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Tourists walk the piers downtown on July 14, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

Mid-season passenger numbers at roughly two-thirds capacity

There’s about the same number of hulls, but less passengers aboard than pre-pandemic.

Tourists walk the piers downtown on July 14, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
Beginning Saturday, dialing 9-8-8 will connect callers to a mental heal crisis call center nationwide, based on the caller’s area code. It’s an expansion of extant Careline programs. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

Nation stands up mental health crisis hotline

Three-digit number will connect callers not with police or fire, but with a mental crisis lifeline.

Beginning Saturday, dialing 9-8-8 will connect callers to a mental heal crisis call center nationwide, based on the caller’s area code. It’s an expansion of extant Careline programs. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
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Bartlett names 3 new CEO finalists

One candidate in hospital’s troubled search for new leader has troubles himself he says are resolved.

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A roll of I voted stickers await voters on Saturday at the Alaska Division of Elections office in Juneau. A federal judge on Thursday denied a request to block campaign finance provisions of a ballot measure approved by Alaska voters in 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Judge refuses to block Alaska campaign disclosure rules

There is a special election for U.S. House and a primary in Alaska on Aug. 16.

A roll of I voted stickers await voters on Saturday at the Alaska Division of Elections office in Juneau. A federal judge on Thursday denied a request to block campaign finance provisions of a ballot measure approved by Alaska voters in 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
Potential shoppers line the sidewalk of South Franklin Street in downtown Juneau. As business returns to near normal, Southeast Alaska's business community reports optimism about the future, according to a survey shared Thursday with the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

Positive growth in the forecast for Juneau’s economic climate

Survey results show optimism in Southeast Alaska’s business community.

Potential shoppers line the sidewalk of South Franklin Street in downtown Juneau. As business returns to near normal, Southeast Alaska's business community reports optimism about the future, according to a survey shared Thursday with the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
An artist’s depiction shows winter view of a proposed new Juneau City Hall at 450 Whittier St. in Juneau that would cost roughly $40 million. A bond asking voters to approve most of the funding is likely to appear on the Oct. 4 municipal election ballot. (Courtesy Image / North Wind Architects)

City mulls spending $50K to ‘provide information’ on ballot measures

Assembly asked to OK funds to “provide information” on ballot items for new city hall, property buyers

An artist’s depiction shows winter view of a proposed new Juneau City Hall at 450 Whittier St. in Juneau that would cost roughly $40 million. A bond asking voters to approve most of the funding is likely to appear on the Oct. 4 municipal election ballot. (Courtesy Image / North Wind Architects)
The Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition has a variety of surveys and programs surging forward to increase Juneau’s resilience. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

‘Mental health is not just in a clinic. It’s everywhere’: Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition works with communitywide scope

Much of the work JPSC is doing is to reach out to groups to help teach and strengthen them.

The Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition has a variety of surveys and programs surging forward to increase Juneau’s resilience. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
The second annual “Egan is Lava: A to Beer Fun Half-Marathon” is set to take place on Saturday and run through the week. The race involves participants finding a way from either Devil’s Club Brewing Co. or Forbidden Peak Brewery to the other with the caveat that Egan Drive, shown in this October 2019 photo, is completely off limits. (Michael S. Lockett/ Juneau Empire File)

Egan is Lava is back for another round

The A-to-beer event returns.

The second annual “Egan is Lava: A to Beer Fun Half-Marathon” is set to take place on Saturday and run through the week. The race involves participants finding a way from either Devil’s Club Brewing Co. or Forbidden Peak Brewery to the other with the caveat that Egan Drive, shown in this October 2019 photo, is completely off limits. (Michael S. Lockett/ Juneau Empire File)
Adult cats also available for adoption through Juneau Animal Rescue (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
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Juneau Animal Rescue to host annual fundraiser

Money in the kitty.

Adult cats also available for adoption through Juneau Animal Rescue (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
A man sought by the police after his family reported him missing turned himself in and was detained on Wednesday morning. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

Missing man found, arrested

He contacted police early Wednesday morning.

A man sought by the police after his family reported him missing turned himself in and was detained on Wednesday morning. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)
Betsy Longenbaugh sits at the table she spent the majority of her time writing her debut book, “Forgotten Murders from Alaska’s Capital” which recounts 10 long-forgotten murders that occurred in the Juneau-Douglas area between 1902 and 1959. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
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Digging up the past: Local author releases book about 10 Juneau murders buried in the past

True crime in capital city.

Betsy Longenbaugh sits at the table she spent the majority of her time writing her debut book, “Forgotten Murders from Alaska’s Capital” which recounts 10 long-forgotten murders that occurred in the Juneau-Douglas area between 1902 and 1959. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Courtesy Image/ SHI This image shows the area along the downtown Juneau waterfront where 10 totem poles are expected to be raised in 2023. Sealaska Heritage Institute is working with the City and Borough of Juneau on placement, which is subject to change from positions shown in the image.

Totem pole trail project takes another step forward

The installation is planned to begin in early 2023.

Courtesy Image/ SHI This image shows the area along the downtown Juneau waterfront where 10 totem poles are expected to be raised in 2023. Sealaska Heritage Institute is working with the City and Borough of Juneau on placement, which is subject to change from positions shown in the image.
Source: Amber Chapin, Michael Penn An artistic rendering of the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in 2040 shows the glacier “will barely be visible” by 2050 based on a mid-range thinning rate scenario, according to a Juneau-specific climate change study published Monday.

Report details local climate chaos and solutions

More rain, less snow and glacial retreat expected.

Source: Amber Chapin, Michael Penn An artistic rendering of the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in 2040 shows the glacier “will barely be visible” by 2050 based on a mid-range thinning rate scenario, according to a Juneau-specific climate change study published Monday.
This June 14 photo shows Sít’ Eetí Shaanáx – Glacier Valley Elementary School. Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

District OKs ‘milk’ incident investigation, extension of food vendor’s contract

Juneau School Board approves third-party probe, allowing NANA to serve food for six more months

This June 14 photo shows Sít’ Eetí Shaanáx – Glacier Valley Elementary School. Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
The City Borough of Juneau Assembly adopted an ordinance on Monday night that appropriated a $333,402 federal grant fund to be used to build a retaining wall and repave the parking lot at the AWARE site. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

AWARE receives funding to build retaining wall:

But with rise in construction costs, the organization will likely have to rework its design.

The City Borough of Juneau Assembly adopted an ordinance on Monday night that appropriated a $333,402 federal grant fund to be used to build a retaining wall and repave the parking lot at the AWARE site. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Rusted oil barrels are visible on the riverbank of the Eagle River as erosion exposes more debris from roadbuilding infrastructure buried decades. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

Erosion reveals old oil drums near Eagle Beach

The situation is noncritical, said state and federal agencies working on a removal solution.

Rusted oil barrels are visible on the riverbank of the Eagle River as erosion exposes more debris from roadbuilding infrastructure buried decades. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
Former President Donald Trump speaks Saturday afternoon to a capacity crowd of about 5,000 people at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Trump stumps in Alaska

Former president praises Alaska’s people, places and trio of favored politicians at Anchorage rally.

Former President Donald Trump speaks Saturday afternoon to a capacity crowd of about 5,000 people at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
This combination image shows Ethel Lund Visionaries in Healthcare Scholarship recipients Delainey Steffe, Michael David Del Cesar, Gloria Eyon, Chariety Moler and Trinity Jackson. The scholarship offers funds to Southeast Alaska Native students pursuing studies in the health care field. (Courtesy Photos / Healing Hand Foundation)

Scholarship to help Southeast Alaska Native students help others

7 students earn Ethel Lund Visionaries in Healthcare Scholarships.

This combination image shows Ethel Lund Visionaries in Healthcare Scholarship recipients Delainey Steffe, Michael David Del Cesar, Gloria Eyon, Chariety Moler and Trinity Jackson. The scholarship offers funds to Southeast Alaska Native students pursuing studies in the health care field. (Courtesy Photos / Healing Hand Foundation)
Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returns home to California following a nearly three-month patrol monitoring for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing on Nov. 1, 2021. (Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi / U.S. Coast Guard)

Coast Guard announces penalties against fishing vessels

The annual patrol to monitor illegal fishing is set to begin soon.

Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returns home to California following a nearly three-month patrol monitoring for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing on Nov. 1, 2021. (Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi / U.S. Coast Guard)
The Juneau Police Department are investigating a string of serious or fatal vehicle crashes occurring over the last several weeks. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file)

Police release name of woman killed in crash

Investigations into multiple serious motor vehicle crashes are ongoing.

The Juneau Police Department are investigating a string of serious or fatal vehicle crashes occurring over the last several weeks. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file)