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Police calls for Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Police calls for Tuesday, June 25, 2019

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Police calls for Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Alaska lawmakers reject Wasilla as site for special session

Alaska lawmakers reject Wasilla as site for special session

Lawmakers considers it their right to determine the location.

Alaska lawmakers reject Wasilla as site for special session
Photos: American Legion Baseball, Juneau vs Bartlett

Photos: American Legion Baseball, Juneau vs Bartlett

Juneau takes down Bartlett.

Photos: American Legion Baseball, Juneau vs Bartlett
Opinion: Get politicians out of workplace

Opinion: Get politicians out of workplace

Don’t be fooled.

Opinion: Get politicians out of workplace
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen in 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen in 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Sunday, June 23, 2019

Police calls for Sunday, June 23, 2019

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Police calls for Sunday, June 23, 2019
Rainbow the Crunchy Ghost

Rainbow the Crunchy Ghost

I’m a veeeeeeeeeeegan.

Rainbow the Crunchy Ghost
Recognitions for the week of June 23, 2019

Recognitions for the week of June 23, 2019

Recognitions for the week of June 23, 2019.

Recognitions for the week of June 23, 2019
Thank you letters for June 23, 2019

Thank you letters for June 23, 2019

Thank you, Merci, Danke.

Thank you letters for June 23, 2019
We reap what we sow

We reap what we sow

Our children will one day lead.

We reap what we sow
Photos: Gold Rush Days

Photos: Gold Rush Days

Contestants compete in mining and logging competitions.

Photos: Gold Rush Days
Photos: Turn Out for the Tongass Rally

Photos: Turn Out for the Tongass Rally

Locals rally in support of Roadless Rule.

Photos: Turn Out for the Tongass Rally
VIDEO: Watch this ‘beautifully grotesque’ salmon heart beat
Video
VIDEO: Watch this ‘beautifully grotesque’ salmon heart beat
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A sleepless walk under the midnight sun

A sleepless walk under the midnight sun

An epic way to celebrate solstice.

A sleepless walk under the midnight sun
Police calls for Friday, June 21, 2019

Police calls for Friday, June 21, 2019

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Police calls for Friday, June 21, 2019
This and that: Sundews, pines, spider and bees

This and that: Sundews, pines, spider and bees

Sundews are not our only insectivorous plants.

This and that: Sundews, pines, spider and bees
PHOTOS: Coast Guard Change of Command ceremony

PHOTOS: Coast Guard Change of Command ceremony

Civil Engineering Unit Juneau receives new commander.

PHOTOS: Coast Guard Change of Command ceremony
Photos: Wile-Eyed coyote appears in Excursion Inlet
Photos: Wile-Eyed coyote appears in Excursion Inlet
Man suffers serious injury after fillet knife stabbing

Man suffers serious injury after fillet knife stabbing

He was flown to Seattle for treatment.

Man suffers serious injury after fillet knife stabbing
This June 14, 2019, photo shows a Wasilla sign on the outskirts of Wasilla, Alaska. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has called lawmakers into special session in Wasilla beginning July 8, but some lawmakers have expressed concerns over security and logistics with the location more than 500 miles from the state capital of Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Dunleavy pitches hometown Wasilla for special session. Here’s why some are concerned.

It would be the first time an Alaska special session has convened outside the capital.

This June 14, 2019, photo shows a Wasilla sign on the outskirts of Wasilla, Alaska. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has called lawmakers into special session in Wasilla beginning July 8, but some lawmakers have expressed concerns over security and logistics with the location more than 500 miles from the state capital of Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)