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Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020

Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 11, 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. 11, 2020
Juneau Rotary names Rotarian of the Year

Juneau Rotary names Rotarian of the Year

He took home the Service Above Self Award.

Juneau Rotary names Rotarian of the Year
Opinion: Now’s the time to invest in clean energy

Opinion: Now’s the time to invest in clean energy

It could help avert future crisis.

Opinion: Now’s the time to invest in clean energy
In this March 2020 photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del. Biden said on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, that if he’s elected, his administration would stop a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. The mine would be built near headwaters of the Bristol Bay salmon fishery about 200 miles southwest of Anchorage. Conservation and local tribal groups say they fear the mine will devastate the fishery. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Biden vows to block proposed Pebble Mine if elected

“It is no place for a mine,” the former vice president said in a statement.

In this March 2020 photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del. Biden said on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, that if he’s elected, his administration would stop a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. The mine would be built near headwaters of the Bristol Bay salmon fishery about 200 miles southwest of Anchorage. Conservation and local tribal groups say they fear the mine will devastate the fishery. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Kristina Abbott is a member at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. (Courtesy Photo / Kristina Abbott)

Living & Growing: Tales of the conceited canine

I feel like as time goes on, our country — our world is becoming more and more narcissistic.

Kristina Abbott is a member at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. (Courtesy Photo / Kristina Abbott)
Slack Tide: 40 random thoughts on yet another rainy summer morning

Slack Tide: 40 random thoughts on yet another rainy summer morning

The deep thoughts flow like raindrops down the window pane.

Slack Tide: 40 random thoughts on yet another rainy summer morning
Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020

Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020

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Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020
Thank you letter for Aug. 9, 2020

Thank you letter for Aug. 9, 2020

Planetarium friends share good news

Thank you letter for Aug. 9, 2020
Canada’s last intact ice shelf collapses due to warming

Canada’s last intact ice shelf collapses due to warming

Much of Canada’s remaining intact ice shelf has broken apart.

Canada’s last intact ice shelf collapses due to warming
Opinion: Lawmakers should put American democracy first

Opinion: Lawmakers should put American democracy first

Alaskans should make the intelligent distinction between party loyalists and proactive opponents.

Opinion: Lawmakers should put American democracy first
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. (NIAID/TNS)

State reports 86 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

26 Alaskans have died with COVID-19, according to state.

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. (NIAID/TNS)
(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)
(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)
Swamp gentian flowers are common in the meadows at Eaglecrest Ski Area. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong photo)

Getting in July explorations while the sun shined

We reveled in the dazzling light and warmth.

Swamp gentian flowers are common in the meadows at Eaglecrest Ski Area. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong photo)
Judge dismisses Juneau man’s lawsuit over state coronavirus funds

Judge dismisses Juneau man’s lawsuit over state coronavirus funds

ANCHORAGE — An Alaska judge dismissed a lawsuit that alleged the method by which the state dispersed its federal coronavirus funds was unconstitutional. The lawsuit,… Continue reading

Judge dismisses Juneau man’s lawsuit over state coronavirus funds
Opinion: US bears responsibility to lead world away from nuclear weapons

Opinion: US bears responsibility to lead world away from nuclear weapons

It’s time to stop withdrawing from treaties and international agreements.

Opinion: US bears responsibility to lead world away from nuclear weapons
Opinion: Are school closures based on science or fear?

Opinion: Are school closures based on science or fear?

If we believe children come first, then fears must be overcome in favor of science and common sense.

Opinion: Are school closures based on science or fear?
Israeli Olympic racewalker Shaul Ladany holds his 1972’s Olympic race shoes for a portrait in Omer, Israel, Sunday, July 12, 2020. In an instant, the world record holder in the 50-mile walk was thrust into one of sports’ greatest tragedies and a seminal moment in modern history _ the kidnapping and massacre of his fellow Israeli team members at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The killing shocked the world, gave the Palestinian cause an audience and ushered in a new era of global terrorism. Ladany, a Holocaust survivor, the lessons still linger. He says it taught him to “never be afraid” but become “more careful.”(AP Photo / Ariel Schalit)

Israeli racewalker recalls surviving 1972 Munich massacre

In an instant, he was thrust into one of sports’ greatest tragedies.

Israeli Olympic racewalker Shaul Ladany holds his 1972’s Olympic race shoes for a portrait in Omer, Israel, Sunday, July 12, 2020. In an instant, the world record holder in the 50-mile walk was thrust into one of sports’ greatest tragedies and a seminal moment in modern history _ the kidnapping and massacre of his fellow Israeli team members at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The killing shocked the world, gave the Palestinian cause an audience and ushered in a new era of global terrorism. Ladany, a Holocaust survivor, the lessons still linger. He says it taught him to “never be afraid” but become “more careful.”(AP Photo / Ariel Schalit)
A grizzly bear sow and cubs that are fishing for chum salmon in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, northern Alaska. (Courtesy Photo / Matt Cameron, National Park Service)

Bears alert scientists to secret salmon streams

How could people have missed those salmon runs?

A grizzly bear sow and cubs that are fishing for chum salmon in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, northern Alaska. (Courtesy Photo / Matt Cameron, National Park Service)
Sgt. Seth LaCount / Alaska National Guard via AP, File Alaska Army National Guard soldiers use a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to remove an abandoned bus, popularized by the book and movie “Into the Wild,” out of its location in the Alaska backcountry. The state Department of Natural Resources said Thursday, July 30, that it intends to negotiate with the University of Alaska’s Museum of the North in Fairbanks to display the bus.

‘Into the Wild’ bus likely lands a new home

An infamous bus appears headed to a new home at a museum.

Sgt. Seth LaCount / Alaska National Guard via AP, File Alaska Army National Guard soldiers use a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to remove an abandoned bus, popularized by the book and movie “Into the Wild,” out of its location in the Alaska backcountry. The state Department of Natural Resources said Thursday, July 30, that it intends to negotiate with the University of Alaska’s Museum of the North in Fairbanks to display the bus.
Police calls for Friday, Aug. 7, 2020

Police calls for Friday, Aug. 7, 2020

Police blotter This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information,… Continue reading

Police calls for Friday, Aug. 7, 2020