Juneau Assembly members who’ve spent a year waiting got a chance this week to ask Goldbelt Inc. leaders about the company’s plans for a two-dock cruise ship port on the west side of Douglas Island. www.juneauindependent.com/post/goldbel...

The JDHS football team travels to the site of the team that ended the Crimson Bears' playoff run in the first round last season — in the last minute — 20-13. www.juneauindependent.com/post/crimson...

Capital City/Fire Rescue Chief Rich Etheridge is retiring this fall. He shared lessons learned, fires fought and future goals.

The Crimson Bears volleyball team had an uncomfortable road trip to Anchorage last week as they took to the court in a field of 21 schools at the 2025 West Anchorage Spiketacular. www.juneauindependent.com/post/rough-a...

Residents of Telephone Hill who were being evicted from their homes Wednesday were given a one-month reprieve on Monday night by the Juneau Assembly, after the city attorney said the legal eviction process wasn’t fully followed. www.juneauindependent.com/post/assembl...

The editor and nearly all reporters at the Homer News, Peninsula Clarion, and Juneau Empire announced their resignations after corporate management deleted content from a story about Charlie Kirk in response to a complaint from a Republican state lawmaker. www.juneauindependent.com/post/editor-...

JDHS senior Elliot Welch completed his final Region V tennis career with an incredible resume Saturday, winning his 12th title as he and classmate Paige Kirsch defeated junior Isaac Hill and senior Bella Reyes-Boyer in mixed doubles 6-2, 6-4. www.juneauindependent.com/post/jdhs-se...

A JPD self-assessment conducted after an officer was filmed violently arresting a man two months ago states some tactics taught at a statewide academy "do not align with our expectations," but overall "we are a top tier, professional law enforcement agency." www.juneauindependent.com/post/trainin...

An injury to a star player meant the Crimson Bears needed some different options — and they exercised plenty of them in a 34-20 win in their home finale of the regular season Saturday night at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Field. www.juneauindependent.com/post/juneau-...

The Crimson Bears cross country team swept the Division I team and individual titles at the Region V Championships Saturday on Sitka’s Totem Park, and Sitka and Wrangell followed suit in DII and DIII. www.juneauindependent.com/post/crimson...

The most recent school board election forum on Thursday before the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce was the first to feature all five current candidates. www.juneauindependent.com/post/first-s...

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa·at Kalé Crimson Bears football team will honor their senior players in their final home game as they host Cook Inlet Conference foe Colony Knights on Saturday at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Field. www.juneauindependent.com/post/jdhs-se...

The Trump administration is planning to close some U.S. Forest Service offices in Alaska under a national reorganization announced this summer by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Public comment on the reorganization is open through Sept. 30. www.juneauindependent.com/post/trump-a...

Update: The next few hours are expected to be a high point of concern for a hurricane-force storm moving through the central and southern portions of Southeast Alaska. www.juneauindependent.com/post/hurrica...

Spice Juneau Indian Cuisine is already short-staffed due to foreign-born workers leaving over fears of being detained, but owner Nimmy Philips was forced to spend Monday night away from the restaurant to beg city leaders for a bit more time to pay off a tax debt so she can keep her alcohol license.

About 75 people took a failed last stand at a Juneau Assembly meeting on Monday to postpone the demolition of 13 Telephone Hill homes until “a credible and viable project” is contracted. www.juneauindependent.com/post/friends...

Local climate enthusiasts and locals looking for an indoor carnival feel took refuge from Sunday’s rainstorm at Renewable Juneau’s clean energy fair in the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. www.juneauindependent.com/post/clean-e...

A retrial will be sought against a former Juneau chiropractor after a jury deadlocked on most of the charges he was facing after being accused of sexual assault by a dozen women who were his patients, a co-prosecutor of the case said Tuesday. www.juneauindependent.com/post/retrial...

The Juneau Assembly on Monday night voted 7-2 to authorize the negotiation and purchase of two floors of the Michael J. Burns Building from the Alaska Permanent Fund. Corp. www.juneauindependent.com/post/assembl...

In the shadow of wrestling giant Max “The Technique” Askren, a wall-to-wall mat was covered with young grapplers trying to imitate what he had just shown them and process the wisdom he imparted. www.juneauindependent.com/post/wrestli...

A five-person film crew from NBC Sports endured freezing faucet-like rain to spotlight the Juneau high school football community at Saturday’s game featuring the Crimson Bears against Dimond High School. www.juneauindependent.com/post/nbc-get...

Rain and wind that are intense at times are expected to continue through Tuesday morning in Juneau and much of Southeast Alaska, prompting official warnings about landslides, overflowing rivers and other hazards. www.juneauindependent.com/post/flood-a...

Thirty people were seated around guest artist Chris Taylor as he sketched a samovar on display in the Russian Alaska exhibit gallery at the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff Alaska State Libraries, Archives and Museums on Saturday afternoon. www.juneauindependent.com/post/quick-d...

Under the brightest of TV spotlights and soggiest conditions in decades, JDHS put on a star performance with a 15-14 victory over defending state champion Dimond High School on Saturday at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Field. www.juneauindependent.com/post/crimson...

All eight candidates in Juneau’s Oct. 7 municipal election made their cases in a forum Friday evening, with Assembly and school board hopefuls facing off in separate discussions lasting about 30 minutes each. www.juneauindependent.com/post/assembl...

Wearing number “1” and towering to the ceiling in the JDHS Commons, the Crimson Bears football team’s inflatable run-through mascot tunnel broke up the student body lunch period much like the Crimson Bears’ offensive line advances downfield. www.juneauindependent.com/post/crimson...

A children’s book illustrator who got nationwide attention after posting transphobic notes in public locations in Juneau referring to shooting children was acquitted on Wednesday by a jury on four charges of making terroristic threats. www.juneauindependent.com/post/artist-...

There’s a good chance Juneau’s government is going to have less money due to voters exempting food and utilities from sales tax, while rejecting a seasonal sales tax meant to boost revenue from tourism, agreed both participants in an election forum Thursday. www.juneauindependent.com/post/good-ch...

A seven-unit low-income housing complex on Gastineau Avenue was evacuated late Wednesday night after a landslide caused two trees to fall next to the building, the second straight year the building has been evacuated due to a landslide. www.juneauindependent.com/post/landsli...

It is hard to make any athletic contest against a defending state champion more exciting, but Saturday’s JDHS Crimson Bears’ football game will be filmed by NBC Sports for a documentary that’s set to be aired during next year’s Super Bowl. www.juneauindependent.com/post/crimson...

One of downtown Juneau’s longest-lived and most distinctive businesses is set to close by the end of the year, as the family that has operated the Ben Franklin general store for 52 years says it's time to move on to retirement and other ventures. www.juneauindependent.com/post/ben-fra...

All three ships scheduled to arrive in Juneau on Wednesday — the Sapphire Princess, Ruby Princess and Discovery Princess — have cancelled their stops due to a high wind warning, according to Travel Juneau. www.juneauindependent.com/post/high-wi...

Dubbed “Alaska’s First City” as it is the first port of entry for travelers by ferry or plane, Ketchikan hosted some of Southeast’s top harriers Saturday and the JDHS Crimson Bears found themselves among a talented field of runners. www.juneauindependent.com/post/jdhs-ha...

Update: The flood from Suicide Basin is now expected to crest between 2-6 a.m. Tuesday, hours earlier than forecast on Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service Juneau. A peak Mendenhall River level of about 11.7 feet is still predicted. www.juneauindependent.com/post/suicide...

This story has been updated to note View Drive residents are being urged to evacuate homes overnight and non-residents are being asked to stay out of neighborhoods that may experience flooding. www.juneauindependent.com/post/suicide...

Hundreds of people visited Eaglecrest on Saturday for a kickoff event celebrating the ski area’s 50th season that included a silent auction of historic items, food, live music, game booths and other activities. www.juneauindependent.com/post/eaglecr...

A second glacial lake outburst flood from Suicide Basin was detected Monday morning, prompting a flood warning with the Mendenhall River expected to reach a crest of about 12 feet between 8 a.m. and noon on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. www.juneauindependent.com/post/suicide...

An expected finish for the JDHS Crimson Bears volleyball team in its win against visiting Mt. Edgeumbe featured an unexpected twist involving the player who scored the final point on Saturday night. www.juneauindependent.com/post/jdhs-sa...

One of Juneau’s quietest areas may be one of its busiest within a few years, with hundreds of thousands of visitors arriving via cruise ship and bus to new large-scale tourist attractions in the midst of the forests on Douglas Island. www.juneauindependent.com/post/a-devel...

The JDHS Crimson Bears volleyball team was effective at the net in a 3-1 match win Friday over the visiting Mt. Edgecumbe Lady Braves in the George Houston Gymnasium. www.juneauindependent.com/post/bears-p...

A game of trading touchdowns came down to a two-point conversion at the end by South Anchorage High School, giving the Wolverines a 29-28 victory over JDHS on Friday night at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. www.juneauindependent.com/post/jdhs-ba...

Four tree-shaped green structures standing on the tarmac at the east end of the Juneau International Airport for several days in August and September looked like rockets ready to launch. www.juneauindependent.com/post/out-wit...

A lawsuit challenging an executive order by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to form a state Department of Agriculture was authorized Wednesday by the Legislative Council, with members stating the balance of powers under Alaska’s Constitution is at stake. www.juneauindependent.com/post/legisla...

The halls of fame for Carlos Boozer Jr., 43, a 1999 JDHS graduate, keep getting grander. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday. www.juneauindependent.com/post/boozer-...

In an increasingly polarized political atmosphere, Perseverance Theatre is set to open a “hilarious and hopeful” play delving into the evolution and effects of the nation’s founding document. www.juneauindependent.com/post/perseve...

Free breakfasts for all Juneau School District students are set to resume Monday after funding for the meals was unanimously approved Tuesday night by the Juneau Board of Education. www.juneauindependent.com/post/free-br...

The chair of Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board of directors resigned on Thursday, nine days before the struggling resort is scheduled to celebrate its 50th season, stating he no longer can devote sufficient time to the position. www.juneauindependent.com/post/two-eag...

Suzanne Downing, who founded the conservative news and opinion website Must Read Alaska a decade ago, said Monday she has resigned due to a dispute with the site’s current owner involving an article he wanted removed. www.juneauindependent.com/post/suzanne...

Riccardo Pozzobon, 40, fell into a stream of meltwater while filling a water bottle, according to the Italian Geological Society. He was with two other people, but they were unable to respond before he was swept into a hole on the ice and disappeared. www.juneauindependent.com/post/italian...

Bartlett High School took command on the opening drive by pounding the ball up the middle for a touchdown and never relinquished it in a 27-0 homefield shutout Saturday against Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa·at Kalé. www.juneauindependent.com/post/golden-...