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Is your fitness tracker down? This might be why

Is your fitness tracker down? This might be why

The company had apologized for the disruption a day earlier.

Is your fitness tracker down? This might be why
Opinion: Why I support the Fair Share Act

Opinion: Why I support the Fair Share Act

Does Ballot Measure 1 benefit the affected people, rather than private “outside” capital interests?

Opinion: Why I support the Fair Share Act
Opinion: Dunleavy’s cameo in an alternative universe

Opinion: Dunleavy’s cameo in an alternative universe

To paraphrase President Donald Trump, “not many people know” that Big Brother had the power to interfere in a homeowner’s landscaping project. Not anymore. The… Continue reading

Opinion: Dunleavy’s cameo in an alternative universe
This graphic shows All the large recent earthquakes on the Aleutian Subduction Zone, including the magnitude 7.8 in the “Shumagin Gap” that occurred July 21, 2020. (Courtesy Image/Alaska Earthquake Center) This graphic shows All the large recent earthquakes on the Aleutian Subduction Zone, including the magnitude 7.8 in the “Shumagin Gap” that occurred July 21, 2020. (Courtesy Image/Alaska Earthquake Center)

Recent earthquake adds missing piece to puzzle

What was learned from the biggest earthquake on the planet so far in 2020.

This graphic shows All the large recent earthquakes on the Aleutian Subduction Zone, including the magnitude 7.8 in the “Shumagin Gap” that occurred July 21, 2020. (Courtesy Image/Alaska Earthquake Center) This graphic shows All the large recent earthquakes on the Aleutian Subduction Zone, including the magnitude 7.8 in the “Shumagin Gap” that occurred July 21, 2020. (Courtesy Image/Alaska Earthquake Center)
This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (NIAID-RML via AP)

State reports 68 new cases

None for Juneau, but more info shared about previously reported case.

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (NIAID-RML via AP)
Opinion: A healthy economy will help us defeat the coronavirus

Opinion: A healthy economy will help us defeat the coronavirus

Government should be focused on the emergency before us, put lesser priorities on the back burner.

Opinion: A healthy economy will help us defeat the coronavirus
Opinion: Trump’s use of force tramples our freedoms

Opinion: Trump’s use of force tramples our freedoms

Alaskans have a choice in November.

Opinion: Trump’s use of force tramples our freedoms
Police calls for Friday, July 24, 2020

Police calls for Friday, July 24, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Friday, July 24, 2020
Ballot Measure 1 protects jobs and economy

Ballot Measure 1 protects jobs and economy

We shouldn’t give oil away at a price that robs all Alaskans of a better future.

Ballot Measure 1 protects jobs and economy
Eric Risberg | associated press file Visitors walk along a pathway near the entrance to the Muir Woods National Monument, named after John Muir, in Marin County, Calif. The Sierra Club is reckoning with the racist views of founder John Muir, the naturalist who helped spawn environmentalism. The San Francisco-based environmental group said Wednesday, July 22, 2020, that Muir was part of the group’s history perpetuating white supremacy.

Environmental group calls out founder John Muir for racist views

The Sierra Club is calling out its founder.

Eric Risberg | associated press file Visitors walk along a pathway near the entrance to the Muir Woods National Monument, named after John Muir, in Marin County, Calif. The Sierra Club is reckoning with the racist views of founder John Muir, the naturalist who helped spawn environmentalism. The San Francisco-based environmental group said Wednesday, July 22, 2020, that Muir was part of the group’s history perpetuating white supremacy.
Police calls for Thursday, July 23, 2020

Police calls for Thursday, July 23, 2020

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Police calls for Thursday, July 23, 2020
Opinion: Acknowledging an ‘invisible package of unearned assets’

Opinion: Acknowledging an ‘invisible package of unearned assets’

As a white person, acknowledging white privilege exists doesn’t mean I need to feel shame or guilt.

Opinion: Acknowledging an ‘invisible package of unearned assets’
The governor and Department of Public Safety condemned Google in a news release after the company would not allow Alaska State Troopers to pay for further distribution of an ad, July 17, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: A question about diversity

How much emphasis does troopers’ advertising place on recruiting women and racial minorities?

The governor and Department of Public Safety condemned Google in a news release after the company would not allow Alaska State Troopers to pay for further distribution of an ad, July 17, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Roald Helgesen is Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska new chief operating officer. (Courtesy Photo | For Tlingit and Haida)
Capital City Weekly

Tlingit and Haida hires new chief operating officer

The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska hired Roald Helgesen as chief operating officer, Tlingit and Haida announced. In the… Continue reading

Roald Helgesen is Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska new chief operating officer. (Courtesy Photo | For Tlingit and Haida)
Sealaska Heritage Institute media intern and Northwest Coast art student Mikayla Mitchell peruses some of the books recently donated to the institute by Lesley Jacobs. (Courtesy Photo | Brian Wallace for Sealaska Heritage Institute)
Capital City Weekly

Sealaska Heritage Institute library grows thanks to donations

Seattle resident donates Northwest Coast art books.

Sealaska Heritage Institute media intern and Northwest Coast art student Mikayla Mitchell peruses some of the books recently donated to the institute by Lesley Jacobs. (Courtesy Photo | Brian Wallace for Sealaska Heritage Institute)
Being a fly on the wall for complicated life cycles

Being a fly on the wall for complicated life cycles

Not just growing up.

Being a fly on the wall for complicated life cycles
Pond lilies and dandelions brighten a cool, damp day

Pond lilies and dandelions brighten a cool, damp day

Some of the dandelion stems had reached extraordinary lengths.

Pond lilies and dandelions brighten a cool, damp day
Sue Mauger, Cook Inletkeeper’s science and executive director, works in the Russian River. (Courtesy Photo | Joe Yelverton)
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What climate change means for Alaska’s rivers — and king salmon

A study finds some answers for Chinook salmon decline lie in freshwater rivers and streams.

Sue Mauger, Cook Inletkeeper’s science and executive director, works in the Russian River. (Courtesy Photo | Joe Yelverton)
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Headlights from a line of cars shine at dusk as people evacuate the Spit in Homer, Alaska, following a powerful earthquake in the Aleutian Islands that prompted a tsunami warning. There were no immediate reports of damage in the sparsely populated area of the state, and the tsunami warning was later canceled. (Pat Williams Russell)

Powerful quake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami

There were no immediate reports of damage.

Headlights from a line of cars shine at dusk as people evacuate the Spit in Homer, Alaska, following a powerful earthquake in the Aleutian Islands that prompted a tsunami warning. There were no immediate reports of damage in the sparsely populated area of the state, and the tsunami warning was later canceled. (Pat Williams Russell)
Police calls for Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Police calls for Wednesday, July 22, 2020

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Police calls for Wednesday, July 22, 2020