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Here’s how much money was distributed to Alaskans on an early PFD day

Here’s how much money was distributed to Alaskans on an early PFD day

Not too many sales.

Here’s how much money was distributed to Alaskans on an early PFD day
By land or sea: Law enforcement urges sober driving this holiday weekend

By land or sea: Law enforcement urges sober driving this holiday weekend

JPD and USCG will be working hard to keep Juneau safe.

By land or sea: Law enforcement urges sober driving this holiday weekend
Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighter/EMT Jessica Skiba holds a COVID-19 test sample at the city’s drive-thru screening site at the Hagevig Regional Fire Training Center in the Mendenhall Valley on Monday, June 29, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

State reports 50 new COVID-19 cases

Total case count passes 1,000.

Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighter/EMT Jessica Skiba holds a COVID-19 test sample at the city’s drive-thru screening site at the Hagevig Regional Fire Training Center in the Mendenhall Valley on Monday, June 29, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Opinion: Now’s the time to make your plan to vote

Opinion: Now’s the time to make your plan to vote

Fellow Alaskans, please make a plan for voting this fall.

  • Jul 2, 2020
  • By Luann McVey
Opinion: Now’s the time to make your plan to vote
Pandemic shuts down one restaurant, opens another

Pandemic shuts down one restaurant, opens another

‘Any kind of sandwich you can think of.’

Pandemic shuts down one restaurant, opens another
Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File A black bear sow and her cub walk along the Trail of Time at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. A lack of visitors to the area this year may have emboldened bears to explore surrounding areas, local experts said, although it’s hard to know for sure.

Are more bears wandering in residential areas? It’s hard to say

Less tourists and early-summer hunger could be pushing them into areas usually more crowded.

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File A black bear sow and her cub walk along the Trail of Time at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. A lack of visitors to the area this year may have emboldened bears to explore surrounding areas, local experts said, although it’s hard to know for sure.
Rare documentation of when Jeff Lund remembered his headlamp. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)

10,000 hours doesn’t always make for an expert

Malcolm Gladwell must’ve been talking about someone else.

Rare documentation of when Jeff Lund remembered his headlamp. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)
State counts 42 new coronavirus cases

State counts 42 new coronavirus cases

None in Juneau.

State counts 42 new coronavirus cases
Weaver Delores Churchill and filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein smile outside the Gold Town Theater after a screening of “Tracing Roots,” Sunday, March 31, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly) Weaver Delores Churchill (left), shown in this March 2019 photo with and filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein, will be interviewed as part of Sealaska Heritage Institute’s virtual First Friday event. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire File)
Capital City Weekly

First Friday offers virtual and in-person arts events

Here’s your guide to Friday, July 3.

Weaver Delores Churchill and filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein smile outside the Gold Town Theater after a screening of “Tracing Roots,” Sunday, March 31, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly) Weaver Delores Churchill (left), shown in this March 2019 photo with and filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein, will be interviewed as part of Sealaska Heritage Institute’s virtual First Friday event. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire File)
Dunleavy urges diligence ahead of holiday weekend

Dunleavy urges diligence ahead of holiday weekend

You should wear a mask, but don’t have to.

Dunleavy urges diligence ahead of holiday weekend
An officer from the Juneau Police Department investigate an officer involved shooting off Cinema Drive on Dec. 29,2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire File)

Parents of man killed by JPD to sue department

The officer was cleared by the state, but not everyone finds that decision valid.

An officer from the Juneau Police Department investigate an officer involved shooting off Cinema Drive on Dec. 29,2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire File)
City fireworks plans fizzle but personal use options available

City fireworks plans fizzle but personal use options available

Juneauites will celebrate their own way.

City fireworks plans fizzle but personal use options available
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

State reports dozens of new COVID-19 cases

One for Juneau.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)
A whale dives on the way to Tracy Arm. (Courtesy photo | Linda Shaw)

3 injured when boat, humpback whale collide in Alaska waters

The collision happened Saturday.

  • Jun 30, 2020
A whale dives on the way to Tracy Arm. (Courtesy photo | Linda Shaw)
A statue of William Henry Seward, former U.S. Senator and governor of New York, Vice President and Secretary of State who negotiated the purchase of the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire in 1867 on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. A petition has been circulating online calling for the statue’s removal, citing Seward’s relationship with Alaska Natives. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Imagine living in Russia

Is this statue a polarizing issue? Which side are you on?

  • Jun 30, 2020
  • By Vicki Randolph
A statue of William Henry Seward, former U.S. Senator and governor of New York, Vice President and Secretary of State who negotiated the purchase of the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire in 1867 on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. A petition has been circulating online calling for the statue’s removal, citing Seward’s relationship with Alaska Natives. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Peter Segall | Juneau Empire Lack of cruise ships relying on shore power from Alaska Electric Light and Power will not affect customers, said an AEL&P official June 29, 2020.

Heavy rain and surplus of power means savings for power customers

The lack of cruise ships hasn’t hurt rates.

Peter Segall | Juneau Empire Lack of cruise ships relying on shore power from Alaska Electric Light and Power will not affect customers, said an AEL&P official June 29, 2020.
Attorney General says mask order doesn’t apply to state offices

Attorney General says mask order doesn’t apply to state offices

Clarkson said the order does not apply to state buildings and facilities in Anchorage

Attorney General says mask order doesn’t apply to state offices
‘A death that wasn’t theirs’: Local woman says Juneau COVID-19 death incorrectly counted

‘A death that wasn’t theirs’: Local woman says Juneau COVID-19 death incorrectly counted

Deceased was listed as Juneau resident, her niece says she never lived here.

‘A death that wasn’t theirs’: Local woman says Juneau COVID-19 death incorrectly counted
This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

State reports 25 new cases

Juneau’s not on the report this time.

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.
Gimme a Smile: Maskmaker, maskmaker, make me a mask

Gimme a Smile: Maskmaker, maskmaker, make me a mask

Disclaimer: To mask, or not to mask? That is the question … that I will not be addressing in this column. I’m just here to… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2020
  • By Peggy McKee Barnhill For the Juneau Empire
Gimme a Smile: Maskmaker, maskmaker, make me a mask