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3.79 acres of land across from Costco and The Home Depot may soon become an apartment complex with up to 120 units.

Juneau Assembly moves forward with housing proposals

Assembly members voted to advance six housing proposals, including four affordable housing projects.

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs a memorandum of understanding March 9, 2023 between the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and Goldbelt Inc. to pursue engineering and design services to determine whether it’s feasible to build a new ferry terminal facility in Juneau at Cascade Point.

Cascade Point ferry terminal unpopular among committee members, public

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Early in the morning at 4 a.m. cruise ship coming in to Pond Inlet, Nunavut. (Carpenter Media Group file)

Alaskan Dream Cruises announces shutdown after 15 years

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Fred LaPlante serves the Juneau community as the pastor of the Juneau Church of the Nazarene. He is passionate about encouraging others to see life more clearly through faith in God’s Word.

Living and Growing: Love listens first

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Reporter joins Empire staff

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Weaver Selected For SHI’s Historic Mountain Goat Chilkat Robe Project

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Juneau takes home fourth place during high school state hockey tournament

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Mudrooms returns to Juneau’s Kunéix Hidi Northern Light United Church

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Rep. Story introduces bill aiming to stabilize education funding

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Pack Creek permits for bear viewing area available now

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Safety changes planned for Fred Meyer intersection

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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

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Juneau Community Calendar

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Juneau activists ask Murkowski to take action against ICE

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

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No tsunami expected after 4.4-magnitude earthquake in Alaska

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Adaptive snow sports demo slides to Eaglecrest

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Alaska’s ferry system could run out of funding this summer due to ‘federal chaos problem’

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Coast Guard’s new Juneau base may not be complete until 2029, commandant says

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Sealaska adds more free Tlingit language courses

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New Juneau exhibition explores art as a function of cultural continuity

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Juneau protestors urge lawmakers to defund Homeland Security after Minneapolis killings

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Photo by Ned Rozell
Golds and greens of aspens and birches adorn a hillside above the Angel Creek drainage east of Fairbanks.

Alaska Science Forum: The season of senescence is upon us

Trees and other plants are simply shedding what no longer suits them

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I Went to the Woods: Sodium and serenity

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Weekly Wonder: The whys of whale breaching

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Brief tuna bounty in Southeast Alaska spurs excitement about new fishing opportunity

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Updike concludes historic season in steeplechase heats at World Championships

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Neighbors

Weekly events guide: Juneau community calendar for Feb. 16 – 22

Weekly events guide: Juneau community calendar for Feb. 16 – 22

Visit Juneau Arts and Humanities Council at JAHC.org for more details on this week’s happenings.

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I Went to the Woods: Super Bowl spectacle

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Gimme a Smile: How much snow can one backyard hold?

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Woven Peoples and Places: Wealth lives in our communities

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Weekly events guide: Juneau community calendar for Feb. 2 – Feb. 8

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Alaska Outdoors

Hiking down from Dan Moller cabin in mid-January 2025. (photo courtesy John Harley)

Sustainable Alaska: Skiing on the edge

The difference between a great winter for skiing and a bad one can be a matter of a few degrees.

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I Went into the Woods: A change of plans

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Alaska Science Forum: What’s in an Alaska name?

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Recipes for stress reduction rooted in Indigenous knowledge

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Alaska Science Forum: Red aurora rare enough to be special

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Opinion

Dr. Karissa Niehoff

OPINION: Protecting the purpose

Why funding schools must include student activities.

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OPINION: It’s time to end Alaska’s fiscal experiment

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Opinion: Let’s start the New Year with an Alaskan-style wellness movement

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Opinion: Governor’s early Christmas spirit is misplaced

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Opinion: The vote is over, but the budget battle is just beginning

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Kyle Khaayák'w Worl competes in the two-foot high kick at the 2020 Traditional Games. (Courtesy Photo / Sealaska Heritage Institute)

Registration opens for 2026 Traditional Games in Juneau

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Juneau school district seeks public comment on superintendent search

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Juneau recycling center closed, in need of repairs

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A statue of William Henry Seward stands outside the Dimond Courthouse in downtown Juneau. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Juneau man indicted on unclassified felony assault for Jan. 1 rape

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Alaska governor debuts fiscal plan, including statewide sales tax and guaranteed PFD

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Juneau activists speak out against Alaska LNG pipeline on Capitol steps

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Governor Dunleavy shakes hands with a representative as he exits from his final State of the State address on Thursday evening, Jan. 22, 2026. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

State of the State: Dunleavy reveals snippets of a fiscal plan

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Streets to close Saturday for rally on steps of Capitol Building in Juneau

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Alaska Legislature fails to override Dunleavy’s veto of a tax bill intended to help education

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