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The Mount Roberts Tramway car nears the top of its run above Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Cruise ship passenger dies after fall from Mount Roberts trail

The man is among a handful of people to die this summer while exploring Juneau’s outdoors

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U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to Anchor Point residents during a community meeting held at the Virl “Pa” Haga VFW Post 10221 on Friday, May 30, in Anchor Point, Alaska.

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Sullivan discusses federal advocacy, legislation during Soldotna visit

Since June, the secretaries of the interior, energy, homeland security, health and human services, housing and urban development,…

Thomas Casey, missing since Aug. 30, 2025, is pictured in this undated photo. (Provided by Juneau Police Department)

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Updated: Arizona man found dead near Mendenhall Glacier

The man was in Juneau for the summer

Former Juneau Police Department Officer Brandon LeBlanc is seen throwing a man to the sidewalk in dash-camera footage from another officer’s patrol car outside the Douglas Public Library in Douglas, Alaska, on July 30, 2025. (Provided by Juneau Police Department)

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Juneau officer seen throwing man in July arrest resigns; department releases footage of incident

Brandon LeBlanc was identified by the department as the officer involved in a July 30 encounter that sent…

University of Alaska Board of Regents Chair Ralph Seekins speaks during a meeting at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska, on Feb. 22, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Board of Regents to meet on Juneau campus this week

Committee meetings will take place Wednesday and Thursday; a regular meeting will be held Friday and Saturday

A harbor seal is released into Cook Inlet by the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Program at North Kenai Beach in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward’s SeaLife Center releases 2 harbor seals at Kenai beach

The two seals were admitted into the center’s Wildlife Response Program in June.

The Sealaska Corporation building is photographed July 11, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Juneau Empire)

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Sealaska names new president

Sealaska is an Alaska Native corporation serving Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people

Rumi, Zoey and Mira, of Huntr/x, perform in "KPop Demon Hunters." (Promotional photo courtesy Sony Pictures Animation)

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On the Screen: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ deserves a spot on the big screen

It’s a film that was made to be experienced with theater-quality sound and alongside a group of strangers

Former Alaska House Rep. Ben Carpenter and Ray Southwell rise in support of speaker David Haeg during a town hall on the Alaska grand jury process in the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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State attorney general discusses new ‘investigative grand jury’ process at town hall

The State Department of Law in July rolled out a new, formalized process for Alaska residents to request…

Protesters hold signs at the “No War Criminals” protest at The Whale in Bill Overstreet Park in Juneau, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Photo provided by Juneau For Democracy)

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Juneau protesters speak out against Putin visit

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage on Friday

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A child races into the night in “Weapons.”

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On the Screen: ‘Weapons’ a thoughtful horror set to American tragedy

Wrapped in a supernatural horror story is a distinctly human narrative

A Juneau Police Department vehicle. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Juneau Police Department names officer seen throwing man during arrest

The man was medevaced to a Seattle hospital following the incident

Liam Neeson is Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. in “The Naked Gun.” (Promotional image courtesy Paramount Pictures)

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On the Screen: Profoundly dumb, deeply hilarious

‘Naked Gun’ brings back the goofball comedy

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Traveling nurse charged with murder of 78-year-old Southcentral Alaska man

John “Skip” Dove Jr. was found on Tuesday stabbed to death in his home off Sports Lake Road…

The joint House and Senate majorities of the Alaska Legislature hold a press availability after the adjournment of the Legislature’s special session in Juneau, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Screenshot courtesy Gavel Alaska/KTOO)

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Alaska Legislature adjourns after overriding governor vetoes

Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he would “possibly” call another special session before January

Alaska Senate President Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, left, talks with House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, a Dillingham independent, before Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s State of the State speech on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire)

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Legislature overrides veto of bill aimed at increased legislative oversight of state oil tax revenue

Lawmakers have said the somewhat obscure policy is significant in the face of missing oil tax information.

The Alaska Legislature’s vote tally shows 45-14 in favor of overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of education funding in the state budget during a joint session in Juneau, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Screenshot courtesy Gavel Alaska/KTOO)

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Legislature narrowly votes to override education funding veto

The override was approved with no floor discussion

A Juneau Police Department vehicle. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Juneau police investigating incident that sent man to hospital; officer placed on leave

Video posted to social media shows the hospitalized man being thrown to the ground during an arrest attempt

Darryl Bruce Fawcett was 28 years old when he went missing in 1999. (Image via Juneau Police Department)

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Remains found in 2004 identified as Juneau man missing since 1999

Remains recovered in the Gastineau Channel were submitted to the state medical examiner, but never successfully identified.

A Juneau Police Department vehicle. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Juneau man ‘taken to the ground’ by police officer medevaced to Seattle with head injury

The incident, which was captured on video, is under investigation, police said