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Attendees chat before the Juneau Flood Preparedness Workshop at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Ellie Ruel / Juneau Empire)

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Flood preparation event offers resources, community support

Locals express frustration and anxiety, explore resources at Lions Club workshop.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Wednesday, June 4, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

The Juneau Assembly and city administrative leaders hear public testimony during a meeting Monday, May 19, 2025, at City Hall. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Massive agenda awaits Assembly on Monday, including proposal to start meetings earlier

Late-night decisions by exhausted leaders, people avoiding participation cited as reasons to change.

Jim Duncan, a longtime local Juneau legislator and statewide executive leader, is now retired and living in Anchorage. (Photo courtesy of Jim Duncan)

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Former longtime Juneau lawmaker Jim Duncan reenters the political ‘Sausage Factory’

Book revisits decades of history at Alaska’s Capitol and issues that remain much the same today.

Steve Henrikson (center) smiles with museum colleagues over the Alaska State Museum’s 125th birthday cake on Friday, June 6, 2025. (Natalie Buttner / Juneau Empire)

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Locals celebrate the legacy of museum curators

Remembering those who remember: 125 years of Alaska State Libraries, Archives and Museums.

Smoke from an extinguished fire at a homeless camp is seen at the Brotherhood Bridge on Friday evening. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Fire destroys homeless campsite under Brotherhood Bridge, no injuries reported

A fire that destroyed a homeless encampment under the Brotherhood Bridge cast a pall of smoke over rush-hour…

The Southeast Alaska village of Metlakatla is seen in an undated photo. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities photo)

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Alaska state judge dismisses murder case, citing widespread misconduct by local police

State’s top prosecutor says she’s suspending most work with Metlakatla police Department until issues are addressed.

Paula Kerger, chief executive of PBS, arrives to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Anna Rose Layden/The New York Times)

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Emergency alerts, Gavel Alaska under threat as Trump seeks to nix public broadcasting funds, officials say

“Alaska is going to be a very tough spot if the federal funding goes away,” PBS CEO Paula…

The Norwegian Bliss arrives in Juneau on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Ships in port for the week of June 8

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

Tulio Fontanella, a first-year production technician with Gavel, controls the cameras at a Senate Finance Committee meeting on Feb. 13, 2025. (Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

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Behind the cameras: Gavel Alaska broadcasts the business of state government to Alaskans

KTOO’s public service program works closely with state offices to ensure real-time coverage.

Members of the Ohio National Guard participate in the Operation ORCA exercise in June of 2023 in Wasilla. (Dana Rosso / Alaska National Guard)

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Emergency simulation uses Juneau’s landscape to prepare for national threats

Alaska National Guard ORCA Exercise may disrupt community, but increases response readiness.

Kayla Hunt, owner of Salon 2211, holds a recent hair donation from customer Terry Kramarz that will be sent to the nonprofit organization Wigs for Kids. The two ponytails measure 20 and 22 inches each. (Laurie Craig / for the Juneau Empire)

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The kindest cut of all: A gift of hair

Salon owner donates locals’ locks to charity for children suffering hair loss.

The front page of the Juneau Empire on June 4, 1995. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending June 7

Three decades of capital city coverage.

The trans-Alaska pipeline is seen on Sept. 19, 2022, in Fairbanks. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Praise but no firm promises, as Trump administration officials talk Alaska oil and gas

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright said gas pipeline could get access to a green-energy loan program.

Blake Byers discusses the ransacking of his boat at a downtown Juneau dock on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Beach artist between a rock and a hard place as summer plans wrecked by boat burglary

Blake Byers, who created giant model from beach rocks, says he will spend summer gillnetting to earn money.

Deena Bishop, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, speaks at a news conference Friday, March 15, 2024, with Gov. Mike Dunleavy. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska state school board may vote Wednesday morning to limit local funding for public schools

Change to city-provided funds, originally targeted for 2026, could cost Juneau School District more than $2M.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis is shown here underway, June 3, 2025, from Pascagoula, Mississippi. The Storis is the Coast Guard’s first new polar icebreaker acquisition in 25 years and will expand U.S. operational presence in the Arctic Ocean. (Photo courtesy of Edison Chouest Offshore)

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Coast Guard icebreaker Storis begins maiden voyage, scheduled to be commissioned in Juneau in August

Ship will initially be homeported Seattle until infrastructure upgrades in Juneau are complete.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Tuesday, June 3, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Juneau School District Superintendent Frank Hauser watches Deena Bishop, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, discuss the federal disparity test for education funding provided by states during a Senate Education Committee meeting Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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State education board delays decision limiting local funding for schools

DEED blames local contributions for failure of disparity test — testimonies point the finger back.

The entrance road to Juneau’s landfill in Lemon Creek on May 24, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Study: Shipping Juneau’s trash south best option once landfill is full

Local leaders pondering what to do with waste once current disposal site fills up in a decade.