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Members of the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears pep band perform during a home game at the George Houston Gymnasium earlier this season. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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JDHS pep band takes its beat to a new level of size and sound

62-member Crimson Bears orchestra keeps homecourt rocking as musicians prepare for festivals, competitions

The pavilion at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, seen Wednesday, is the proposed site for a new set of up to five totem poles carved by local tribal artists. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Proposed totem poles at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center get icy reception from some tribal residents

Concerns raised about accurate representation of area’s Native peoples, project’s sudden announcement

Juneau Dance Theatre members perform in the 2024 Winter Showcase. Two performances of this year’s show are scheduled Saturday at the Juneau Douglas High School: Yadaa.At Kalé auditorium. (Photo courtesy of Juneau Dance Theatre)

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Setting the stage for warmer times at Juneau Dance Theatre’s Winter Showcase

Saturday shows feature more than 50 performers, many headed to competition in Texas next weekend.

A map shows where five proposed totem poles would be placed at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. (U.S. Forest Service)

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Five new totem poles proposed at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center as part of stewardship agreement

Open house Wednesday to discuss project intended to “represent several Tlingit and Haida clans.”

The Juneau School District administrative office inside Thunder Mountain Middle School on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Update: Students and staff affected by PowerSchool data breach offered two years of identity protection services

The complimentary identity protection services apply to all impacted students and educators.

In an undated image provided by Chris Miller, an image of the northern lights in Juneau shows what a camera with a longer exposure captures. As astrotourism booms, the northern lights get a boost from digital photography. (Chris Miller via The New York Times)

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Is the aurora borealis really that mind-blowing? Or is it just your cellphone photos?

In August, over a calm Michigan lake, Karl Duesterhaus, 34, of Chicago, was treated to an unusual phenomenon:…

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé junior Elliot Welch (36) takes a shot against Bartlett senior Dylan Beals (19) and junior Phillip Deguzman (12) in a Crimson Bears win earlier this season at Juneau’s Treadwell Ice Arena. Welch scored three goals Friday and two Saturday at Homer. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Crimson Bears ice Mariners

JDHS overpowers Northern Lights opponent.

Mike Bethers and his wife, Astrid, turn over two fish to Alysha Reeves, dock chair at the Auke Nu weighing station during the final day of the 78th annual Golden North Salmon Derby on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Dozens of Board of Fisheries proposals affecting Southeast Alaska reviewed by Upper Lynn Canal AC

159 proposals for meeting between Jan. 28 and Feb. 9 involve hatcheries, crabs, rockfish and more.

Kristin Garot asks a question to members of Juneau’s legislative delegation at a town hall in the Dzantik’i Heeni school commons on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Expect tighter budget, but more say in how the money is spent, local legislators say

Juneau lawmakers cite familiar issues of education, pensions as priorities at pre-session town hall

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team pose at the home of the Palmer Moose during the Palmer Elks Tournament at Palmer. (Photo courtesy JDHS)

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JDHS boys fall to Palmer 66-64 in tournament title game

Crimson Bears’ Saceda-Hurt, B. Casperson, Gasga all-tourney selections.

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Cailynn Baxter (23) is fouled by Soldotna senior Brooke Walters during the Crimson Bears 63-26 win over the Stars on Saturday at the George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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Crimson Bears girls finish sweep of Stars

JDHS girls undefeated in Alaska as conference play approaches.

Commercial fishing boats are lined up at the dock at Seward’s harbor on June 22, 2024. A legislative task force has come up with preliminary recommendations to help the ailing Alaska seafood industry. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Legislative task force offers possible actions to rescue troubled Alaska seafood industry

Boosting international marketing, developing new products, more support for workers, other steps.

The Stikine River Flats area in the Tongass National Forest viewed by helicopter. The nearby community of Wrangell has received federal funding, through the Secure Rural Schools Act program, designed to assist communities impacted by the declining timber industry. (Alicia Stearns/U.S. Forest Service)

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Rural schools in Southeast Alaska face funding shortfall after U.S. House fails to pass bipartisan bill

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act is aimed at schools near federal lands.

A small studio apartment in The Assembly Apartments overlooking downtown Juneau. (Laurie Craig / Juneau Empire)

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Assembly Apartments that provided Depression-era jobs now the latest in government housing

Historic building next to Alaska State Capitol awaits arriving legislators and staff.

Kids take part in ski lessons this week at Eaglecrest Ski Area. (Eaglecrest Ski Area photo)

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Eaglecrest’s new GM: “Something drastic needs to happen or that team is going to crumble from the inside”

Employees’ struggles acknowledged as leaders responding to critical report say future holds promise.

An aerial view of downtown Juneau. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Juneau Affordable Housing Fund approves two apartment projects

Guidelines have been refined since Ridgeview sold at market price.

Students arrive at Thunder Mountain Middle School on Aug. 15, 2024. (Laurie Craig / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Juneau School District not impacted by nationwide PowerSchool data breach

The Juneau School District was notified on Friday by PowerSchool, the company that provides its student information system,…

A combined crew from the Yakutat City and Borough and Tongass National Forest began pilot treatment of willows to improve moose browsing habitat in August of 2023. (U.S. Forest Service photo)

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Tongass Forest Plan Revision draft released, starting clock on 45-day comment period

Plan seeks to balance range of tribal, environmental, industrial and climate goals.

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé junior Joren Gasga (12) guarding Ketchikan’s Edward Dela Cruz last weekend. Gasga was part of JDHS’ defensive pressure in Friday’s 71-46 win over Homer at the Palmer Elks Tournament in Palmer. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire file photo)

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JDHS defeats Homer despite low shot percentage

Crimson Bears sink Mariners 71-46 at Palmer Elks tournament.

Rep. Sara Hannan (left) and Rep. Andi Story, both Juneau Democrats, talk during a break in floor debate Sunday, May 12, 2024, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Bans on cellphones for students, abortion, styrofoam food containers among Legislature’s first prefiled bills

Two members of Juneau’s delegation reintroduce bills for students, public employees, crime victims.