneau to close it to the public. Now, as trail workers repair it, they say it’s an example of climate impacts on local trails they’ve been seeing more frequently in recent years…( Read full story )

Juneau high school students are getting real-world building experience while creating much-needed affordable homes in the community. That’s thanks to a house build program that’s a partnership between the Juneau Housing Trust and Juneau School District.

City planners are asking Juneau residents to help shape the community’s future as work continues on a major update to the city’s Comprehensive Plan…( Read full story )

As Alaska braces for another challenging budget season, state Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, is calling for realism in Governor Mike Dunleavy’s soon-to-be-released spending plan. Speaking at a Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Oct. 6, Kiehl said that lawmakers are preparing for difficult financial decisions ahead…( Read full story )

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 )

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 )

The University of Alaska will increase tuition for the entire system for a second year in a row, and it’s higher than what its administrators recommended. The Board of Regents approved increasing tuition across the board by 4% next year during a meeting Friday, despite an initial proposal from administrators of only 3%…( Read full story )

Five firefighter apprentices in Juneau received their pins on Saturday, meaning they formally joined the force. The five new recruits are officially EMTs and are welcomed by an understaffed department…( Read full story )

As the federal government shutdown stretches into its second month, federal workers remain furloughed. Now, SNAP benefits are also likely delayed for November.

A beloved maintenance employee at the University of Alaska Southeast starred in a low-budget sci-fi comedy a decade ago. This week, some UAS students screened “Space Trucker Bruce” to honor their friendly campus handyman, and to satisfy their own curiosity.

A $25,000 award will help the tribe upgrade equipment, fund harvests and strengthen food education.

A project meant to bring more than 70 units of new workforce housing to downtown Juneau is dead before it could even break ground. The developer blames the city for stopping it. The city says the project was a risk to public safety…( Read full story )

City officials are working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to plan the next phase of flood-control work along the Mendenhall River. Mayor Beth Weldon said Corps officials spent an entire day in Juneau last week discussing next steps and funding options for the multi-phase project…( Read full story )

The mayor’s task force on short-term rentals wrapped up four months ago. It was mostly made up of homeowners, not renters. And its findings offered no immediate recommendations on regulations or restrictions for the Juneau Assembly to consider…( Read full story )

In the packed and dark Gold Town Theater, Karen Miceli watched home movies flick across the screen, while a two-man band played along. They were her own family’s videos, filmed in Juneau between the 1930s and 50s…( Read full story )

Alaska has joined more than half of the country in creating artificial intelligence guidance for education as it becomes a larger part of the school day…( Read full story )

As Juneau wraps up another long cruise ship season, Mayor Beth Weldon says the city recently hosted a delegation from Greenland seeking advice on how to develop its own cruise tourism industry…( Read full story )

The hope was that by allowing for denser housing in those areas, it would entice private developers to build units there. But so far, nobody’s biting.

Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi High School teacher Electra Gardinier talked to students during a recent mock election in her fourth period U.S....

A former Juneau chiropractor accused of sexual assault now has a public defender.  Last month, Jeffrey Fultz’s trial ended in a mistrial...

Bartlett Regional Hospital is taking over ownership of an independently-owned pediatric clinic in downtown Juneau.

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium is yet again expanding its services in Juneau. This time, a spokesperson says the Alaska...

Joseph Murphy died of a heart attack on Aug. 14, 2015 in Juneau’s Lemon Creek Correctional Center after guards refused him care. He was...

Learning outdoors is nothing new for students in Juneau’s Tlingit, Culture, Language and Literacy program. That’s what they did on their...

A gold exploration project at Coeur Alaska’s Kensington Mine north of Juneau has revealed thousands more ounces of precious metals. The...

Ships could pose a risk to seabirds migrating through Alaska’s waters. Researchers mapped where ship traffic overlapped with bird traffic...

Juneau’s cat population has been growing out of control for the last few years. Juneau Animal Rescue relies on fosters to help with...

After a week of deliberation, the jury continues to consider the evidence in a sexual assault trial against a former Juneau chiropractor....

Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, was in Juneau with 10 other members of Congress on Monday

The trial against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of assaulting a dozen patients under the guise of medical care has ended, and...

Cruise ship passengers who arrive at Juneau’s farthest dock may not have to trek as far to get to downtown in the coming years…( Read...

The University of Alaska Southeast has received a grant to train school administrators at local school districts…( Read full story )

Presiding Judge Larry Woolford declared a mistrial Wednesday for two of the 16 sexual assault and harassment charges against Jeff Fultz. Fultz will continue to stand trial for the remaining 14 charges.

Teacher Janelle Ondrejka led a small, six-person reading group at Thunder Mountain Middle School in July. She called on students Astrid...

Suicide Basin is a slurry of water, icebergs and silver silt between jagged peaks, and it’s the source of Juneau’s annual glacial...

When speaking of killer whales, it’s easiest to start with numbers. Forty to 56 interlocking teeth. Bodies nearly 30 feet long and...