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Southeast gillnetters set a one-week record
Commercial fishermen caught a historic amount of fish this week in a district south of Juneau. Statistics are…
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Truck drags dog on Douglas Bridge
Animal Control is investigating a report of a dog being dragged behind a truck on the Douglas bridge.…
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Bear attacks dogwalker near Dredge Lakes
A man and his dog were attacked by a sow black bear defending its cubs early Friday morning,…
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Armed 11-year-old boy saves fishing party from charging bear
Quick action from a Hoonah boy saved a fishing party from a charging brown bear on June 18,…
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For third time this year, Suicide Basin floods Mendenhall Lake
The jökulhlaup has struck again. Every summer since 2011, Suicide Basin, a glacial lake which feeds the larger…
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42-foot vessel Whimsea sinks after possible arson
A 42-foot vessel, Whimsea, went down in flames early Tuesday morning, sending its occupant to the hospital with…
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When all else fails … amateur radio
Hanging on a chain link fence across from the Division of Motor Vehicles office in the Mendnehal Valley…
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They’re here: It’s invasive species awareness week
Crawfish, “rock vomit” and sea Borgs: the Empire has written recently about a variety of invasive plants and…
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Invasion from ‘Borg of the ocean’ baffles scientists
Fishing for winter king salmon in February, Don Jeske found himself in the middle of an invasion. They…
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On the docks, no sympathy for deadlocked lawmakers
Boats don’t have wheels. This may go without saying, but as Juneau commercial fisherman Brian Delay joked Friday…
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King salmon fishing opens, 2 months too late for some
Docked for two months by an emergency order, it’s been a painful early season for charter and sport…
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Police, homeless find common ground at the lanes
As a 30-year-old homeless woman, Rebecca Bells has had her share of interactions with law enforcement. As a…
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Shutdown puts salmon fisheries at risk
Alaska Department of Fish & Game workers are heading out to weirs and counting towers this month to…
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Healthy hatchery fish flee the nest
There comes a time in every parent’s life that they have to let go. On Wednesday, Charlie Currit…
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Starting them young at Family Fishing Day
At just 6 years old, Judah Haven Marr already has sport fishing figured out. “Fishing is about patience,…
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New flying squirrel species discovered by Juneau researcher
Research by a University of Alaska Southeast professor published this week helped discover the existence of a new…
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Douglas homeowner shoots 725-pound brown bear
It’s a rare occurrence, and one local homeowners would like to keep that way. For the first time…
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Ghost fishing: Lost pots are a crab killer
Though it sounds like the subtitle to a Pirates of the Caribbean movie, ghost fishing is a real…
Sports
JDHS boys suffer first-round knockout at state
A run at the soccer state championship wasn’t in the cards for the Juneau-Douglas High School boys this…
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JDHS girls fall to South in state semifinals
The Juneau-Douglas High School girls soccer team burned West Valley in the first round of the Alaska School…