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Juneau’s Riley Morehouse pitches to a Washington state player in the bottom half of the fourth inning in an elimination game Monday during the Little League World Series Northwest Region majors softball tournament in San Bernardino, California. Juneau’s team, representing Alaska after winning the statewide tournament, rallied to a 6-3 lead in the fourth inning after falling behind early, but Washington would take the lead at the end of the inning and go on to win 13-6. (Screenshot from recap video by littleleague.org)

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Juneau girls eliminated from Little League World Series regional softball tournament

After dominating statewide tournament, team goes 0-2 at Northwest Region in California

This screenshot from a court filing by the Alaska Department of Law shows two identical pairs of wool booties taken from a tourist shop near Denali National Park. One pair bears the label “made in Nepal,” while the other says that it was made in Alaska. (Screenshot)

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Alaska accuses souvenir store of selling fake Native art and products from ‘Yakutat alpacas’

A state judge has ordered a tourist shop outside Denali National Park to stop selling products labeled as…

Flags fly outside the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Tuesday. The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, which operates the center, is celebrating its 50 anniversary Thursday with music, food and other events from 4:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Sealaska Heritage Arts Campus. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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JAHC celebrates 50th birthday with performances, food and awards Thursday

Council’s role in local arts and culture has expanded in imaginative ways over five decades

A young black bear carries away a chum salmon at Salt Chuck near the Amalga boat ramp on July 20. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)

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Wild shots

To showcase our readers’ work to the widest possible audience, Wild Shots have been moved in front of…

Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard The Aiviq, a private icebreaker the U.S. Coast Guard is considering purchasing for Arctic operations with Juneau as its home port, is seen on March 24, 2012.

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Juneau-based private icebreaker remains in Coast Guard’s plans as needs grow

Officials now say up to nine vessels needed for polar areas, but first may not be ready until…

A line of electric-assisted bicycle sit on display at Juneau Bike Doctor in February. Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday vetoed a bill that would classify such bikes the same as regular bikes that passed the Legislature this year by a combined 57-2 vote. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Dunleavy vetoes bill classifying e-bikes the same as regular bikes

Spokesperson calls bill, which passed the Legislature 57-2, “unnecessary bureaucracy.”

The Dimond Courthouse building, home to the Juneau offices of the Alaska Department of Law, is seen across the street from the Alaska State Capitol on May 27, 2022. (Photo by Lisa Phu/Alaska Beacon)

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As more Alaskans face eviction, courts and service providers aim for solutions

When Raven Tulugak Lopez got an eviction notice on his door, it came with another piece of paper…

A table in the Juneau city clerk’s office with forms for residents wanting to file as candidates for the Oct. 3 municipal election is unoccupied one minute before Monday’s 4:30 p.m. deadline. While there were no last-minute candidates, several people registered during the day, resulting in a total of 14 people seeking four available Assembly seats and four people seeking two Juneau Board of Education seats. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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All local election races set to be competitive this fall

After a year of controversies, 14 people seek four Assembly seats, four seek two school board seats.

This a photo of the Juneau Empire newspaper for Monday, July 22, 1985. (Brian Wallace / Juneau Empire Archives)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of July 22

Three decades of capital city coverage.

The U.S. Army and Navy base on Adak Island is seen in 1943, during World War II, in this National Park Service photo. Adak is now home to dozens of contaminated sites, and the state of Alaska has filed a lawsuit that seeks to have the federal government take responsibility for cleaning sites on Adak and across Alaska. (Photo provided by the National Park Service)

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Judge dismisses lawsuit over liability for contaminated Alaska Native corporation lands

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a year-old lawsuit by the state of Alaska against the federal government…

Photos by Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire Alicia Bagoyo, right and her daughter, Madalyn, look for a pre-kindergarten backpack with assistance from staff member Julie James during the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s annual backpack distribution at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Saturday.

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Annual backpack giveaway charges up students and parents

2,400 packs with features for all ages distributed by Tlingit and Haida throughout Southeast Alaska

Models walk along Ferry Way in downtown Juneau during Alaska Fashion Week’s runway show Saturday afternoon. Organizers said the event would take place outside rain or shine, but a heavy downpour during the morning gradually tapered off and stopped just before the start of the show. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Outdoor fashion show creates a splash

Rain goes away as models on the runway showcase designs during third annual Alaska Fashion Week

Juneau residents have until 4:30 p.m. Monday to file as candidates for this year’s local election at City Hall. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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11 candidates now seeking four Juneau Assembly seats

First two candidates for two school board seats declare Friday as Monday’s filing deadline nears

This photo provided by North Slope Borough shows an aerial view of a shallow lake where a helicopter crashed on Alaska’s North Slope near Utqiagvik on Thursday. A North Slope Borough search and rescue team in a helicopter found debris matching the description of the missing helicopter, but officials said no bodies of the pilot or three passengers had been seen or recovered. (North Slope Borough via AP)

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Helicopter carrying state workers crashes into remote Alaska lake, no survivors found, officials say

ANCHORAGE — No survivors were found after a helicopter carrying a pilot and three state workers crashed in…

A sign at a Juneau business alerts people searching for Adventure Bound Alaska that the tour company is no longer at an address listed at the company’s website. (Meredith Jordan / Juneau Empire)

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Once-popular tour boat operator getting poor reviews by customers feeling shortchanged

Last-minute cancellations without refunds, according to complaints

Fishing boats in Bristol Bay this season. (Photo provided by Nathaniel Herz / Northern Journal)

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Alaska salmon fishers fume over low prices, but processors say they’re hurting too

A few times this summer, Jared Danielson, who fishes for salmon on the Alaska Peninsula, found himself fighting…

Juneau’s current City Hall is seen on July 13. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Assembly’s transparency deficit disorder

Controversies surrounding CBJ Assembly actions regarding property tax assessments and millage rates, efforts to build expensive public buildings…

A candlelit vigil was held at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center to honor Paul Rodriguez Jr., pictured, who drowned while kayaking on Mendenhall Lake last week. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Candlelight vigil held for man who drowned kayaking at Mendenhall Lake

A recovery effort for the body of Paul Rodriguez Jr. continues.

Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor speaks at a news conference on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. (Photo by James Brooks / Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska AG opposes keeping abortion-related medical records private across state lines elsewhere

Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined 18 other Republican attorneys general last month in a letter calling on…

Dimitri Kusnezov, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s undersecretary for science and technology, stands by Lake Spenard on Tuesday. Kusnezov was on his first Alaska trip, with stops from Juneau to Utqiagvik. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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As climate change transforms the Arctic, Homeland Security must adapt, official says

Department undersecretary visits Coast Guard in Juneau, other parts of Alaska this week