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Four whales struck by vessels this year in Southeast

Four whales struck by vessels this year in Southeast

NOAA investigates vessels for possible negligence.

Four whales struck by vessels this year in Southeast
City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Finance Committee didn’t spend Saturday morning alone. About a dozen people were in attendance as the city reviewed its spending priorities. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

City reviews its spending priorities in king-sized meeting

Assembly members ranked 80 programs and projects.

City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Finance Committee didn’t spend Saturday morning alone. About a dozen people were in attendance as the city reviewed its spending priorities. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Team Forget Me Not, a synchronized figure skating team, practices before a performance at Treadwell Arena, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

‘When you have a team, it makes it so much more fun’: Juneau skating group performs

Trust falls, flower themes and teamwork.

Team Forget Me Not, a synchronized figure skating team, practices before a performance at Treadwell Arena, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Video: See how Eaglecrest’s new chair access technology works
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Video: See how Eaglecrest’s new chair access technology works

Analytics will keep track of your runs.

Video: See how Eaglecrest’s new chair access technology works
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Alaska’s aviation average is deadlier than national norms

Alaska’s aviation average is deadlier than national norms

Loss of life wasn’t just in Southeast Alaska.

Alaska’s aviation average is deadlier than national norms
Opinion: Roadless Rule realities

Opinion: Roadless Rule realities

Neither side will think they’re winning.

  • Nov 3, 2019
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: Roadless Rule realities
Poofy ’80s hair and band class: Learning the practice of prayer

Poofy ’80s hair and band class: Learning the practice of prayer

I’ve learned some discipline along the way.

  • Nov 3, 2019
  • By Tari Stage-Harvey For the Juneau Empire
Poofy ’80s hair and band class: Learning the practice of prayer
Chris E. McNeil, Jr., the owner of Native Strategy Group and former president and CEO of Sealaska Corporation, speaks about Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska v. United States Friday, Nov. 1, inside Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Walter Soboleff Building. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Important Alaska Native settlement case started as grassroots movement

It paid $7.5M to Tlingit and Haida.

Chris E. McNeil, Jr., the owner of Native Strategy Group and former president and CEO of Sealaska Corporation, speaks about Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska v. United States Friday, Nov. 1, inside Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Walter Soboleff Building. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Halloween 2019: Photos of trick-or-treating in downtown Juneau

Halloween 2019: Photos of trick-or-treating in downtown Juneau

Business community puts out the candy.

Halloween 2019: Photos of trick-or-treating in downtown Juneau
Player of the Week: Mariah Tanuvasa-Tuvaifale

Player of the Week: Mariah Tanuvasa-Tuvaifale

She did a little bit of everything.

Player of the Week: Mariah Tanuvasa-Tuvaifale
Opinion: Is capping cruise ship visitors a good idea?

Opinion: Is capping cruise ship visitors a good idea?

Probably not.

  • Nov 1, 2019
  • By Win Gruening
Opinion: Is capping cruise ship visitors a good idea?
Sustainable Alaska: Mining decisions need better science

Sustainable Alaska: Mining decisions need better science

Biologists, ecological experts arrive at a consensus.

Sustainable Alaska: Mining decisions need better science
Southeast tribes unite to oppose lifting Roadless Rule

Southeast tribes unite to oppose lifting Roadless Rule

Fishermen and the city of Skagway also weigh in on divisive issue.

Southeast tribes unite to oppose lifting Roadless Rule
Loretto Lee Jones, 65, appears in Juneau Superior Court on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, during her trial on Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend felony theft and fraud. The two charges stem from allegations that Jones filed for her PFD payout in 2016 while having resided outside the state for more than 180 days. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Attorneys dive right into heart of PFD fraud case

The past isn’t always easy to reconstruct.

Loretto Lee Jones, 65, appears in Juneau Superior Court on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, during her trial on Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend felony theft and fraud. The two charges stem from allegations that Jones filed for her PFD payout in 2016 while having resided outside the state for more than 180 days. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Three injured in crash on Egan Drive

Three injured in crash on Egan Drive

Patients are in stable condition.

Three injured in crash on Egan Drive
‘Vanguards’ of climate change action, Southeast tribe shares ambitious plan

‘Vanguards’ of climate change action, Southeast tribe shares ambitious plan

They want you to see their data.

‘Vanguards’ of climate change action, Southeast tribe shares ambitious plan
Little brown bats remain a northern mystery

Little brown bats remain a northern mystery

Author reexamines Alaska bats.

Little brown bats remain a northern mystery
Lucky? Good? Who cares

Lucky? Good? Who cares

The hunt continues.

Lucky? Good? Who cares
Leslie Ishii, newly named Artistic Director for Perseverance Theatre, talks about her goals for Juneau’s professional theater during an interview on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Capital City Weekly

New artistic director envisions an inclusive, healing Perseverance Theatre

She’s no stranger to the theater or Alaska.

Leslie Ishii, newly named Artistic Director for Perseverance Theatre, talks about her goals for Juneau’s professional theater during an interview on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Vivian Faith Prescott shows how thick red huckleberries can get on a branch. (Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Juneau Empire)
Capital City Weekly

Planet Alaska: Red Huckleberries: Food for Songbirds

They’re something to sing about.

Vivian Faith Prescott shows how thick red huckleberries can get on a branch. (Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Juneau Empire)