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An adult peregrine falcon in flight over Alaska. (Photo by Ted Swem)

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Alaska Science Forum: Population of Yukon River peregrines nosedives

Numbers of adult peregrine falcons on the upper Yukon River in Alaska have decreased by more than a…

Bjorn Dihle stands in front of acid mine drainage at British Columbia’s Tulsequah Chief mine, which has been abandoned and leaching acid mine drainage into the transboundary Taku River watershed for more than 65 years. The Taku, a wild salmon river, flows into Alaska and empties into the ocean just south of Juneau. (Photo by Chris Miller/csmphotos.com)

Opinion

Opinion: Powerful interests should stop targeting Alaska hook and line fishing

They should start targeting the real threat to wild salmon: habitat destruction

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023

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Alaska SeaLife Center staff give fluids to the dehydrated walrus calf. (Photo by Kaiti Grant/Alaska SeaLife Center)

Opinion

Northern Journal: More from the mammal beat, mining prospects and a tribe’s quick reversal

The fate of The Walrus, coyotes attack Alaska soldiers and governor visits Alaska Range.

Good advice for everyone seen in a Gold Street garden on Aug. 4. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

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Art In Unusual Places

Good advice for everyone seen in a Gold Street garden. 8-4-23

The riverfront in Kotlik, a Yup’ik community of about 600 people, is seen in 2009. Kotlik, on the north end of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, is one of the communities in the Kusilvak Census Area. A new study published in the Lancet found that Alaska Natives in the Kusilvak Census Area have the nation’s highest rate of death from intentional self-harm or interpersonal violence. (Photo provided by the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs)

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Alaska construction employment statistics show uneven post-pandemic recovery, wage deflation

Employment in Alaska’s construction industry had not yet returned to pre-COVID-19 levels as of the end of 2022,…

Sophia Owen, a senior at Thunder Mountain High School, discusses her educational goals and involvement in after-school programs as a member of this year’s Million Girls Moonshot Flight Crew. (Screenshot from Million Girls Moonshot video)

Opinion

My Turn: After-school programs shaped my life. Why don’t all students have access?

Designing and programming a robot to fling as many rubber ducks off a wheel as possible in 30…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Monday, Aug. 7, 2023

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(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023

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Humpback whales engage in “bubble net” feeding near Juneau on July 31. (Photo by Christopher Grau)

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Wild Shots

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

A sign marks a house along the Mendenhall River that is condemned following a glacial dam outburst Saturday that resulted in weekend flooding along the river. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Bursting ice dam in Juneau highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe

The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into the river below as rushing waters…

Sealaska Heritage Institute is seen in downtown Juneau on Friday. (Claire Stremple / Alaska Beacon)

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Sealaska nonprofit launches program to support Alaska Native teachers

As Alaska grapples with a shortage of teachers and high turnover rates, a regional nonprofit is recruiting Alaska…

A black bear yearling carries a chum salmon up the bank, but discards it later. (Photo by Stacey Thomas)

Sports

On the Trails: High summer in Juneau

As July came to an end, fireweed was in bloom everywhere, the early flowers, low on the stem,…

Sunsets started to tease the Arctic horizon as scientists on board the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy headed south in the Chukchi Sea during the final days collecting ocean data for the 2011 ICESCAPE mission. (Photo by NASA/Kathryn Hansen)

Opinion

Opinion: Action to protect the Arctic could slow climate change

As a scorching wake-up call reverberated around the globe, climate scientists urged accelerated action in the Arctic to…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023

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(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Friday, Aug. 4, 2023

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(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023

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(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023

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(Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Assembly way off track — time for a course correction

My name is Molly Duvall. I was born in Petersburg and am living in Juneau now for the…

The riverfront in Kotlik, a Yup’ik community of about 600 peole, is seen in 2009. Kotlik, on the north end of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, is one of the communities in the Kusilvak Census Area. A new study published in the Lancet found that Alaska Natives in the Kusilvak Census Area have the nation’s highest rate of death from intentional self-harm or interpersonal violence. (Photo provided by the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs)

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Study: Different populations in Alaska have some of nation’s highest and lowest death rates by cause

Alaska Natives in certain rural areas of the state have the nation’s highest death rates from suicide and…