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Left to right: Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon stands as Municipal Attorney Emily Wright swears in Assembly member Ella Adkison, Greg Smith and Nano Brooks at the Assembly meeting on Monday, Oct. 27. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

Assembly members sworn in facing protesters and tighter city budget

Attendees object Telephone Hill demolition; Assembly approves pay raises and project funding.

Left to right: Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon stands as Municipal Attorney Emily Wright swears in Assembly member Ella Adkison, Greg Smith and Nano Brooks at the Assembly meeting on Monday, Oct. 27. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)
Deputy City Manager Robert Barr, right, hands KC Kreger, left, a trespass letter asking him to leave the Assembly meeting on Monday, Oct. 27. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire

Juneau Police escort man from Assembly meeting for alleged threatening behavior against city officials

KC Kreger was asked to leave the meeting after his arrest at City Hall earlier this month.

Deputy City Manager Robert Barr, right, hands KC Kreger, left, a trespass letter asking him to leave the Assembly meeting on Monday, Oct. 27. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire
Young people cutting salmon at the First Alaskans Institute Elders & Youth Conference, which took place in Anchorage from Oct. 12-15. (Photo courtesy of Aaron Angerman).

Tlingit & Haida expands Traditional Food Program with new grant

A $25,000 award will help the Tribe upgrade equipment, fund harvests and strengthen food education.

Young people cutting salmon at the First Alaskans Institute Elders & Youth Conference, which took place in Anchorage from Oct. 12-15. (Photo courtesy of Aaron Angerman).
A sign urging Juneau residents to vote yes on Propositions 1 and 2 remains posted downtown on Oct. 21, when final municipal election results were released. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

Municipal election results are in: Voters approve tax cuts, new city leaders

Certified municipal election results were released Tuesday afternoon.

A sign urging Juneau residents to vote yes on Propositions 1 and 2 remains posted downtown on Oct. 21, when final municipal election results were released. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)
Protesters stand amidst the rain and fog at the “No Tsars, No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Overstreet Park. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

Juneau ‘No Tsars, No Kings’ protest draws hundreds on Alaska Day

More than 1,000 protesters gathered at Overstreet Park.

Protesters stand amidst the rain and fog at the “No Tsars, No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Overstreet Park. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)
The emergency cold weather warming shelter is seen in Thane in spring 2025. (Jasz Garrett file photo)

Warming shelter opens for the winter

The shelter is open to all for overnight stays

The emergency cold weather warming shelter is seen in Thane in spring 2025. (Jasz Garrett file photo)
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OPINION: Voters to Juneau Assembly: ‘It’s time for a reset’

The implications of last week’s Juneau municipal election are unmistakable. Voters have sent an unambiguous message that it’s time to change course, and the city… Continue reading

  • Oct 17, 2025
  • By Win Gruening
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Example of fentanyl pills. (Photo courtesy of DEA)

Juneau man arrested after $111,000 in narcotics seized

Investigators say the package contained 219 grams of fentanyl and other drugs

Example of fentanyl pills. (Photo courtesy of DEA)
Former Juneau Police Department officer Brandon LeBlanc kneels beside man after violent arrest on July 30, as seen in police body cam footage. (Juneau Police Department screenshot)

State clears former Juneau police officer of charges in violent July arrest

The state said they likely could not prove that the officer’s use of force was unjustified.

Former Juneau Police Department officer Brandon LeBlanc kneels beside man after violent arrest on July 30, as seen in police body cam footage. (Juneau Police Department screenshot)
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy meets with members of the University of Alaska Anchorage chapter of Turning Point on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, the same day he proclaimed “Charlie Kirk Day.” (Governor Mike Dunleavy/Facebook)

Oct. 14 proclaimed ‘Charlie Kirk Day’ in Alaska

Governor Dunleavy Turning Point USA chapter on the same day

  • Oct 15, 2025
  • By Juneau Empire Staff
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy meets with members of the University of Alaska Anchorage chapter of Turning Point on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, the same day he proclaimed “Charlie Kirk Day.” (Governor Mike Dunleavy/Facebook)
The Norwegian Encore at the Alaska Steamship Wharf on Tuesday, the final cruise ship of the season. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

2025 Juneau cruise season comes to a close

The last cruise of the season came and went amid ongoing debate over tourism’s impact

The Norwegian Encore at the Alaska Steamship Wharf on Tuesday, the final cruise ship of the season. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)
Alaska Electric Light & Power facility in Lemon Creek on Tuesday afternoon. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Juneau returns to hydropower after outage sweeps city

The outage briefly shifted the city to generators, but no spike in power costs expected

Alaska Electric Light & Power facility in Lemon Creek on Tuesday afternoon. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)
U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews conduct overflights of Kipnuk, Alaska, after coastal flooding impacted several western Alaska communities, Oct. 12, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Kodiak)

Alaska flooding leaves 1 dead and 2 missing

At least 51 other people were rescued from Kwigillingok and the village of Kipnuk after the storm

  • Oct 14, 2025
  • New York Times
U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews conduct overflights of Kipnuk, Alaska, after coastal flooding impacted several western Alaska communities, Oct. 12, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Kodiak)
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Juneau School District Superintendent Frank Hauser testifies in support of a Base Student Allocation increase on Jan. 29, 2025, at the Alaska State Capitol.

Juneau superintendent to resign at tail end of school year

Frank Hauser’s last day will be June 30, 2026

  • Oct 14, 2025
  • Juneau Empire Staff
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Juneau School District Superintendent Frank Hauser testifies in support of a Base Student Allocation increase on Jan. 29, 2025, at the Alaska State Capitol.
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Warning issued by the National Weather Service shows high flood risk along west and north coasts of Alaska.

Governor declares disaster as storm floods west and north Alaska communities

Governor Mike Dunleavy declared the 2025 October West Coast Storm a disaster this afternoon, after flooding hit communities along Alaska’s west and north coasts. Flooding… Continue reading

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Warning issued by the National Weather Service shows high flood risk along west and north coasts of Alaska.
The ballot processing center in Thane receives all ballots on Election Day (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Updated unofficial election results show sales tax cuts hold strong, candidate leads widening

Only one position has changed, while the rest remain consistent with first round results

The ballot processing center in Thane receives all ballots on Election Day (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)
A black bear next to a trash bin. (Mark Levisay photo)

Juneau urges residents to secure trash as bears forage for fall

It’s been a relatively quiet year for bear calls, but experts stress prevention over punishment

A black bear next to a trash bin. (Mark Levisay photo)
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Mari Kanagy is a new reporter at the Juneau Empire.

A new recruit for the ‘Empire’

Mari Kanagy recently joined Juneau Empire staff as a reporter.

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Mari Kanagy is a new reporter at the Juneau Empire.
Campaign signs for Assembly candidate Nano Brooks hang on a fence in Mendenhall Valley. Brooks leads the race against incumbent Wade Bryant by just three votes in the preliminary results. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Assembly candidates react to preliminary election results

Early tallies show Proposition 2 passing by a wide margin and a razor-thin race for District 2

Campaign signs for Assembly candidate Nano Brooks hang on a fence in Mendenhall Valley. Brooks leads the race against incumbent Wade Bryant by just three votes in the preliminary results. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy hold a news conference at Newark Liberty International Airport on Oct. 6, 2025, to discuss the impacts of the ongoing government shutdown on the nation’s transportation systems.
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Essential Air Service in Alaska to run out of funding within days amid gov shutdown

Subsidies to support the Essential Air Service program are set to soon expire, as early as Sunday

  • Oct 8, 2025
  • By Ashley Wadhwani
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy hold a news conference at Newark Liberty International Airport on Oct. 6, 2025, to discuss the impacts of the ongoing government shutdown on the nation’s transportation systems.
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