This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

State reports 54 new cases, 1 in Juneau

Newly reported cases of the coronavirus dipped Tuesday for the second straight day. Alaska Department of Health and Social Services… Continue reading

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Elin Lunoe, and Pilot, a Steller sea lion, check each other out at a tank at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward in this February 2015 photo. The Alaska SeaLife Center is in jeopardy of closing after concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have drastically reduced visitation rates. (AP Photo | Dan Joling, File)

The Alaska SeaLife Center is in jeopardy of closing after drastically reduced visitation rates.

SEWARD — The Alaska SeaLife Center is in jeopardy of closing after concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have drastically reduced… Continue reading

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Coronavirus cases continue climb

State reports 71 new cases.

Protesters: Caribou heart meant to send message to senator

May says Sullivan reminded him of the robotic Tin Man, and he wanted to give him a heart.

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Man arrested after being found in air duct

He made it in, but his escape wasn’t such a breeze.

Will they demolish a former Methodist boarding school where the Alaska territorial flag was first flown almost a century ago?

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE — The fate of one of Alaska’s most historic yet neglected structures could be… Continue reading

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‘Devastating,’ meager chum salmon returns worry the fishing industry

‘Unprecedented and staggeringly poor.’

Being a fly on the wall for complicated life cycles

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Man-made conflict and natural beauty.

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos for July 2020.

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News

Company agrees to $7M cleanup of former mine on Prince of Wales Island

A Colorado company agreed to a $7 million cleanup plan for Alaska’s only uranium mine, which has left radioactive waste… Continue reading

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Police calls for Tuesday, July 14, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest… Continue reading

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Sports
Linda Kruger approaches Father Brown’s Cross and the finish of the Juneau Trail and Road Runners Mount Roberts Tram Run on Mount Roberts Trail. The event sponsored annually by the Goldbelt Mount Roberts Tramway. (Courtesy Photo | Jeff Gnass)

Dozens participate in distanced Mount Roberts Trail run

Fastest time was just over 24 minutes.

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Neighbors

Living & Growing: ‘The last shall be first and the first shall be last’

“The last shall be first and the first shall be last.” Jesus says something like this close to a dozen Continue reading...

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Photos: Neighborhoods hold Fourth of July parades

Bikes, kayaks and more.

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Capital City Weekly
Capital City Weekly

‘Alaska’s first political thriller’: New novel uses lived experiences to tell its story

Man-made conflict and natural beauty.

 

“Cassiopeia’s Quest-Revelation” is a collection of historical fiction by Jerry Smetzer. (Courtesy Photo | Jerry Smetzer)
Capital City Weekly

Writers’ Weir: ‘Rebirth’

An excerpt of a historical fiction piece by Jerry Smetzer.

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Alaska Outdoors

Being a fly on the wall for complicated life cycles

Not just growing up.

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A grizzly bear roams an exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo, closed for nearly three months because of the coronavirus outbreak in Seattle. Grizzly bears once roamed the rugged landscape of the North Cascades in Washington state but few have been sighted in recent decades. The federal government is scrapping plans to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascades ecosystem. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Conservation groups upset by North Cascades grizzly decision

Decision draws rebukes from conservation groups, who have worked to grow the tiny population.

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Events
The bear known as Nicky will be the subject of a free Fireside Lecture at the Mendenhall Valley Glacier Visitor Center Friday. (Coretesy Photo | Nick Jans)
Capital City Weekly

Your weekend guide: Famous bears, movie screenings and a bunch of music

Here’s what’s happening this week.

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Your guide to First Friday: Salmon photos, hands-on weaving, a suffrage celebration and more

February First Friday fun.

 

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Video
Video

Crimson Bears hold virtual awards ceremony

Coaches acknowledge hard work and dedication.

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Glacier Valley Elementary School Sít’ Eetí Shaanáx students Faith Contreras and Johnny Hunter, who are both Tlingit, present at the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska elder’s luncheon. They collected 64 signatures at the luncheon in support of officially adding a second verse to the state song, “Alaska’s Flag.” Students say the new verse is culturally inclusive. (Courtesy Photo | Lorrie Heagy)
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Students work to add second verse to state song

Their effort isn’t flagging.

 

The Alaska Department of Transportation uses the DaisyBell device to precisely trigger controlled avalanches above Thane Road, reducing the chances of a catastrophic natural avalanche, Feb. 11, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Video

An ounce of prevention: Alaska DOT triggers avalanches above Thane Road

A small noise with a big effect: using tech to trigger avalanches

 

Movie fan Lynn Roldan watches an older Star Wars movie as she waits for the 10 p.m. showing of the latest movie, “Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker” outside the 20th Century Theatre on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. Roldan set up at 7 a.m. and expects more people to show up in the afternoon. Roldan said she was a little sad about the end of the series but happy to be waiting to watch it. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Video: The Force is strong with her

Last Star Wars movie for this saga to play at midnight.

 

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Photography

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos for July 2020.

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Photos: Neighborhoods hold Fourth of July parades

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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos.

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Wild flowers with Echo Ranch horses on the edge of Berners Bay. (Courtesy Photo | Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos.

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Opinion

Opinion: White privilege in today’s America

“I feel very privileged to be a United States citizen, but it has nothing to do with being ‘white.’”

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Here’s how to add your voice to the conversation.

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