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Police calls for Sunday, March 9, 2025

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Police calls for Monday, March 10, 2025

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Police calls for Tuesday, March 11, 2025

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The Office of Personnel Management in Washington. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

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Judge orders Trump administration to rehire thousands of fired workers; at least some to get back pay

Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy and Interior departments affected by order.

Sen. Dan Sullivan, (R-Alaska) questions Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency, during the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Opinion

Opinion: Trickle-down lawlessness

Last weekend, I signed a petition calling on Sen. Dan Sullivan to honor his oath of office. It…

A troller fishes near Ketchikan last summer. (Photo by Jeff Lund)

Sports

I Went to the Woods: Fish farm fiasco

I’ve spent almost all of my life searching for and evaluating fish.

Tolovana Roadhouse, built in 1924, is the only remaining rest stop mushers used in the 1925 Serum Run. Iditarod mushers also used it in 2025. (Photo by Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: Traveling through time in the Alaska bush

TOLOVANA ROADHOUSE — On the dark, frozen white plain of the Tanana River, a white dot appeared in…

The Rev. Tim Harrison is the senior pastor at Chapel by the Lake. (Courtesy photo)

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Living and Growing: The numbers tell the story

I love numbers and math. One of my first career aspirations was to be a high school math…

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Former Dunleavy aide files libel lawsuit against news organizations, reporters

Jeremy Cubas, representing himself in the suit, resigned from the governor’s office in 2023.

The Alaska State Capitol is seen on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in front of snow-covered Mount Juneau. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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As Alaska Legislature tackles education funding, a bigger budget debate looms

State faces short-term and long-term fiscal problems this year, with many options being considered.

A museum visitor mimics pterosaurs flight in the age of the dinosaurs. (Tim Evanson / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)

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On the Trails: Wings aloft!

When vertebrates moved onto land, long ago, some of them eventually became airborne, way after the insects did.…

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Police calls for Thursday, March 6, 2025

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Police calls for Friday, March 7, 2025

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(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Saturday, March 8, 2025

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Senate President Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, confers with other senators and legislative staff moments before gaveling in the start of this year’s legislative session at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

My Turn: Support for public schools

There is a perception that all public schools in Alaska are failing to effectively educate students because average…

Twin rainbows are seen from the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (Photo by Laurie Craig)

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My Turn: Fired Forest Service park rangers need to return to Mendenhall Glacier before tourists do

I was a U.S. Forest Service park ranger at Mendenhall Glacier for 14 years until I retired in…

The University of Alaska Southeast campus on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

My Turn: University of Alaska’s canceled culture

As an alumnus of UAS I am disgusted at how fast the University of Alaska Board of Regents,…

Trucks haul shipping containers and other cargo through the terminal at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, Calif., Feb. 14, 2025. President Donald Trump said that Americans would be better off in the long run from his tariffs, which he said would prevent the country from being “ripped off.” (Mark Abramson/The New York Times)

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Trump declines to rule out recession as tariffs begin to bite

President says Americans will be better off in the long run, policies will keep country from being “ripped…

The 4A Girls All Conference players Juneau-Douglas’ Layla Tokuoka, Kerra Baxter, Caiylnn Baxter, Kayhi’s Aspen Bauer, Juneau-Douglas’ Gwen Nizich and Cambry Lockhart stand for a photo at the Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium on Saturday. (Christopher Mullen / Ketchikan Daily News)

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JDHS players earn all-conference honors at regions

Good Sport, academic, cheer and dance honors given.

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Aurora forecast through the week of Feb. 15

These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute and available online, along with more…