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Local Tlingit man Angelo Katasse dons his Eagle clan, Split-Killer Whale moeity regalia before embarking to Cannon Ball, North Dakota to join the Standing Rock Sioux in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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Juneau man embraces Tlingit identity in fight against Dakota Access Pipeline

Growing up half white, half Tlingit, Juneau local Angelo Katasse has always had a foot in two worlds.…

JDHS senior wrestler Cody Weldon stands atop the podium at the Lancer Smith Memorial Tournament last weekend. Weldon beat Palmer High School's Austin Farris for the tournament title at 220 pounds.

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Weldon crowned 220 champion at wrestling tourney

As the state runner-up at 195 pounds, Juneau wrestler Cody Weldon is new to the 220-pound weight class.…

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Correction

In a Tuesday article “Pair of hat tricks help JDHS top Hutchison,” the Empire stated that “Kyle Farley-Robinson…

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Pair of hat tricks help JDHS top Hutchison

Juneau-Douglas High School senior forward Ryan Liebelt beat Hutchison goalie Alaya Brunty just 44 seconds into Saturday’s match…

Southeast Trap Tournament high scorer Ruger Parker, left, with tournament director Mark Kappler. Parker, a Sitka resident, won the Varsity Division at the annual shoot, hitting 182 of 200 targets.

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Southeast Trap Tournament results

Athletes from 13 teams from around the state took part in the Juneau Gun Club’s annual Southeast Trap…

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Family of heroes honored by Coast Guard

The label “good Samaritan” doesn’t quite cut it for the Carriker family; try great Samaritan, or simply heroes.…

Juneau-Douglas' Bill Bosse challenges Hutchison's goalie Alayah Brunty at Treadwell Arena on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016.

Sports

Crimson Bears ice Hutchison in first win

A hot start broke the ice for Juneau-Douglas High School hockey as the Crimson Bears notched the first…

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Iliamna Lake Seal not endangered, NMFS says

The National Marine Fisheries Service determined that the Iliamna Lake Seal, a population of seals that overwinter in…

Jeep Rice, left, Ray Bradley, center, and Tom Ramage, photographed here at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, are retiring from coaching football in Juneau. All have coached for the Juneau Youth Football League, Juneau-Douglas High School and Thunder Mountain High School.

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100 years of football wisdom retires

The game was simpler when Jeep Rice, Ray Bradley and Tom Ramage began coaching. Juneau football was run…

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Colony bounces JDHS volleyball out of state tournament

Juneau-Douglas High School volleyball ended their bid for a state championship Friday in Anchorage, losing to Colony High…

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SERR hosts Veteran’s Day Run Nov. 12

The Southeast Road Runners will host their Veteran’s Day Run on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Mendenhall River…

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Parks and Rec basketball registration

Registration for 2016/2017 Parks and Recreation youth basketball season is open and runs through Nov. 23. Youth ages…

Sports

JDHS volleyball falls to Wasilla at state

The Crimson Bears girls took a straight-set loss from Wasilla High School in the first round of the…

Sports

Juneau-Douglas soccer alums playing in national tournament

It’s been a good year for Juneau-Douglas High School’s soccer alumni as three former Crimson Bears have punched…

The JDHS volleyball will face off against Wasilla on Thursday in the state tournament.

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Crimson Bears volleyball to challenge Southcentral hitters at state tournament

After a notable absence in 2015, Juneau-Douglas High School’s setters, hitters and liberos will once again represent the…

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Climate change research underway in Héen Latinee

On a Saturday morning, University of Alaska Southeast biology student Alannah Johnson loaded up her pickup with science…

Thunder Mountain's Spencer Holt competes in the boys 200 yard medley relay during the 2016 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Swim & Dive State Championships at the Dimond Park Aquatics Center on Saturday. Thunder Mountain won the race.

Sports

JDHS girls bookend careers as state runners-up

In a fitting close to a stellar prep swimming career, eight-time state champion Mia Ruffin, the Crimson Bears’…

A Neighborhood Watch sign along a Mendenhall Valley street.

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Rising rate of vehicle riflings, theft alarm community

I first noticed something wrong with my car before opening the door: a stack of business cards, normally…

Mia Ruffin practices her breast stroke during Juneau-Douglas High School swim practice at the Augustus Brown Swimming Pool on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016.

Sports

At state swim championships, JDHS girls lead title contentions

The last time Juneau hosted the state swim/dive championship, the Juneau-Douglas High School girls won it all. With…

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Juneau Ranger District seeks applications for natural resource projects

The Forest Service invites the public to submit funding applications for natural resource projects in the Juneau area.…