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Police calls for Friday, Oct. 6, 2023

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Police calls for Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023

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Police calls for Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023

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Alaska Seaplanes aircraft sit on the flight line during an event celebrating the company’s debut of service to Wrangell on May 26. 2022. The company announced this week it is cancelling service to Wrangell and Petersburg as of Nov. 1. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

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Alaska Seaplanes halts Wrangell, Petersburg service as of Nov. 1

“Unfortunately, it wasn’t financially sustainable with the ridership,” company’s general manager says.

The Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Encore docks in Juneau in October, 2022. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Ships in Port for t​​he Week of Oct. 8

Here’s what to expect this week.

Jayden Johnson (4), a junior for the Juneau Huskies, looks for room to run against Anchorage South during their game Sept. 30 at Adair-Kennedy Field. The Alaska Sports Report calls Johnson “most explosive player in the state” as the state playoffs begin Friday night. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire File)

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Huskies begin playoffs Friday night; here’s how the eight teams stack up

#8 Juneau faces #1 West Anchorage, but “Jayden Johnson is the most explosive player in the state.”

A ballot is dropped into a drop box at the City Hall Assembly Chambers on Tuesday, the official date of this year’s municipal election. Certified results are scheduled to be released two weeks later on Oct. 17. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: It’s time to retire the idea of Election Day results

Although I defended voting by-mail a few weeks ago, Win Gruening is right in calling for the CBJ…

A person walks across the dock at St. Paul Harbor, Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Kodiak. Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab, the largest and most lucrative of all the Bering Sea crab species, for the first time in two years, offering a slight reprieve to the beleaguered fishery beset by low numbers likely exacerbated by climate change. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

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Alaska fishermen will be allowed to harvest lucrative red king crab in the Bering Sea

Catch allowed after two canceled seasons; snow crab fishery to remain closed for second year.

Black bear sow with cub on the Mendenhall Wetlands, just off Egan Expressway on Sept. 5. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)

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Wild Shots

To showcase our readers’ work to the widest possible audience, Wild Shots have been moved in front of…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2o23

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An emergency alert is displayed on a cellphone, Oct. 30, 2020, in Rio Rancho, N.M. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

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Nationwide emergency alert test to hit cellphones and TVs starting at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday

People scheduled to get an alert during a 30-minute window.

(Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Lack of privacy when voting in person is concerning

Thank you to the election workers that are providing service at each polling location. My experience Tuesday at…

(Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: How to protect individuals from financial damage caused by irresponsible elected officials

Most everyone is familiar with how insurance deductibles work: You cover the first dollars out of pocket and…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2o23

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An empty hallway at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on July 20, 2022. (Photo by Lisa Phu/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska seeks to create statewide reading standards for Alaska Native languages

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development is seeking a specialist in Alaska Native language education to…

A rosary the author got during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 2018. (Photo by Gina Del Rosario)

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Living and Growing: The Holy Rosary — our spiritual sword

Do you have a favorite song that brings back to your heart precious events in your life that…

An exercise station at Anchorage’s Westchester Lagoon is seen on Monday. The “Fitness Cluster” offers opportunities for strength and cardiovacular training, and signage gives fitness information and advice. Two-thirds of Alaska adults are overweight or obese, and about a fifth of them engage in no physical activity, according to an annual report released by the state Department of Health. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Report: Alaskans dogged by chronic diseases

Many residents lack healthy lifestyles or regular screenings.

A rainbow bench downtown on Sept. 8. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

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Art in Unusual Places

The Juneau Empire welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places in Alaska. To submit, email…

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first…

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Police calls for Monday, Oct. 2, 2023

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