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Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020

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Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

This July 2019 photo shows South Franklin Street. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: People should still support South Franklin businesses

I would like to urge people not to forget lower South Franklin when they want to support local…

Kate Troll (Courtesy Photo / Kate Troll)

Opinion

Opinion: Even on military matters, Sullivan toes the line for Trump

We need an independent, strong voice that will stand up for what’s right.

Courtesy Photo / David Bergeson                                 This photo shows a watchful young ptarmigan in Granite Basin.

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Tales from 2 trails and some bird stories

By Mary F. Willson

A plane rests in brush and trees after a midair collision outside of Soldotna, Alaska. State Rep. Gary Knopp, an Alaska state lawmaker who was involved in a July midair collision that killed seven people, was piloting his plane even though his medical flight certification was denied eight years ago because of vision problems, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Jeff Helminiak / Peninsula Clarion)

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NTSB: Rep in plane crash flew despite vision problems

By TOM KRISHER

State reports 4 deaths, 37 new cases

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State reports 4 deaths, 37 new cases

Both numbers are unusual.

Alexander B. Dolitsky

Opinion

Opinion: Marxism and its relevance to ‘white privilege’ doctrine

“Today, in America, opportunity is available to nearly everyone.”

Bristol Bay Reserve Association Board member Mike LaRussa, Bristol Bay Native Association President/CEO Ralph Andersen, Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association Executive Director Andy Wink, United Tribes of Bristol Bay Deputy Director Lindsay Layland, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Norm Van Vactor, and Robin Samuelson of Bristol Bay Native Corporation, make statements at the Federal Courthouse in Anchorage in October 2019. The Trump administration plans to block a proposed copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in Alaska, six people described as familiar with its plans told Politico on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2020. The administration’s rejection of the Pebble Mine project is expected to come after Trump faced pressure to stop it from GOP mega-donor Andy Sabin, Bass Pro Shops CEO Johnny Morris and his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., Politico reported. (Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)

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Report indicates Trump administration to block Pebble Mine

Trump faced pressure from a GOP mega-donor, his eldest son and others, according to Politico.

Corps: Alaska mine would have adverse impacts on salmon site

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Corps: Alaska mine would have adverse impacts on salmon site

Corps appears to reverse course.

The Tongass National Forest sign seen en route to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Removing the Roadless Rule would hurt Alaska

Removing the Roadless Rule from the Tongass would exacerbate impact of climate change.

Caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd migrate onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. Environmental groups wasted no time challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to open part of an Alaska refuge where polar bears and caribou roam free to oil and gas drilling. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

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Lawsuits challenge drilling plan in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Environmental groups wasted no time challenging the attempt to allow oil and gas drilling.

Watch: Gov. Mike Dunleavy give update on small business grant program

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Watch: Gov. Mike Dunleavy give update on small business grant program

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NIAID / National Institutes of Health via AP                                This image shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient.

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State reports 72 new coronavirus cases

None in Juneau.

Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020

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Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

Opinion: I’m encouraged by congressional candidates

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Opinion: I’m encouraged by congressional candidates

Here’s why.

Laptop supplies strained across the country

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Laptop supplies strained across the country

Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays in getting crucial supplies.

Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to a small fire outside the Downtown Public Library Early Thursday morning. (Courtesy Photo / Capital City Fire/Rescue)

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Fire outside downtown library is under investigation

It did an estimated $3,000 in damage.

A group of people watch bears cross the road near Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Sept. 16, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)

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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos for late summer 2020.

Slack Tide: Let’s talk about August, February’s evil, sweaty, bare-chested twin

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Slack Tide: Let’s talk about August, February’s evil, sweaty, bare-chested twin

Let’s talk about February’s evil twin.

Kaye Fan, right, calls out orders as she works in her Dreamy Drinks food truck, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, near the suburb of Lynnwood, Wash., north of Seattle. Long seen as a feature of city living, food trucks are now finding customers in the suburbs during the coronavirus pandemic as people are working and spending most of their time at home. (AP Photo / Ted S. Warren)

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Saved by suburbs: Food trucks hit by virus find new foodies

Keep on trucking.