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Free lunch gatherings seek to offer substantive help for federal employees facing lean times

Free lunch gatherings seek to offer substantive help for federal employees facing lean times

Free lunch gatherings seek to offer substantive help for federal employees facing lean times

Organizers of twice-weekly meals say they are also looking to provide other types of help and networking to furloughed employees.

Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska

Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska

Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska

Most campers opt not to come in out of the rain and cold as warming shelter opens for third season

Most campers opt not to come in out of the rain and cold as warming shelter opens for third season

Most campers opt not to come in out of the rain and cold as warming shelter opens for third season

Juneau-Douglas grapplers ready to take down Alaska opponents

Juneau-Douglas grapplers ready to take down Alaska opponents

Juneau-Douglas grapplers ready to take down Alaska opponents

Juneau’s airport not showing Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown, but some other Alaska airports likely will

Juneau’s airport not showing Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown, but some other Alaska airports likely will

Juneau’s airport not showing Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown, but some other Alaska airports likely will

Digital archivists find historic Haines photos in VHS tape case

Digital archivists find historic Haines photos in VHS tape case

Digital archivists find historic Haines photos in VHS tape case

Juneau man arrested on federal charges after 219 grams of fentanyl seized at All-Star Auto

Juneau man arrested on federal charges after 219 grams of fentanyl seized at All-Star Auto

Juneau man arrested on federal charges after 219 grams of fentanyl seized at All-Star Auto

Photos: Wooch.Een Gathering of the Drums for Indigenous Peoples Day

Photos: Wooch.Een Gathering of the Drums for Indigenous Peoples Day

Photos: Wooch.Een Gathering of the Drums for Indigenous Peoples Day

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Juneau-Douglas grapplers ready to take down Alaska opponents

Juneau-Douglas grapplers ready to take down Alaska opponents

Juneau-Douglas grapplers ready to take down Alaska opponents

JDHS Crimson Bears junior strikers battle Wrangell’s varsity Wolves

JDHS Crimson Bears junior strikers battle Wrangell’s varsity Wolves

JDHS Crimson Bears junior strikers battle Wrangell’s varsity Wolves

JDHS senior Elliot Welch joins Crimson Bears tennis history

JDHS senior Elliot Welch joins Crimson Bears tennis history

JDHS senior Elliot Welch joins Crimson Bears tennis history

Welch takes home first boys’ singles state title in JDHS history

Welch takes home first boys’ singles state title in JDHS history

Welch takes home first boys’ singles state title in JDHS history

Crimson Bears season ends with 38-17 opening playoff loss at South Anchorage

Crimson Bears season ends with 38-17 opening playoff loss at South Anchorage

Crimson Bears season ends with 38-17 opening playoff loss at South Anchorage

Crimson Bears look to avenge last-second loss in playoff opener at South Anchorage on Saturday

Crimson Bears look to avenge last-second loss in playoff opener at South Anchorage on Saturday

Crimson Bears look to avenge last-second loss in playoff opener at South Anchorage on Saturday

Barrow takes top honors in debut appearance at JIVE tournament

Barrow takes top honors in debut appearance at JIVE tournament

Barrow takes top honors in debut appearance at JIVE tournament

JDHS swim team keeps up momentum from Petersburg win to take home team titles at Sitka meet

JDHS swim team keeps up momentum from Petersburg win to take home team titles at Sitka meet

JDHS swim team keeps up momentum from Petersburg win to take home team titles at Sitka meet

Thompson is sixth, Mangaccat 19th as Juneau’s top finishers at state cross country championships

Thompson is sixth, Mangaccat 19th as Juneau’s top finishers at state cross country championships

Thompson is sixth, Mangaccat 19th as Juneau’s top finishers at state cross country championships

Features

On The Trails: Mammalian dentition

On The Trails: Mammalian dentition

On The Trails: Mammalian dentition

Alaska Science Forum: Mendenhall Glacier to pull toe from lake

Alaska Science Forum: Mendenhall Glacier to pull toe from lake

Alaska Science Forum: Mendenhall Glacier to pull toe from lake

Cooking for Pleasure: Italian-Style Pasta Bean Soup

Cooking for Pleasure: Italian-Style Pasta Bean Soup

Cooking for Pleasure: Italian-Style Pasta Bean Soup

On The Trails: Sandpiper, eagle, and orchid

On The Trails: Sandpiper, eagle, and orchid

On The Trails: Sandpiper, eagle, and orchid

Here's what's happening for First Friday in October

Here's what's happening for First Friday in October

Here's what's happening for First Friday in October

On The Trails: Fall foliage and more questions

On The Trails: Fall foliage and more questions

On The Trails: Fall foliage and more questions

Fat Bear Week is more than a bit of fun – for the animals, size is a matter of survival

Fat Bear Week is more than a bit of fun – for the animals, size is a matter of survival

Fat Bear Week is more than a bit of fun – for the animals, size is a matter of survival

Cooking for Pleasure: Chicken Pot Pie

Cooking for Pleasure: Chicken Pot Pie

Cooking for Pleasure: Chicken Pot Pie

AI Tries To Write The News: Boozer in another hall of fame; Downing out at Must Read Alaska

AI Tries To Write The News: Boozer in another hall of fame; Downing out at Must Read Alaska

AI Tries To Write The News: Boozer in another hall of fame; Downing out at Must Read Alaska

Other Juneau news media

Alaska education department publishes guidelines on developing AI policies in schools

Alaska education department publishes guidelines on developing AI policies in schools

Alaska education department publishes guidelines on developing AI policies in schools

Juneau mayor shares tourism lessons with Greenland delegation as cruise season closes

News Of The North

Juneau mayor shares tourism lessons with Greenland delegation as cruise season closes

Juneau mayor shares tourism lessons with Greenland delegation as cruise season closes

Juneau upzoned land for denser housing throughout the borough. Will anything get built?

Juneau upzoned land for denser housing throughout the borough. Will anything get built?

Juneau upzoned land for denser housing throughout the borough. Will anything get built?

Juneau high school students vote in annual mock elections. How will they stack up against final results?

Juneau high school students vote in annual mock elections. How will they stack up against final results?

Juneau high school students vote in annual mock elections. How will they stack up against final results?

Former Juneau chiropractor accused of sexual assault has been assigned a public defender

Former Juneau chiropractor accused of sexual assault has been assigned a public defender

Former Juneau chiropractor accused of sexual assault has been assigned a public defender

Bartlett Regional Hospital will take over Glacier Pediatrics in downtown Juneau

Bartlett Regional Hospital will take over Glacier Pediatrics in downtown Juneau

Bartlett Regional Hospital will take over Glacier Pediatrics in downtown Juneau

SEARHC takes over Juneau’s former Planned Parenthood building for new specialty clinic

SEARHC takes over Juneau’s former Planned Parenthood building for new specialty clinic

SEARHC takes over Juneau’s former Planned Parenthood building for new specialty clinic

A decade after a man died in Lemon Creek Correctional Center, his widow wants to know what’s changed

A decade after a man died in Lemon Creek Correctional Center, his widow wants to know what’s changed

A decade after a man died in Lemon Creek Correctional Center, his widow wants to know what’s changed

Annual TCLL field trip connects students to Lingít culture through foraging and language

Annual TCLL field trip connects students to Lingít culture through foraging and language

Annual TCLL field trip connects students to Lingít culture through foraging and language

Alaska News

Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska

Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska

Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska

Dunleavy drive to reduce regulation could reshape many parts of life in Alaska

Dunleavy drive to reduce regulation could reshape many parts of life in Alaska

Dunleavy drive to reduce regulation could reshape many parts of life in Alaska

Dunleavy appointment to Alaska judicial board will stand, judge rules after two lawsuits

Dunleavy appointment to Alaska judicial board will stand, judge rules after two lawsuits

Dunleavy appointment to Alaska judicial board will stand, judge rules after two lawsuits

Mass evacuation of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok residents begins from western Alaska

Mass evacuation of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok residents begins from western Alaska

Mass evacuation of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok residents begins from western Alaska

Alaska Airlines pledges to continue flights as government shutdown jeopardizes payments

Alaska Airlines pledges to continue flights as government shutdown jeopardizes payments

Alaska Airlines pledges to continue flights as government shutdown jeopardizes payments

In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong

In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong

In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong

Alaska DOT prepares another push to remove homeless encampments

Alaska DOT prepares another push to remove homeless encampments

Alaska DOT prepares another push to remove homeless encampments

Before Alaska flooding, EPA canceled $20M flood protection grant

Before Alaska flooding, EPA canceled $20M flood protection grant

Before Alaska flooding, EPA canceled $20M flood protection grant

One dead, about 1,000 displaced as western Alaska hit by ex-typhoon

One dead, about 1,000 displaced as western Alaska hit by ex-typhoon

One dead, about 1,000 displaced as western Alaska hit by ex-typhoon

U.S./International News

GOP calls anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protests ‘hate America’ rallies

GOP calls anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protests ‘hate America’ rallies

GOP calls anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protests ‘hate America’ rallies

FEMA cuts disaster claims, leaving states to fend for themselves

FEMA cuts disaster claims, leaving states to fend for themselves

FEMA cuts disaster claims, leaving states to fend for themselves

Midterm elections will likely see increased effects of misinformation, reduced federal security activity, experts say

Midterm elections will likely see increased effects of misinformation, reduced federal security activity, experts say

Midterm elections will likely see increased effects of misinformation, reduced federal security activity, experts say

Sullivan votes in support of killing suspected drug smugglers without trial; Murkowski opposed

Sullivan votes in support of killing suspected drug smugglers without trial; Murkowski opposed

Sullivan votes in support of killing suspected drug smugglers without trial; Murkowski opposed

WIC nutrition program to stay afloat through end of month

WIC nutrition program to stay afloat through end of month

WIC nutrition program to stay afloat through end of month

Insufficient money for food stamps after Oct., Trump administration says

Insufficient money for food stamps after Oct., Trump administration says

Insufficient money for food stamps after Oct., Trump administration says

Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs

Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs

Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs

‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown

‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown

‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown

Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown

Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown

Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown

Community

Senior Moments: A profile of Juneau’s senior community and programs

City and Borough of Juneau

Bartlett Regional Hospital announces quarterly Fireweed Award recipients

Bartlett Regional Hospital

Bartlett Regional Hospital announces quarterly Fireweed Award recipients

Bartlett Regional Hospital announces quarterly Fireweed Award recipients

Public meeting for Aurora Harbor drive-down float design on Oct. 15

City and Borough of Juneau

Public meeting for Aurora Harbor drive-down float design on Oct. 15

Public meeting for Aurora Harbor drive-down float design on Oct. 15

SHI to name new Indigenous Science Building, dedicate new pole for totem park Monday

Sealaska Heritage Institute

SHI to name new Indigenous Science Building, dedicate new pole for totem park Monday

SHI to name new Indigenous Science Building, dedicate new pole for totem park Monday

Rotary’s 14th annual Capital Brewfest a toast to community

Community contributor

Rotary’s 14th annual Capital Brewfest a toast to community

Rotary’s 14th annual Capital Brewfest a toast to community

Juneau Community Foundation announces 2025 Arts Vibrancy Endowment Artist Awards

Community contributor

Juneau Community Foundation announces 2025 Arts Vibrancy Endowment Artist Awards

Juneau Community Foundation announces 2025 Arts Vibrancy Endowment Artist Awards

Friends of the Flags to remove state flags from Egan Drive on Saturday

Community contributor

Friends of the Flags to remove state flags from Egan Drive on Saturday

Friends of the Flags to remove state flags from Egan Drive on Saturday

Firewood available for harvest on Pioneer Road; permit required

City and Borough of Juneau

Firewood available for harvest on Pioneer Road; permit required

Firewood available for harvest on Pioneer Road; permit required

CBJ seeks public input on Comprehensive Plan

City and Borough of Juneau

CBJ seeks public input on Comprehensive Plan

CBJ seeks public input on Comprehensive Plan

Police blotter

Police blotter for Oct. 15

Police blotter for Oct. 15

Police blotter for Oct. 15

Police blotter for Oct. 14

Police blotter for Oct. 14

Police blotter for Oct. 14

Police blotter for Oct. 13

Police blotter for Oct. 13

Police blotter for Oct. 13

Police blotter for Oct. 12

Police blotter for Oct. 12

Police blotter for Oct. 12

Police blotter for Oct. 11

Police blotter for Oct. 11

Police blotter for Oct. 11

Police blotter for Oct. 10

Police blotter for Oct. 10

Police blotter for Oct. 10

Obituaries / Death Notices

Obituary: T. Kelly Corrigan (Oct. 25, 1947 – Sept. 4, 2025)

Obituary: T. Kelly Corrigan (Oct. 25, 1947 – Sept. 4, 2025)

Obituary: T. Kelly Corrigan (Oct. 25, 1947 – Sept. 4, 2025)

Obituary: VeNita Ellen Orcutt

Obituary: VeNita Ellen Orcutt

Obituary: VeNita Ellen Orcutt

Obituary: Martinus (Martin) Hoffman Nickerson

Obituary: Martinus (Martin) Hoffman Nickerson

Obituary: Martinus (Martin) Hoffman Nickerson

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