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Juneau Police Department cars are parked outside the downtown branch station. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Collision in Juneau leaves skateboarder with life-threatening injuries

Juneau man struck by vehicle while riding skateboard over Juneau-Douglas Bridge

The motor vessel Eagle One Express (left) is beached alongside a good Samaritan vessel at Annette Island, Alaska, July 16, 2026. Four good Samaritan vessel crews responded to an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast to assist in the transportation of 36 passengers to Ketchikan. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

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Coast Guard responds to vessel taking on water near Annette Island

All 36 passengers were able to be disembarked with no reported injuries

The Department of Fish and Game recommends that people who encounter a bear in the wild should “avoid it and give the bear every opportunity to avoid you.” (Black Press Media file photo)

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Alaska state legislator chases bear away from fellow lawmaker outside state Capitol

Garret Nelson, who had just climbed in a ride-sharing car, asked the driver to stop, got out of…

Democratic U.S. House candidate Matt Schultz is seen in an undated photo published on his campaign website. An Anchorage pastor, Schultz suspended his campaign on Friday and urged voters to support independent Bill Hill. (Screenshot)

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Democrat throws support to independent running for Alaska’s U.S. House seat

Saying ‘democracy itself is under threat,’ Matt Schultz suspended his campaign and urged voters to support Bill Hill…

Trees standing in water on the flooded shore of Mendenhall lake are pictured from the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor’s Center on Sept. 15, 2025. (Chloe Anderson for the Juneau Empire)

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Red Cross of Alaska to host disaster planning workshop in Juneau

The workshop will focus on flooding preparedness for vulnerable populations

Rep. Justin Ruffridge, R-Soldotna, and House Republicans are calling for action to adopt a clean gasline bill to safeguard energy security for the Railbelt and all Alaskans. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska House Republicans call to adopt clean gasline bill to safeguard energy security for Railbelt

The caucus is urging focus on House Bill 381 to secure reliable and affordable energy for the Railbelt

Juneau Police Department cars parked outside the downtown branch station. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Vehicle recovered from water near Savikko Road, Juneau police say

Juneau police are asking for public assistance in locating the driver

Longtime Juneau public servant Mila Cosgrove has filed as a condidate for the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly District 1 seat. (Mila Cosgrove)

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Longtime public servant launches campaign for Juneau Assembly District 1

Mila Cosgrove brings more than three decades of leadership and service to the race

Bitcoin Depot Operating LLC, a company that ran cryptocurrency kiosks in Alaska and across the country, has filed for bankruptcy and is no longer in business, the Office of the Alaska Attorney General’s consumer protection unit announced July 14, 2026. (Photo: Flickr)

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Alaskans who lost money in bitcoin scam may be able to get compensation

Attorney General’s Office says Bitcoin Depot Operating LLC has filed for bankruptcy, no longer in business

An early voting site is seen on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022 at the State Office Building in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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To vote in Alaska’s primary elections, residents must register by July 19 — here’s how

Alaska’s primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 18

Capt. Ginny Nadolny, right, relieved Capt. Stanley Fields, left, as sector commander of Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska at Coast Guard Station Juneau. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Ransom)

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U.S. Coast Guard holds change-of-command ceremony in Juneau

Capt. Ginny Nadolny relieved Capt. Stanley Fields as sector commander

Fifty-eight-year-old Wasilla resident Phillip T. Phillips was fatally shot by Alaska State Troopers’ SWAT officers Thursday night after after fleeing on a sailboat from Whittier — hours after a a Palmer jury convicted him of multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor. (Department of Law)

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Wasilla man fatally shot by Alaska Troopers after fleeing conviction for child sexual abuse

58-year-old Phillip T. Phillips was found guilty of multiple sexual abuse of a minor charges

A U.S. Geological Survey worker views the flooding Mendenhall River from the Brotherhood Bridge following the glacial outburst event on Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

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State, federal and tribal groups partner with Juneau to prepare for annual glacial outburst flood

Officials and residents in Alaska’s capital city are preparing for what has become an annual summer glacial outburst…

Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File CCFR personnel responded to 473 fire and emergency medical services and completed 505 community health contacts and service responses last month.

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Capital City Fire Rescue logs almost 1,000 responses in June

CCFR personnel responded to 118 more responses than May

The Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has published a new book about three totem poles that the Forest Service employed Tlingit and Haida men to create between 1938 and 1942. (Brendan Sainsbury)

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Sealaska Heritage Institute tells story of 3 Juneau totem poles in new book

The book looks into the relationship between the Forest Service and the Native carvers it employed

A Juneau Police Department vehicle. (Ben Hohenstatt/Juneau Empire file photo)

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Juneau police arrest man indicted on sexual abuse of a minor charges

Travis William Carlile was taken into custody on July 2

Part of the Anchorage skyline is reflected in the south-facing windows of downtown’s Robert B. Atwood Building on June 17, 2026. Anchorage, Alaska’s biggest city, had a cost of living that was 25.5% above the national urban average in 2025, according to the Alaska Department of Labor and Worforce Development. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Urban Alaska’s high costs of living driven by health care and groceries

Juneau is the costliest of the state’s three major cities, followed by Anchorage and Fairbanks, according to the…

Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, speaks Friday, April 26, 2024, on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska ethics committee finds ‘probable cause’ in Rep. Vance’s letter to Homer News

One committee members files dissenting opinion to majority decision

Mendenhall Glacier barely touches Mendenhall Lake near Juneau in this photo Eran Hood took from a helicopter on Aug. 13, 2025. (Eran Hood photo)

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Alaska ranked No. 1 in nation for mold risk in homes

The state has the highest Mold Risk Score due to its lakes and average annual humidity

Capital City Fire Rescue had a demanding Fourth of July weekend, responding to a total of 60 calls on July 3 and 4. (Capital City Fire Rescue)

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Capital City Fire Rescue sees uptick in service call over 4th of July weekend

The department responded to a total of 60 calls on July 3 and 4