I penned a My Turn entitled “Homeless Not Helpless” for the Juneau Empire. In that column, I defended then-Mayor Koelsch’s ...

Homelessness in Contra Costa County showed some dramatic improvement earlier this year, decreasing 26% between 2024 and 2025, ...

An unusual gust of frigid air extending from Antarctica has blasted the small South American nation of Uruguay, leading to ...

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski’s last-minute “yes” vote proved pivotal for forcing Donald Trump’s budget through.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate slogged through a tense overnight session that dragged into Tuesday, with Republican leaders ...

JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote as Senate passes ‘big, beautiful’ bill - The Independent was on Capitol Hill overnight as ...

Snohomish County's Point-in-Time count shows a slight drop in homelessness, with 1,140 people tallied and demographic shifts ...

The former best buds are in a subtweet war over Thomas Massie, one of the few Republicans willing to defy Donald Trump.

Taxable cannabis sales for the first quarter of 2025 were the lowest quarterly sales in five years; tax revenues from weed sales provide funding for child care, substance abuse education, impaired ...

The Anchorage Fire Department posted a video on Tuesday of a moose wandering around the department looking for her babies. The fire department joked the momma moose was inspecting their equipment.

From his ABCs to blowing his nose, Kwesi Caldwell appreciates the strong start he got toward a lifetime of education.

He's heading to Prince Rupert, where he'll catch a plane to Whitehorse before heading down the Skagway Highway and taking a ...