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Police calls for Wednesday, July 10, 2024

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Police calls for Sunday, July 7, 2024

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Police calls for Monday, July 8, 2024

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Students with the Della Keats precollege program attend a lecture at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus in 2024. (Photo by Chanmi Joo)

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Precollege program for rural, Alaska Native health students gets reboot and grant after funding gap

Della Keats program introduces students from far-flung parts of Alaska to college courses.

Juneau’s Jacob Thibodeau (right) takes a selfie with WSOP legend Phil Hellmuth in the background. (Photo provided by Alaska Sports Report)

Sports

Juneau’s Jacob Thibodeau and Mario Fata consistently cashing in at World Series of Poker

Anchorage pro Adam Hendrix remains Alaska’s most prominent poker player, but don’t sleep on Juneau stalwarts Jacob Thibodeau…

A roadside daisy displays a fasciated center. (Photo by Deana Barajas)

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On the Trails: An odd plant malady, a clever duck, and more

I recently learned about a mysterious, relatively rare affliction of plants called “fasciation.” A fireweed plant at the…

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Police calls for Saturday, July 6, 2024

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Whales in Glacier Bay on July 17, 2009. The National Park Service has issued its first whale waters alert of the season, slowing boats through areas where whales have been observed feeding. (Courtesy/Christopher Michael, Wikimedia Commons)

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Glacier Bay tells boaters to slow down due to at least nine humpback whales feeding in the area

13-knot speed limit intended to reduce vessel strikes in effect until further notice.

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Police calls for Thursday, July 4, 2024

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Police calls for Friday, July 5, 2024

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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)

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Ships in port for the week of July 6

Here’s what to expect this week.

Tari Stage-Harvey is the pastor of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. (Photo courtesy of Tari Stage-Harvey)

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Living and Growing: Mixtape for the nation

The world would be a little more beautiful if we still shared mixtapes. If you don’t know what…

The Nogahabara Sand Dunes in the Koyukuk Wilderness Area west of Koyukuk River. (Keith Ramos / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

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Alaska Science Forum: Mystery of the glass tool kit in the sand

From space, the Nogahabara Dunes are a splotch of blond sand about six miles in diameter surrounded by…

Neighbors

Neighbors: Letters of thanks

Thanks for Challenge Grant to help arboretum project

After a morning hike, a satisfying breakfast for under $20 hits the spot. (Photo by Jeff Lund)

Sports

I Went to the Woods: Food for thought

To my left is a man with a thick British accent who piled a few forkfuls of eggs…

Sockeye salmon in a red chile sauce, ready to serve. (Photo by Patty Schied)

Neighbors

Cooking for Pleasure: Sockeye salmon in a red chile sauce

Every summer I look forward to finding fresh sockeye salmon for sale in one of the local stores.…

Participants in a junior naturalist program hosted by Jensen-Olson Arboretum walk along a beach. (City and Borough of Juneau photo)

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Neighbors briefs

Registration for arboretum junior naturalist program opens July 8

Gene Tagaban, a Juneau resident, ends his story and joins with the Raven spirit for one final dance during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., between June 26 and July 1. (Photo by Maria James)

Neighbors

Neighbors: Tlingit storyteller Gene Tagaban participates in Smithsonian Folklife Festival

The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., hosted its Smithsonian Folklife Festival, with the theme, “Indigenous Voices of the…

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Police calls for Wednesday, July 3, 2024

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The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday. The court granted an unprecedented expansion of executive power, worrying the country’s allies. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times)

Opinion

Opinion: A gift-wrapped Supreme Court decision for Republicans

On Monday, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan gave us another example of his fair-weather fidelity to the Constitution. He…