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Juneau activists ask Murkowski to take action against ICE

A small group of protesters attended a rally and discussion on Wednesday.

A female brown bear and her cub are pictured near Pack Creek on Admiralty Island on July 19, 2024. (Chloe Anderson for the Juneau Empire)

Pack Creek permits for bear viewing area available now

Visitors are welcome from April 1 to Sept. 30.

Cars pass down Egan Drive near the Fred Meyer intersection Thursday morning. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo)

Safety changes planned for Fred Meyer intersection

DOTPF meeting set for Feb. 18 changes to Egan Drive and Yandukin intersection.

Herbert River and Herbert Glacier are pictured on Nov. 16, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Forest Service drops Herbert Glacier cabin plans, proposes trail reroute and scenic overlook instead

The Tongass National Forest has proposed shelving long-discussed plans to build a public use cabin near Herbert Glacier. The decision… Continue reading

ORCA Adaptive Snowsports Program staff member Izzy Barnwell shows a man how to use the bi-ski. (SAIL courtesy photo)

Adaptive snow sports demo slides to Eaglecrest

Southeast Alaska Independent Living will be hosting Learn to Adapt Day on Feb. 21.

Students from the Tlingit Culture Language and Literacy program at Harborview Elementary School dance in front of elders during a program meeting in 2023. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo)

Sealaska adds more free Tlingit language courses

The new course is one of many Tlingit language courses offered for free throughout the community.

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New Juneau exhibition explores art as a function of cultural continuity

“Gestures of Our Rebel Bodies” will remain on display at Aan Hít through May.

A sign reading, "Help Save These Historic Homes" is posted in front of a residence on Telephone Hill on Friday Nov. 21, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

OPINION: The Telephone Hill cost is staggering

The Assembly approved $5.5 million to raze Telephone Hill as part of the “Telephone Hill Redevelopment Project.” The CBJ Project Continue reading...

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The author would rather fish for steelhead, but he’ll watch the Super Bowl.

I Went to the Woods: Super Bowl spectacle

At some point on Sunday, dopey characters, hopelessly addicted to Doritos, will let others down by crunching their way to Continue reading...

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OPINION: Eaglecrest’s opportunity to achieve financial independence, if the city allows it

It’s a well-known saying that “timing is everything.” Certainly, this applies to the concerns surrounding Eaglecrest, Juneau’s municipally-owned ski area. Continue reading...

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A tsunami is not expected after a 4.4-magnitude earthquake northwest of Anchorage Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (U.S. Geological Survey)

No tsunami expected after 4.4-magnitude earthquake in Alaska

U.S. Geological Survey says 179 people reported feeling the earthquake.

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Sports
Senior Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé hockey players were recognized at the Treadwell Arena on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 before the Crimson Bears faced the Homer High School Mariners. Head coach Matt Boline and assistant coaches Mike Bovitz, Luke Adams, Jason Kohlase and Dave Kovach honored 11 seniors. (Chloe Anderson / Juneau Empire)

JDHS celebrates hockey team’s senior night with sweeping victory over Homer

The Crimson Bears saw an 8-2 victory over the Mariners Friday night.

 

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The student band performs at Thunder Mountain High School. (Screenshot from student film “Digging a Hole in the School Budget”)

Thunder Mountain High School graduates win film festival award

Documentary by Jade Hicks, Hayden Loggy-Smith portrays human impacts of school consolidation plan.

 

An entangled humpback whale seen from above on Oct. 10 near Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. (Photo by Sean Neilson, NOAA MMHSRP Permit No. 24359)

Juvenile whale caught in heavy fishing apparatus freed by team effort

Rescue follows the loss of a whale calf to a vessel strike in August

 

Juneau’s Anthony Garcia (22) carries the ball deep into West Anchorage High School territory to set up the Huskies’ first touchdown early in the third quarter during Saturday’s game in Anchorage. (Screenshot from Juneau Huskies football livestream video)

Depleted Huskies lose at West Anchorage 59-21

JV players make up one-third of Juneau’s squad during matchup against top team in conference.

 

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (left) views the Mendenhall River on Tuesday as Juneau Assembly member Wade Bryson explains changes that occurred to the riverbank due to record flooding from Suicide Basin last Saturday. Juneau state representatives Sara Hannan and Andi Story were among the other officials taking part in the trip. (Tom Mattice / City and Borough Of Juneau)

Flood cleanup, fundraising events planned this weekend

As state and federal officials consider large-scale actions, residents can offer immediate help.

 

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The northern lights are seen from the North Douglas launch ramp late Monday, Jan. 19. A magnetic storm caused unusually bright northern lights Monday evening and into Tuesday morning. (Chloe Anderson/Juneau Empire)

Rare geomagnetic storm causes powerful aurora display in Juneau

The northern lights were on full display Monday evening.

 

James Edens looks at 35mm film he had just developed. Photo by By Jonathon Dawe/ Wrangell Sentinel)

Father and son share love for old-school film photography

For photographers like James Edens, film photography never lost its allure

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In an undated image provided by Chris Miller, an image of the northern lights in Juneau shows what a camera with a longer exposure captures. As astrotourism booms, the northern lights get a boost from digital photography. (Chris Miller via The New York Times)

Is the aurora borealis really that mind-blowing? Or is it just your cellphone photos?

In August, over a calm Michigan lake, Karl Duesterhaus, 34, of Chicago, Continue reading...

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A harbor seal lazily floats in the calm cool downtown harbor waters on March 21. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

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