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Survey sheds light on what worries Alaska’s fishermen
Survey sheds light on what worries Alaska’s fishermen
Ketchikan warns virus spread possible after quarantine break

Ketchikan warns virus spread possible after quarantine break

A person who didn’t follow quarantine procedures created the possibility of community spread.

Ketchikan warns virus spread possible after quarantine break
In this July 2007 photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the village of Iliamma. The Pebble Limited Partnership, which wants to build a copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska, says it plans to offer residents in the region a dividend. (AP Photo | Al Grillo, File)

Alaska mine project developer proposes dividend program

Company says they’re not attempting to buy support.

In this July 2007 photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the village of Iliamma. The Pebble Limited Partnership, which wants to build a copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska, says it plans to offer residents in the region a dividend. (AP Photo | Al Grillo, File)
Alaska’s Congressional Delegation, from left to right, Sen. Dan Sullivan, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Rep. Don Young, all Republicans. Delegates responded to criticisms of President Trump made by former Secretary of Defense Gen. James Mattis. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Alaska’s Congressional Delegation, from left to right, Sen. Dan Sullivan, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Rep. Don Young, all Republicans. Delegates responded to criticisms of President Trump made by former Secretary of Defense Gen. James Mattis. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Writers’ Weir: The Stars of Memory
Writers’ Weir: The Stars of Memory
Police calls for Thursday, June 18, 2020

Police calls for Thursday, June 18, 2020

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Police calls for Thursday, June 18, 2020
In this November 2019 photo, Jim Johnsen, president of the University of Alaska, is questioned by Kieran Poulson-Edwards, a writer for the Whalesong, the student newspaper at the University of Alaska Southeast, after Johnsen’s speech at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Moose Lodge. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

University of Alaska union calls for president’s resignation

Petition says he has “failed in all areas that matter to the academic mission.”

In this November 2019 photo, Jim Johnsen, president of the University of Alaska, is questioned by Kieran Poulson-Edwards, a writer for the Whalesong, the student newspaper at the University of Alaska Southeast, after Johnsen’s speech at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Moose Lodge. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Our life in a war zone

It is the U.S. Military supplying municipalities with battlefield weapons raising civilian cries.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML)
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML)
Planet Alaska: Carrying on our traditions
Planet Alaska: Carrying on our traditions
Police calls for Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Police calls for Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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Police calls for Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Death Notice: Stella Conners

Stella R Conners, 97, passed away in Juneau.

White House steps up effort to downplay coronavirus concerns

White House steps up effort to downplay coronavirus concerns

In the past week, hospitalization rates have increased in 11 states, according tracking project.

White House steps up effort to downplay coronavirus concerns
State shares information about source of Juneau’s coronavirus cases
State shares information about source of Juneau’s coronavirus cases
Long-distance, seasonal migrations are part of the animal world
Long-distance, seasonal migrations are part of the animal world
Opinion: Senator Murkowski, protect voters now

Opinion: Senator Murkowski, protect voters now

This is about protecting American lives while also upholding our democratic institutions

Opinion: Senator Murkowski, protect voters now
Members of the de Rham family from the U.S. and Canada visit at the border between the countries in Peace Arch Park, in Blaine, Wash. With the border closed to nonessential travel amid the global pandemic, families and couples across the continent have found themselves cut off from loved ones on the other side. But the recent reopening of Peace Arch Park, which spans from Blaine into Surrey, British Columbia, at the far western end of the 3,987-mile contiguous border, has given at least a few separated parents, siblings, lovers and friends a rare chance for some better-than-Skype visits. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Canada, US extend border restrictions to July 21.

Americans who are returning to the U.S. and Canadians who are returning to Canada are exempted.

Members of the de Rham family from the U.S. and Canada visit at the border between the countries in Peace Arch Park, in Blaine, Wash. With the border closed to nonessential travel amid the global pandemic, families and couples across the continent have found themselves cut off from loved ones on the other side. But the recent reopening of Peace Arch Park, which spans from Blaine into Surrey, British Columbia, at the far western end of the 3,987-mile contiguous border, has given at least a few separated parents, siblings, lovers and friends a rare chance for some better-than-Skype visits. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Police calls for Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Police calls for Tuesday, June 16, 2020

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Police calls for Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Police calls for Sunday, June 14, 2020

Police calls for Sunday, June 14, 2020

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Police calls for Sunday, June 14, 2020
Juneau students earn academic honors, scholarship

Juneau students earn academic honors, scholarship

Recognitions for the week of June 14, 2020.

Juneau students earn academic honors, scholarship