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Suspect apprehended in Sitka after fleeing scene of harbor shooting
A shooter fled the scene of a shooting at Eliason Harbor in Sitka on Saturday, leading police to…
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A predator and a pedestal
Judy and Herb Wright operate the Point Baker Trading Post from May to September, selling milk and eggs…
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Council: Subsistence trappers don’t need tags, proposal would allow bear baiting in Southeast
A proposal passed Thursday that would no longer require subsistence hunters to mark their traps with identifying numbers…
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Wolf kills dog in Lemon Creek
A local woman is warning Juneau dog walkers to use leashes after her family dog was killed by…
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Wolf hunt may be expanded on Prince of Wales Island
Subsistence hunters on Prince of Wales Island (POW) may be able to shoot and trap more wolves if…
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More gold found at Herbert Glacier
If it’s not yet gold fever, the mercury is definitely rising at a mining prospect near Herbert Glacier.…
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‘Just say no’: Red Ribbon Rally returns in the age of legal weed, opioid crisis
All of 10 years old, with a tight blond ponytail tied behind her head, Haylee Baxter handed out…
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Council to decide future of POW wolf hunt
Southeast rural hunters and fishers could see changes to moose, deer and wolf hunts with decisions made this…
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Man shot dead at logging camp
A logging camp employee shot dead a fellow worker at a Prince of Wales Island camp on Wednesday,…
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With numbers halved since ’60s, swallows are subject of local Audubon study
The Juneau Audubon Society recently wrapped up its third year of studying local swallow populations. Next year, members…
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Why are there so many seagulls in the channel?
From Juneau Empire subscriber Catherine Reardon: Hundreds of gulls are assembling at the dock downtown squawking loudly, apparently…
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Zombies: A brainy topic, says UAS professor
Mindless marauders with a taste for grey matter. Bloodthirsty, reanimated beasts intent on destruction. Gruesome, restless ghouls. An…
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Sea cucumbers are a boon to a local seafood processor
Inside the processing plant at Alaska Glacier Seafood (AGS), plant manager Nick Segal held out a slimy, gelatinous…
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Want to graduate high school? Workshop at an alternative school
History lied beneath Herman Ed Becker’s feet. At Evergreen Cemetery Tuesday morning, the Yaakoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School…
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Group of 29 tribes oppose Pebble Mine, B.C.’s ‘transboundary’ projects
Southeast and Bristol Bay tribal mining opposition now has a unified front. Two Alaska Native tribal consortiums announced…
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A new STEM collaboration has Juneau teachers working hand-in-hand with scientists
“When am I ever going to use this?” It’s a question every educator is familiar with. Some teachers…
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At bowling alley, Special Olympians and league players unite
Juneau’s newly-formed unified Special Olympics bowling team has laid a lot on the line. For teammates Niall Johnson,…
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Adulting: TMHS seniors contemplate future at career fair
Cole Jensen has some time to decide what he wants to do after high school. He’s only a…
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Statewide salmon harvests break records
As commercial salmon fishing season wraps up for the summer, numbers recently released by the Alaska Department of…
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Could migrating squid help Alaska predict climate change?
Attracted to warming ocean temperatures, small, iridescent squid have been moving into Southeast Alaska waters. They could be…