Alaska’s Climate Adaptation Science Center will stay open amid closures elsewhere
AK CASC funded the interactive flood website that helped inform Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley residents about the threat to their homes.
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes corporate tax bill intended to fund public education programs
Governor says he will not approve any new tax measure unless lawmakers approve a statewide fiscal plan acceptable to him.
Fat Bear Week finalists bring their soft sides to the finish line
Amid a bracket of broad babes and lover boars it’s come down to the two bad boy antiheroes.
Juneau Assembly postpones eviction of Telephone Hill residents, citing legal hiccup
Residents now have until Nov. 1 to move out. The delay comes just two days before residents were supposed to vacate the neighborhood.
Juneau churches step in to feed people after Glory Hall limits services
When Juneau’s homeless shelter limited day services this summer, a group of churches mobilized to fill the gap by distributing hot meals in a food truck downtown.
Homer newspaper revises Charlie Kirk memorial coverage after pressure from Republican lawmaker
A letter from Rep. Sarah Vance to the publishers of the Homer News threatening the newspaper’s bottom line is a “step too far,” says a former editor.
Tlingit and Haida’s plans for casino-like gambling hall in limbo after federal reversal
The U.S. Department of the Interior withdrew a legal opinion last week that gave Tlingit and Haida — and other tribes in Alaska — legal jurisdiction over Alaska Native allotments.
The White House upped the cost of H1B visas. Alaska Schools could face major consequences.
President Donald Trump announced plans to increase the cost of some types of work visas on Friday. It’s the latest move to tighten national immigration policy, and encourage domestic hiring, but more clarity is needed.
Trump administration plans to close unknown number of US Forest Service offices in Alaska
The Forest Service has offices in Anchorage, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez, Girdwood, Seward, Craig, Hoonah, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Sitka, Thorne Bay, Wrangell and Yakutat.
Fat Bear Week final four: a queen and the three boars
It’s the semifinals of Fat Bear Week 2025, and everyone’s eager to know who will be crowned the chubbiest.
5 things for Alaskans to know as another federal shutdown nears
The White House is threatening mass terminations, but in other ways this potential shutdown is shaping up like all the others.
Alaska loses lawsuit that challenged the western boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The federal court decision may end an 11 year legal dispute and could have significant implications for state oil and gas revenue.
Bartlett Regional Hospital will take over Glacier Pediatrics in downtown Juneau
Hospital administration says discussions with the practice about its struggles to operate independently have been ongoing over the past month and a half.
Damaging winds expected for parts of Southeast Thursday night and Friday
The storm made landfall along southern Baranof Island and Prince of Wales Island Thursday night and and was predicted to gain strength early Friday.
Fat Bear Week halftime: Grazer defends her title and 910 has a hot grrl summer
Hold on to your hats, adoring fans of flabulous, because defending Fat Bear Queen 128 Grazer competes today.
Who benefits and who loses if Juneau caps its mill rate after this election?
Proposition 1 seeks to cap the rate the city uses to determine how much residents pay in property taxes each year.
Deedie Sorensen joins Juneau School Board race less than two weeks before Election Day
The retired teacher and school board president was set to finish her term this year, but she is adding her name to this year’s school board race after all.
After three years, Eaglecrest plans to finally get its gondola project off the ground
The ski area announced Wednesday that work has begun to develop the access road to one of the gondola’s stations on Douglas Island. The mountain will be closed off to the public beyond the lodges for the foreseeable future.
Study at Juneau’s only oyster farm lays out challenges and opportunities for growing oysters in Southeast
When Salty Lady Seafoods asked researchers if they could predict toxic algal blooms, a broader study of the oyster farm was born.
AK LNG nets two new agreements as development decision looms
Glenfarne and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation will hold an open house Oct. 8 at the North Peninsula Recreation Center from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to share project updates and meet with residents.