News
Police calls for Tuesday, April 29, 2025
This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.
Opinion
Opinion: When fraud shows up on the Republicans’ radar
According to a report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, with cuts to Social Security and Medicare off…
News
Alaska Senate committee drops proposed 2025 PFD to $1,000 per recipient, an inflation-adjusted low
Amid a severe state budget deficit, the Alaska Senate Finance Committee is proposing the lowest Permanent Fund dividend…
Opinion
Opinion: Should food be taxed in Juneau?
Why have Juneau city leaders supported an extensive list of municipal sales tax exemptions over the years, but…
News
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center: Preserving the past, greeting the future
Generations of architects and naturalists have navigated through mass evolution of visitors and ice.
News
Alaska becomes first state to require warnings about alcohol link to colon, breast cancers
Correction: The headline and article have been corrected to reflect the fact that Alaska is the first state…
News
Police calls for Sunday, April 27, 2025
This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.
News
Tobacco use in Alaska continues to decline, though rates still above US averages
Smoking has steadily declined in Alaska over the past decades, evidence that coordinated health campaigns mounted over several…
Opinion
My Turn: DEI and the JAHC
Back in November 2024, following the election, I noticed that the Pride flag displayed prominently in the window…
Sports
On The Trails: Spring arrives
Spring is happening, very slowly but surely. Purple mountain saxifrage has been blooming, salmonberry flowers appear, yellow violets…
Death Notices
Death notice: Daniel Wilson
Daniel Wilson, born in Sitka on May 26, 1982, died on April 5, 2025. His funeral is scheduled…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Sullivan should continue support for Ukraine shown by US in past
I strongly urge Sen. Sullivan to live up to his, and our allies’ past and current support of…
Opinion
My Turn: The cost of chaos
Argentina was a 20th-century economic powerhouse, considered too modern and successful to fail. A series of incompetent government…
News
Police calls for Thursday, April 24, 2025
This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.
News
Police calls for Friday, April 25, 2025
This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.
News
Here’s what’s happening for First Friday in May
A museum’s interactive exhibition featuring the works of a range of local performing artists, classical music performances at…
News
Police calls for Saturday, April 26, 2025
This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.
News
Student government convention in Sitka petitions for $1,000 BSA hike, inflation adjustments
About 250 high schoolers seek same funding vetoed by governor, as Legislature now eyes lower amount.
News
Ships in port for the week of April 27
This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2024 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled…
News
Police calls for Wednesday, April 23, 2025
This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.