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JDHS assistant coach Jasmine James, JDHS head coach Tanya Nizich, JDHS senior Kiyara Miller, JDHS assistant coach Nicole Fenumiai and retired JDHS coach Steve Potter on Wednesday in the JDHS gymnasium after Miller signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Peninsula College. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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JDHS’ Miller signs to play basketball at Peninsula College

Crimson Bears guard will take defensive skills to the next level.

A Transportation Security Administration officer checks luggage at the Juneau International Airport in March. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Washington man arrested on drug charges at airport

Police seize narcotics with an estimated value of $110,000.

(Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: The false gods in America’s gun culture

HB 61 is a solution in search of a problem.

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé baseball seniors are, from left: Finn Kesey, Marcus Underwood, Kaleb Campbell, Eli Crupi, Bodhi Nelson, Joseph Aline and Luke Dean. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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Crimson Bears sandlot boys senior night on Saturday

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé will host Ketchikan

State House members with wide-ranging views on a so-called “fentanyl bill,” including both of Juneau’s representatives, discuss proposed amendments during Wednesday’s floor session. Standing from left to right are Sarah Vance, R-Homer, Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, David Eastman, R-Wasilla, Andi Story, D-Juneau, and Alyse Galvin, D-Anchorage. The bill passed by a 35-5 vote Thursday, with Story voting in favor and Hannan against.

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‘Fentanyl bill’ passes House

Some drug offenders causing death can be charged withg murder under governor’s proposal.

Mackenzie Olver is kissed by parents Barry and Stacy after signing a national letter of intent on Thursday in the Thunder Mountain commons, to play soccer and study at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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Olver signs to play college soccer

Falcons defender will combine soccer skills and sociology studies

Falcons softball senior Leah Hetle will be honored before a Saturday game against Ketchikan. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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Falcons lone softball senior to be honored Saturday

Thunder Mountain will host Ketchikan and Sitka

This Juneau Hydropower Inc. photo shows an overview of the Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project site. (Courtesy Photo / Robert Johnson)

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Sweetheart Lake project still in the works after partnership ends

Permit application withdrawn after Tokyo-based partners terminate agreement.

City and Borough of Juneau Assembly member Waahlaal Giidaak Barbara Blake (left) fans herself while sitting next to Carole Triem (right) during a warm Assembly Finance Committee meeting Wednesday evening. The City and Borough of Juneau narrowly approved funding for a plan that could offer up to six weeks of paid-parental leave to city employees. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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City funds parental leave incentive for employees

A current proposal suggests six weeks of leaves for municipal parents.

An illustration by Alaska’s Lucas Elliott of characters in the mountains above Juneau is featured in a poster advertising this year’s Alaska Robotics MiniCon, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Alaska State Libraries, Archives and Museum. Elliott is among more than 50 visiting artists who will present their works in a variety of events. (Illustration by Lucas Elliott courtesy of Alaska Robotics)

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A big return for a mini-con

Annual comic convention is back with award-winning artists.

Residents and community leaders fill the Assembly chambers during the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Finance Committee meeting Wednesday night. The Assembly made decisions on what community funding requests would receive funding and what would not. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Asked and answered: Assembly decides on community funding requests

Millions OK’d in the process.

File photo Emergency lights flash on top of a police car. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Man arrested after suspected ‘serious’ face and head assault to known woman

Alcohol appeared to be a factor, according to police.

Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire State Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, Senate Rules Chair Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, and Senate Finance Committee Co-chair Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, discuss late-session budget negotiations with the House during a press conference late Thursday afternoon.

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Legislature running out of time as big budget differences persist

“I’m not real optimistic that we can get something done by 121 days,” House Speaker says

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Police calls for Wednesday, May 10, 2023

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

This photo shows Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner Jim Cockrell. (Courtesy photo / Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

Opinion

Opinion: Honoring the 69 peace officers who have died serving Alaskans

They are not forgotten.

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé freshman Jesper Bennetsen (18) speaks about his senior brother Tayten Bennetsen (20), far right, during the JDHS boys final home game at Adair Kennedy pitch Tuesday. Seniors Jack Schwarting, Kean Buss (5), Gabe Cheng (21), Will Robinson (12), Micah Brown (23), Tommy Pearson (13) and T. Bennetsen listen. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire).

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JDHS earns clean slate on boys senior soccer night

Underclassmen honor the integrity of their older peers

On a visit to Pokai Bay, Cruz shares the significance of the ancestral lands where she lives, on the Waianae coast of O’ahu. Cruz speaks to the battle that her community is enduring to protect their lands and leads prayers with the visitors from Southeast Alaska. (Courtesy Photo / Lauren Tanel)

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Resilient Peoples & Place: Cultural healing mission bonds Indigenous peoples across the Pacific

Tucked amongst the endless array of fog-coated islands that make up the Tongass National Forest, on the northwest…

Thunder Mountain’s Liam Hart (10) pitches against Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on Tuesday night. The Falcons rode timely hitting to a 9-6 victory. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

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TMHS triumphs in cross-town baseball game

Falcons beat Bears 9-6 on Tuesday.

Top three high scoring teams seen here in Anchorage at this year’s Alaska Swimming State Championship where the Glacier Swim Club took second place overall. (Courtesy Photo / Savona Kiessling)

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Glacier Swim Club takes 2nd place at Alaska State Championship

PJ Foy earns Outstanding Male Athlete.

(Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Connecting the dots on Alaska’s higher cost of living

If locally elected officials fail to recognize these connections, it will exacerbate the problem