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Young and Galvin get a rematch

Young and Galvin get a rematch

2018 race was decided by seven percentage points.

Young and Galvin get a rematch
Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020

Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 19, 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 Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020
Embattled public lands chief hangs on despite nomination getting nixed

Embattled public lands chief hangs on despite nomination getting nixed

BILLINGS, Mont. — A former oil industry attorney will continue calling the shots for a government agency that oversees nearly a quarter-billion public acres in… Continue reading

Embattled public lands chief hangs on despite nomination getting nixed
A man votes during the primary election the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Election officials say it was a slow day at the polls

It picked up a little as day went on.

A man votes during the primary election the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
Watch: Dunleavy dicusses CARES Act funding

Watch: Dunleavy dicusses CARES Act funding

Watch live at 5 p.m.

Watch: Dunleavy dicusses CARES Act funding

Opinion: What has and hasn’t changed since 1970

Some things in life just don’t change.

Unloaded firearms should be stored in a lockable gun cabinet, safe or locked vault. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Thomas Dow)

Opinion: Unintentional gun deaths and injuries are preventable

Kids’ curiosity is wonderful, until you are trying to hide something from them…

Unloaded firearms should be stored in a lockable gun cabinet, safe or locked vault. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Thomas Dow)
Opinion: An in-person bar exam is unnecessary and dangerous

Opinion: An in-person bar exam is unnecessary and dangerous

Here’s what could be done instead.

Opinion: An in-person bar exam is unnecessary and dangerous
A sign marks a polling place in Juneau for the Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, primary election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Sullivan, Gross advance in US Senate primaries

Polls close at 8 p.m.

A sign marks a polling place in Juneau for the Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, primary election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020

Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 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 Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020

Death Notice: Matthew Dillman

Matthew Dillman, died Aug. 14, 2020

U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William “Perry” Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo. President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination of Pendley to head the Bureau of Land Management, a senior administration official said Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, much to the relief of environmentalists who insisted the longtime advocate of selling federal lands should not be overseeing them. (AP Photo / Matthew Brown)

Trump to withdraw public lands chief nomination

President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination to head the Bureau of Land Management.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William “Perry” Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo. President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination of Pendley to head the Bureau of Land Management, a senior administration official said Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, much to the relief of environmentalists who insisted the longtime advocate of selling federal lands should not be overseeing them. (AP Photo / Matthew Brown)
Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible

Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible

I think most Alaskans agree that a cornerstone of our democracy is our right to vote.

Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible
Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all

Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all

Economic despair among the underclass is at heart of recent unrest.

Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all
In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an airplane flies over caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska.The Department of the Interior has approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed the Record of Decision, which will determine where oil and gas leasing will take place in the refuge’s coastal plain. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Trump administration gave final approval Monday for a contentious oil and gas leasing plan on the… Continue reading

In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an airplane flies over caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska.The Department of the Interior has approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed the Record of Decision, which will determine where oil and gas leasing will take place in the refuge’s coastal plain. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos for July 2020.

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability

Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability

During these uncertain times, we shouldn’t also worry about potential bankrupting litigation.

Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability
Police calls for Saturday, Aug. 16, 2020

Police calls for Saturday, Aug. 16, 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 Saturday, Aug. 16, 2020
Thank you letter for Aug. 16, 2020

Thank you letter for Aug. 16, 2020

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

Thank you letter for Aug. 16, 2020
Opinion: It takes a team to govern

Opinion: It takes a team to govern

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that it we need a team of leaders in the White House

Opinion: It takes a team to govern