Surrounded by the sparkling waters and soaring mountains of the Alaskan Panhandle is Juneau, a beautiful state capital that ...

Last month, mining leaders from Juneau and across the state said they had an optimistic outlook for resource development in Alaska under the new administration. On his first day in office ...

“This confirms what we’ve feared for years: The Red Chris Mine is contaminating the Stikine River,” Wrangell’s Esther Aaltséen Reese, president of the Southeast Alaska Indigenous ...

In 1880, Chief Cowee from the Auk Tribe led pioneers Joe Juneau and Richard Harris to a gold deposit, which started the famed Alaska gold rush. Hard-rock mining at the Alaska-Juneau mine in Juneau ...

President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs and a related drop in oil prices have contributed to the uncertainty for Alaska lawmakers tasked each year with crafting a state budget based on ...

There was not an empty seat in the George Houston Gymnasium on Saturday night except for when performances finished and fans rose to their feet in applause to celebrate the Juneau-Douglas High School: ...

Destinations are diverse — ranging from Denali, backcountry lodges, bear and wildlife viewing areas, glacier landings, wilderness fishing spots and national parks.

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local ... such animosity was far from universal. Juneau of this era was less dependent upon new mining developments than a place like ...

Similarly, large mines are the biggest property taxpayers in the Juneau and Fairbanks areas. “Where mining truly makes a difference in Alaska is regionally,” Matthias said. “Red Dog is to ...

Boats will bring them to the small mining town of Atlin, British Columbia, and a chartered bus will take them to Skagway, Alaska, where they’ll catch the ferry back to Juneau. By the time they ...