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The Juneau hatchery – commonly known as DIPAC – was founded in 1976, shortly after the Alaska Legislature passed a bill allowing private nonprofits to operate salmon hatcheries as a way to rehabilitate low salmon runs.

The vote marks a reversal of the Assembly’s controversial 2022 decision to purchase the gondola for the city-owned ski area.

Haines, like many towns, is dealing with a childcare shortage. So it was a bit of a surprise when enrollment numbers at Chilkat Valley Preschool, or CVP, were down this year.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would have restored public pensions after the failure of a deal negotiated with House leaders.

The Juneau Assembly met Monday night to vote on whether to divest from the gondola project, approve funding toward a potential federal buyout program of flood-prone homes and approve a grant for summer childcare programs in Juneau. 

Lawmakers are considering whether to insert the tax relief legislation as an amendment to what had been, until Monday, a three-sentence bill.

Sixth graders in Juneau’s Montessori Borealis program recently showcased their family histories with presentations they spent months working on.

As leadership of the Juneau School District undergoes a major changeover this summer, most of its top administrator and principal positions are being filled with current employees.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised Kupreanof Volcano’s alert level to “advisory” and its aviation color code to yellow on Tuesday. That means the volcano is showing signs of unrest, but it doesn’t necessarily mean an eruption will happen.

The change, attached to a bill giving paid leave for new parents, would roll back a 2024 ballot measure approved by 58% of participating voters.

On Sunday, legislative leaders said they were negotiating with the governor’s office and other stakeholders on a bill that would provide a large property tax cut for the Alaska LNG project.

House Bill 184 gives the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority explicit legal grounds to finance housing projects with three or more units.

Juneau residents have the chance to testify on ordinances on Monday’s agenda in person or online before the Assembly votes.

Canagold says it will avoid harming the Taku River amid concerns from tribal members about protecting salmon.

Had the listing gone through, it could have affected fisheries and communities along the state’s sprawling southern coastline.

At a hearing Wednesday, the defense attorney for Jeffrey Fultz said he would likely not be ready to go to trial until 2027. 

Sen. Murkowski is frustrated the Trump administration keeps Congress in the dark about the Iran war. She calls the cost “eye-popping.”

Since his disappearance almost a year ago, Benjamin Stepetin’s family and friends have been searching for him. 

National Geographic journalist Paul Salopek has been walking around the world since 2013. But now that he’s in Alaska, his main mode of transportation is about to change. 

The Juneau-Douglas City Museum, Mount Jumbo Gym and Douglas Fire Station are still in limbo.