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Neighbors: Symposium at UAS explores Arctic climate, nuclear weapons, environment and stability

A symposium from 9 a.m. to 5 pm. Saturday at the University of Alaska Southeast’s Egan Lecture Hall…

Fred La Plante is the pastor at the Juneau Church of the Nazarene. (Courtesy / Fred La Plante)

Neighbors

Living and Growing: The Christian season of Lent

This week began the Christian celebration of Lent. Lent is typically a time when people give up or…

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News

Police calls for Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024

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Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Opinion

Opinion: Sullivan defends democracy abroad, but not at home

On Tuesday, Sen. Dan Sullivan uncharacteristically defied Donald Trump. He along with 21 other Republicans and almost 50…

Joe Orsi (left) and Sam Bertoni stand next to a 3,000-plus garlic bulb harvest in Juneau in late summer of 2023. (Photo courtesy of Joe Orsi)

Opinion

My Turn: Moving the needle forward for Alaskan agriculture and local food security

As a follow-up to a recent “My Turn” article in the Juneau Empire by Colin Peacock on prioritizing…

A man walks a Fairbanks street during an ice-fog episode in January 2012. (Photo by Ned Rozell)

Sports

Alaska Science Forum: Ice fog not often a part of northern life

An old friend — a character not seen in these parts for a few years — showed up…

The Alaska State Capitol is seen on Jan. 18. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

News

For third year, Alaska’s top-paid public executive is the gas pipeline boss

The head of the state corporation in charge of a long-planned trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline is once again…

The Department of Fish and Game will release great adventure permission slips on Friday. The author tagged along on a hunt in 2023 and it ended up being a highlight. (Photo by Jeff Lund)

Sports

I Went to the Woods: The wait is almost over

Clarity comes on Friday.

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News

Police calls for Monday, Feb. 12, 2024

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Members of the Juneau Assembly and Juneau Board of Education, along with top administrators for the city and school district, meet jointly to discuss the district’s financial crisis on Jan. 30 at City Hall. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Juneau Assembly wrestles with school district funding

During a CBJ Assembly Finance Committee meeting on Feb. 7, opinions about how to handle a sizable deficit…

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Mila Hargrave (24) shoots under pressure from Thunder Mountain High School senior Ashlyn Gates (2) as JDHS sophomore Gwen Nizich (15) blocks out TMHS junior Cailynn Baxter (23) during the Crimson Bears 42-28 loss to the Falcons on Feb. 3 at the George Houston Gymnasium. The two teams split games during the weekend. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire file photo)

Sports

THMS girls basketball rank fourth, boys fifth in first ASR/Class 4A Coaches Poll

Falcons only team ranked in both polls; both JDHS teams among those “also receiving votes.”

Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivers the State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the Alaska State Capitol. Behind him are Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, and Speaker of the House Cathy Tilton, R-Wasilla. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

News

Alaska legislators are moving to reject some of Dunleavy’s executive orders

The Alaska Senate moved quickly on Monday to take the first formal steps needed to reject some or…

A northern red-backed vole is seen in this undated photo. Small mammals, especially northern red-backed voles, have been found to be infected with Alaskapox, a disease that was not identified until 2015. State health officials on Friday reported that a man died from the infection in January in the first known fatality associated with the viral disease. (Photo by Jim Dau/provided by Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

News

First fatal case of Alaskapox, a newly identified viral disease, claims Kenai Peninsula man

An elderly man on the Kenai Peninsula has died from Alaskapox, making him the first person to be…

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News

Police calls for Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024

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News

Aurora forecast for the week of Feb. 12

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

A female white-winged crossbill contemplates a partly open spruce cone. (Photo by Helen Unruh)

Sports

On the Trails: Crossbills

Most birds have bills with tips that come together when the jaws close. But not crossbills — hence…

(Juneau Empire file photo)

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Concerned about country’s future under Trump

Ex-president Donald Trump said that if he is reelected, he would be a dictator on day one. I…

A view from an Alaska Marine Highway System ferry. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities photo)

News

State ferry system in third year of crew shortages

Kennicott will spend another summer in dock unless more people hired soon, AMHS director says.

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News

Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024

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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Leave the pro-life flag flying at the Governor’s Residence

Please leave up the pro-life flag at the Governor’s Residence. It represents my choice and the choice of…