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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Dec. 10
Three decades of capital city coverage.
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This weekend’s lineup at the Gold Town Theater really blows
Xmas Bazaar Xtravaganza nearly sold out already, but seeing “The Wind” to live music a breeze.
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Committee dismisses complaints that two Alaska lawmakers committed ethics violations
The body charged with policing the ethics of members of the Alaska House of Representatives has dismissed complaints…
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Alaska Police Standards Council turns down plan to lower hiring age of corrections officers — for now
The Alaska Police Standards Council voted down a regulation change that would allow the state to hire corrections…
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Complaint seeks to halt signature gathering by group aiming to repeal Alaska’s ranked voting system
Supporters of an effort to get rid of Alaska’s ranked choice voting system are accused of “intentional deception”…
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Proposed ferry schedule for next summer looks a lot like this year’s — with one possible big exception
Cross-Gulf sailings will resume if enough crew hired; AMHS begins two-week public comment period.
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State seeks to change rules for ‘local contribution’ funds to school districts beyond the ‘cap’
Education department abandons challenge under existing state law to Juneau, other districts.
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Funding gap looms for Alaska’s domestic violence programs, but need for services is as high as ever
A major source of funding for Alaska’s domestic violence response has decreased significantly in the past five years,…
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Wild Shots
To showcase our readers’ work to the widest possible audience, Wild Shots have been moved in front of…
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SNAP benefits backlog surges past 12,000 applicants again due to technical, staffing woes
State reportedly cleared year-long 14,000-person backlog, only to have new crisis erupt.
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Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal that may attract regulator scrutiny
SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines said Sunday it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, including…
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Survey: Residents increasingly negative about cruise tourism, but positive opinions still prevail
48% of respondents say overall impacts positive, 22% negative after record-high passenger season.
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Closure of Ron’s Apothecary Shoppe reflects nationwide battle over prescription drug prices
Policymakers: “Middlemen” between drugmakers and retailers pocket profits to detriment of consumers.
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Study points to concurrent marine heat waves as culprit in Western Alaska chum declines
Successive marine heat waves appear to have doomed much of the chum salmon swimming in the ocean waters…
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Judge rejects calls to halt winter construction work on Willow oil project in Alaska during appeal
A federal judge in Alaska on Friday rejected requests from environmental groups to halt winter construction work for…
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AMHS leaders hopeful staffing, sailings are trending up
More employees at key positions hired, restoration of cross-Gulf sailings next summer envisioned.
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Public suggestions for spending cruise ship passenger fees being accepted starting Monday
More than $21.6M available after record season, but proposals limited to cruise-related projects.
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Federally funded project will search for rare earth elements in Southeast Alaska seaweed
What if prized rare earth elements could be extracted from seaweed, avoiding the need to dig into the…
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Eaglecrest manager says things look cool for upcoming season, despite delayed opening
Strong numbers for season pass sales, number of foreign student employees, business leaders told.
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Body of fifth Wrangell landslide victim found; one person still missing
Otto Florschutz, 65, found Thursday evening; Derek Heller, 12, still missing among family of five.