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The Juneau Youth Wrestling Club boys division grapplers pose at the Tanana Middle School Wrestling Invitational at Tanana on Saturday. (Photo courtesy JYWC)

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Juneau youth grapplers on Tanana state mats

JYWC claims two titles, 16 claim high placings

A road north of Juneau would have to negotiate the steep terrain of the east side of Lynn Canal, pictured here in February of 2014. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file pohoto)

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Juneau Access Road is on the map again, as DOT seeks bids for Lynn Canal transportation study

Project declared dead by Gov. Walker in 2017 to get another look, along with ferry options.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), back right, and Vice President JD Vance clap for President Donald Trump as he delivers an address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

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Trump asserts term off to ‘swift and unrelenting’ start in speech to Congress

President Donald Trump faced heckling from Democrats on Tuesday as he declared that “America is back,” delivering an…

A sign in Whitehorse shows Juneau as one of three sister cities on March 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Ensio Lera)

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Juneau and Whitehorse seek to continue sibling ties amidst trade war

Mayor hopes to preserve decades of friendship with sister city during ‘time of political uncertainty.’

A building directory in Juneau’s federal building lists departments, such as the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Forest Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)

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NOAA lease, Goldbelt contract among Juneau cuts at DOGE’s website

Trump administration also lists — then withdraws — Ketchikan Federal Building and other sites for possible sale.

Snow falls on the Alaska State Capitol on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska Legislature votes against inflation-adjusted pay rates for top officials

The Alaska House of Representatives voted 36-0 on Friday to reject a proposal that would peg legislative salaries…

The Tongass National Forest on Prince of Wales Island on Aug. 21, 2014. President Donald Trump wants to circumvent environmental regulations to expand timber production, something sought by homebuilders and the construction industry. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)

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Trump moves to increase logging in national forests

President Donald Trump has promised to “drill, baby, drill.” Now, he also wants to log.

The Juneau Courthouse on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Juneau man with child sexual abuse material conviction arrested again on similar charges

Taylor Funderburk, 25, pleaded guilty Feb. 14 to charges in 2021 case, new arrest came 11 days later.

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Kerra Baxter (22) scores against North Pole last weekend as sophomore Bergen Erickson (12) looks on. The Crimson Bears open the 2A/4A Region V tournament against Kayhi at 6 p.m. Thursday in Ketchikan's Clarke Cochran Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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Crimson Bears head to Region V basketball tournament

Ketchikan hosts, JDHS hopes to spoil Kings’ home court advantage

Terry Allen rides his jet ski at Auke Lake on Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Proposal for commercial Jet Ski tours originating downtown sinks before harbor board

Operator says he will seek different site after officials say he implied support that doesn’t exist.

The Cable Innovator, seen docked in Port Angeles, Washington, in May 2022, is scheduled to arrive in Sitka on Monday afternoon. It repaired a subsea communications cable in the vicinity last September and is being tasked with repairing further cable system damage that has knocked out phone and internet service to much of Southeast Alaska. (Creative Commons/DeVos Max)

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Some phone and internet services get temporary fix as cable repair ship heads for Southeast Alaska

Same vessel that repaired damage near Sitka last September scheduled to arrive there Monday.

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior basketball and cheer members Saturday at George Houston Gymnasium. Back row left-to-right are Damian Efergan, Pedrin Saceda-Hurt, Ben Sikes, Ahmire Parker, Gavin Gerrin, Kerra Baxter, Cailynn Baxter and Stefano Rivera. Front l-r are Ayla Keller, Gabby Ely, Addison Wilson, Mary Johnson and Sophia Percy. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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JDHS honors seniors with weekend wins over Patriots

No homecoming hibernation for Crimson Bears against North Pole

Skagway senior Kaitlyn Tronrud (13) and Hoonah junior Easton Ross (11) rebound during Saturday’s Region V 1A Girls Runner-Up game at Thunder Mountain Middle School. Hoonah won 31-19 for the second berth to state in Anchorage. Klawock won the championship berth Friday. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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Skagway boys, Hoonah girls earn second Southeast berths to 1A state

Region V 1A tournament runner-up games and awards highlight Saturday action

Passengers aboard an Alaska Marine Highway System vessel are seen on the cover of a draft 20-year plan for the ferry system released Friday. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)

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20-year plan for Alaska Marine Highway envisions better service, if government provides more money

Draft long-term plan calls for six new ships in eight-ship fleet; public comments open until March 30.

Kake's Keontay Jackson dunks in the Thunderbirds’ 56-40 win over the Chieftains on Friday during the 2025 Alaska Airlines Region V 1A Boys Basketball Tournament Championship game at Thunder Mountain Middle School. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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Kake boys top Klawock 56-40 for Region V 1A Championship

Thunderbirds earn third straight ticket to state tournament.

Klawock’s Kaiya Marvin (12) sets to power up a shot under pressure from Hoonah’s Paige Woitte (13), Jenna Jack (2), Jora Savland (3) and Nevaeh Campbell during the Chieftains’ 34-33 win over the Braves during 2025 Region V 1A Girls Basketball Tournament Championship game Friday at Thunder Mountain Middle School. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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Klawock girls nip Hoonah 34-33 for Region V 1A title

Fifth championship in a row for seniors Armour and Marvin.

A portable FirstNet cell tower to provide ATT service is set up in the parking lot of the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Friday afternoon following a widespread phone and internet outage that began Thursday night. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Phone and internet outage in Southeast continues Saturday with restoration timeline unknown

ACS says it is working on emergency fix after subsea cable damage; next update scheduled at 10 a.m.…

A sign on the Haines Highway. (Lex Treinen/Chilkat Valley News)

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Haines worries about loss of relationship with Canadians due to resentment provoked by Trump

“I don’t think we could really replace it,” resident says about potential loss of northern visitors.

President Donald Trump argues with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine in the Oval Office on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. For decades or longer, no American president has engaged in such an angry, scathing attack on a visiting foreign leader. And what really seemed to get under Trump’s skin were Zelenskyy’s harsh words about President Vladimir Putin of Russia. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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Murkowski ‘sick to my stomach’ about Trump’s berating of Ukraine’s Zelensky in Oval Office

Senator says talk of president ending support for Ukraine, abandoning other allies “a threat to democracy.”

A portable FirstNet cell tower to provide ATT service is set up in the parking lot of the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Friday afternoon following a widespread phone and internet outage that began Thursday night. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Update: Damage to subsea cable system severs phone, internet to much of Southeast; repair time unknown

CBJ regains online access, but phones still out; mixed connectivity elsewhere in town.