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Jonathan Snyder, wildlife biologist at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Conservation Investment, made closing remarks.

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$1M in upgrades celebrated at Hank Harmon Public Range

The only outdoor public use range in Juneau has gotten some ‘much-needed’ upgrades, says project manager

A photo provided by the National Park Service shows 32 Chunk, a bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, Sept. 15, 2025. Fat Bear Week, a bracket-style competition to pick the bear best suited for winter at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, was won by Chunk. (The National Park Service/T Carmack via The New York Times) — NO SALES; EDITORIAL USE ONLY —

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Meet this year’s Fat Bear contest winner

After a weeklong battle to the finish, this year’s Fat Bear Week victor has been crowned. Congratulations to…

The University of Alaska Southeast, seen here on Monday, May 25, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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UAS fall lecture series returns

The next installment is “Researching the Mendenhall Outburst Flood: 2025 and Beyond”

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Police calls, Sept. 20-23

For Saturday, Sept. 20

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Ships in port, Sept. 27-Oct.1

This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2025 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled…

An attendee holds up a sign opposing the demolition of homes on Telephone Hill at the Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, City and Borough of Juneau Assembly meeting. (Screenshot)

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Opposition to Telephone Hill demolition heard at Monday CBJ Assembly meeting

Monday’s meeting was the last regular Assembly session before the deadline to evict residents

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Johnson, Jr. convicted of attempted sexual assault

The Juneau jury reached their decision on Friday after a three-day trial

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Police calls, Sept. 17-20

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

Candidates for the school board and Juneau Assembly participate in a candidate forum hosted by the Juneau League of Women Voters and KTOO on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (screenshot)

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School board, Assembly candidates discuss issues at League of Women forum

Election day is Oct. 7

The existing 70-year-old Juneau City Hall. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Juneau Assembly OKs $10M purchase of new city hall office space

Purchasing two floors of the Michael J. Burns Building will cost $10.2 million, with an estimated $7.7 million…

Land and marine hazards released by the National Weather Service were updated Monday, Sept. 22. (National Weather Service screenshot)

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High winds in Juneau today, flood warning expected through Tuesday

Two landslides along Auke Lake Trail prompted the trail’s closure on Saturday

Juneau’s cruise ship dock is seen July 11, 2025. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Juneau Empire file)

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Juneau chamber opposes Proposition 3, takes no stance on Propositions 1 and 2

Proposition 3 would institute a 7.5% sales tax rate from April through September

Juneau blotter tease

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Police calls, Sept. 14-16

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

A brown bear near the boundary of Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in King Cove, Alaska, May 18, 2022. The Trump administration is poised to approve a deal that would allow a long contentious project to build a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, a vast wild area in southwestern Alaska, according to internal Interior Department documents reviewed by The New York Times. (Acacia Johnson/The New York Times)

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Trump nears deal for road through Alaskan wildlife refuge

The deal calls for the Interior Department to transfer 490 acres of land within the Izembek National Wildlife…

The offices of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. are seen Monday, June 6, 2022, in Juneau. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska’s 2025 Permanent Fund dividend will be $1,000 and arrives starting Oct. 2

This year, lawmakers set a specific dividend amount

This photo shows the University of Alaska Southeast Juneau campus on a rainy day. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Trump cuts to University of Alaska programs for Native students worse than previously announced

UAF officials estimate $8.8 million in canceled funding for a variety of programs and student services

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Ships in port, Sept. 17-20

This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2025 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled…

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Ships in port, Sept. 24-27

This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2025 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled…

Electrify Juneau! A Clean Energy Fair will be held inside the Juneau Arts and Culture Center from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21. Admission is free.

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Upcoming fair aims to celebrate clean energy and ‘Electrify Juneau!’

The event on Sunday coincides with the national Sun Day initiative

The Juneau League of Women Voters and KTOO are hosting a candidate forum on Friday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m.

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Watch Now: 2025 League of Women Voters candidate forum

The forum will be held Friday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m.