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Just beyond the beauty of Alaska is the harshness of reality that brings out the best — and the ridiculous — in us as residents. (Photo by Jeff Lund)

Sports

I Went to the Woods: Community anxiety cycle in Ketchikan after landslide

I felt like a lab rat pawing the lever.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024

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Jayden Johnson (4) eludes a Service High School tackler while running a fake punt in for a touchdown during the first quarter of Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s first home game of the season Saturday at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Sports

Juneau’s Jayden Johnson named Alaska Sports Report’s Athlete of the Week

Senior for Huskies had 58 yards receiving, 58 rushing, 55 passing and two TDs in win against Service.

Kueni Ma’ake, Ofeina Kivalu, Jaime and Alanna Zellhuber, Aubrey Neuffer and Mary Fitzgerald of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Juneau serve meals to those affected by this month’s flooding of the Mendenhall River. (Photo provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Juneau)

Neighbors

Living and Growing: A life hack for happiness in a flooding river of change

Fall is upon us and with it change. School is starting, leaves are changing colors, schedules change and…

Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom addresses the crowd during an inaugural celebration for her and Gov. Mike Dunleavy at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Jan. 20, 2023. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

Opinion: Ranked Choice – a scapegoat for losers

Turnout was understandably low in last week’s primary election. The results were almost meaningless. With the exception of…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

News

Police calls for Monday, Aug. 26, 2024

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A sign outside posted on July 20, 2024, outside of Kincaid Elementary School advertises job openings in the Anchorage School District. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

News

Teacher recruitment and retention bill becomes law in Alaska without Gov. Dunleavy’s signature

Lawmakers say “small tweaks” to policy can attract and keep more teachers in Alaska’s classrooms.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024

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A female caribou runs near Teshekpuk Lake in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska on June 12, 2022. The Teshekpuk Caribou Herd gives birth to its calves in the land around the vast lake, the largest on the North Slope. (Ashley Sabatino/ U.S. Bureau of Land Management)

News

Feds will keep large-scale development ban in place on 28 million acres in Alaska

The federal government will continue to prohibit mining, drilling and other forms of development on 28 million acres…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024

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(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Friday, Aug. 23, 2024

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(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024

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A medium-sized chiton commonly known as black katy can sometimes reach a length of 12 centimeters. (Photo by Bob Armstrong)

Sports

On the Trails: A diversity of eyes

This essay was launched by reading an almost unintelligible (to me) scientific paper about chiton eyes. Nevertheless, that…

Bartlett Regional Hospital’s crisis stabilization center during its unveiling on June 14, 2023. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

My Turn: Nationwide shortage of pediatric inpatient psychiatric beds

In a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics titled: “Number of Pediatric Inpatient…

Rows of pilings in Portland Canal stretch across the water near the shoreline in Hyder. The commentary author would like to see a new ferry terminal built on the canal. (Richard Jackson/Getty Images Plus)

Opinion

Opinion: Southern Southeast Alaska’s lack of ferry connection to British Columbia has a solution — Hyder

Since Alaska apparently cannot agree to a deal with Prince Rupert as a ferry destination, I suggest we…

Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people gather in Juneau for the opening of Celebration on June 5, 2024. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

News

Alaska appeals federal court ruling that was a step toward new ‘Indian country’ here

The state of Alaska is continuing its effort to oppose Alaska Native tribes’ effort to protect traditional lands…

Jasmine Chavez, a crew member aboard the Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, waves to her family during a cell phone conversation after disembarking from the ship at Marine Park on May 10. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

News

Ships in port for the week of Aug. 24

Here’s what to expect this week.

Phillip Wilson (blue jacket) and Dan Mann stand on a rock outcrop that was scoured by floodwaters a few centuries ago when Black Rapids Glacier — far in the distance — advanced to dam the Delta River. (Photo by Ned Rozell)

Sports

Alaska Science Forum: The galloping glacier’s recent dramas

LACK RAPIDS OF THE DELTA RIVER — If we climb high enough above this tumble of gray water,…

An array of stickers awaits voters on Election Day 2022. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

My Turn: This Labor Day let’s celebrate workers by supporting Ballot Measure No. 1

On Labor Day we honor the generations of workers who have built Alaska’s and our nation’s economies. But…

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

News

Police calls for Monday, Aug. 19, 2024

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