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Matthew Wooller of the University of Alaska Fairbanks poses amid woolly mammoth tusks at the university. (Courtesy Photo / JR Ancheta)

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Alaska Science Forum: Adopt a woolly mammoth and win

The public can be a mammoth help.

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Neighbors

Gimme a Smile: The magic trifecta on the journey of life

Tool to help enjoy the rest of my journey of life.

A man shops at a supermarket on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in New York. An inflation gauge that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve, Friday, July 29, jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the biggest increase in four decades, and leaving Americans with no relief from surging costs. (AP Photo /Andres Kudacki)

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Hints of cooling prices, but Fed vows firm inflation stance

The Fed appears ready to continue efforts to ensure prices are moving in the right direction

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Douglas-Dornan Foundation Fund grants announced

Thirteen Southeast Alaska nonprofits receive funds.

Swimmers quickly work their way away from shore during Ironman Alaska. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Juneau is the biggest Ironman Alaska winner

From a wowed spectator to an enthusiastic supporter and proud host.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Michelle Bonnet Hale (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Voting no on disclosure repeal is about fairness

True assessments and accurate property taxes cut both ways.

Running back Jamal Johnson eyes the end zone from behind the line of scrimmage during a win against Bartlett High School. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire) Running back Jamal Johnson eyes the end zone from behind the line of scrimmage during a win against Bartlett High School. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Sports

Alaska Sports Report: Appetite to tackle challenges has Huskies unbeaten entering Week 3

“Don’t get comfortable.”

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Ex-Bartlett Regional Hospital senior employee arrested for theft

Arrest made early Thursday evening.

Michaela Goade, an award-winning illustrator who recently released the book "Berry Song," works in her studio. (Courtesy Photo / Bethany Goodrich)

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Resilient Peoples & Place: The magic and power of berry picking with Michaeala Goade

Adventure, magic and feeling connected and grounded to home.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski discusses her reelection campaign with supporters during the official opening of her Juneau campaign headquarters Thursday evening at Kootznoowoo Plaza. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Alaska’s ports and waterfront industry needs Sen. Murkowski

For more than three decades, I have been a member of the International Longshore Warehouse Union (ILWU), working…

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Wednesday, August 24, 2022

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

It's a police car until you look closely. The eye shies away, the . (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Tuesday, August 23, 2022

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

A female hairy woodpecker brings insect prey to chicks in an excavated nest cavity. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong)

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On the Trails: Cavity-nesting birds

Hole sweet home.

This photo shows the state seal on a ballot for June 11 special primary election. a lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Arctic Village Council, League of Women Voters of Alaska and two voters who a complaint says made mistakes on their ballot envelopes in the June special U.S. House primary that resulted in their ballots being rejected. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Groups sue over lack of process to fix mail ballot mistakes

Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Arctic Village Council, League of Women Voters of Alaska and 2 voters

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Opinion

Opinion: The power of community banks

One of my favorite childhood memories is joining my father as he visited communities around Western Alaska to…

In this Jan. 17, 2017, photo state Rep. Dean Westlake, D-Kotzebue, talks with another legislator during a break in the opening session of the Alaska Legislature in Juneau, Alaska. The son of the former Alaska lawmaker faces charges of manslaughter and evidence tampering in death of his father, according to charging documents. Tallon Westlake was arrested over the weekend. An online court records system did not show an attorney Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 who could speak on his behalf. The charging documents are dated Sunday. (AP File Photo / Mark Thiessen)

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Son of ex-Alaska lawmaker faces charges in father’s death

He was arrested over the weekend.

A Princess Cruise Line ship is docked in Juneau on Aug. 25, 2021. (Michael Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

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Ships in Port for the week of Sept. 4

Here’s what to expect this week.

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Recogntions for the week of Aug. 21

Awards and honors.

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Thank yous for the week of Aug.21.

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.