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Photos: Traveling for the holidays

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Photos: Traveling for the holidays

To appreciate Juneau’s beauty, you need an outside perspective.

Listening to the heartbeat of Alaska

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Listening to the heartbeat of Alaska

280 seismic stations silently do their jobs.

Alaska regulators approve rules for onsite marijuana use

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Alaska regulators approve rules for onsite marijuana use

The move is a significant step for the cannabis industry.

Skagway mayor, mother fatally struck by bus in Washington, D.C.

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Skagway mayor, mother fatally struck by bus in Washington, D.C.

Residents of a tiny Alaska town are grieving the death of their mayor.

Photos: Juneau Cabaret’s Holiday Extravaganza

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Photos: Juneau Cabaret’s Holiday Extravaganza

Juneau Cabaret brings Christmas cheer.

Winter solstice to coincide with full moon, meteor shower

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Winter solstice to coincide with full moon, meteor shower

Ward off the darkness.

Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018

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Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018

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

Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018

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Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018

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

Opinion: 53 packs of tortillas

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Opinion: 53 packs of tortillas

Before my recent trip flying out to Port Protection, I emailed a grocery order to Hammer and Wikan…

Eating Wild: Portuguese Fisherman’s Stew, Southeast Alaska style

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Eating Wild: Portuguese Fisherman’s Stew, Southeast Alaska style

The perfect food for a cold wintery night.

Holiday happenings: Things to do to celebrate

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Holiday happenings: Things to do to celebrate

The most wonderful and busiest time of the year.

Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly staff picks for this year

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Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly staff picks for this year

Here’s what we read, watched and listened to in 2018.

Ring in the new year at gala, Sealaska Heritage Institute receives authentic fire bowl

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Ring in the new year at gala, Sealaska Heritage Institute receives authentic fire bowl

News briefs for the week of Dec. 27, 2018.

New jewelry line highlights beauty of fish scales

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New jewelry line highlights beauty of fish scales

Shimmer like a king salmon.

Rep. Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau, greets Airlift Northwest pilots Randy Aspeluind, left, and Tyler Cousins during a bill signing by Gov. Sean Parnell at the air ambulance company’s hangar at the Juneau International Airport on Wednesday. Senate Bill 159, sponsored by Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, will exempt air ambulance services from the state’s insurance code, thereby allowing Airlift Northwest to continue their AirCare insurance program.

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Former Rep. Muñoz back in state government

Cathy Muñoz was in Legislature from 2008-2016.

Parking garage stairwell closed for cleaning

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Parking garage stairwell closed for cleaning

It won’t be for long.

Manni Guillen, whose family moved to Juneau from Mexico when he was a baby, speaks at the Love Knows No Borders rally in Juneau on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. Guillen spoke about his experiences growing up in Juneau and working with the Border Angels nonprofit. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Thanks to those who attended Saturday’s rally

Over 200 people gathered to support migrant rights.

Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018

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Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018

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At River City Books, shoppers can easily find books written by local authors by perusing the local author shelf in the store’s Alaska section, on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Victoria Petersen | Peninsula Clarion)

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Opinion: Library science isn’t just about finding books

When we hear the word library, many of us remember the library of our childhood — a silent…

The Douglas Bridge on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Woman nearly jumps from Douglas Bridge

The woman was ‘in crisis,’ police said.