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Emily Edenshaw, Business and Economic Development Director for the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, seen in this December 2018 photo, is both a domestic violence survivor and an organizer of a domestic violence awareness summit. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Emily Edenshaw, Business and Economic Development Director for the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, seen in this December 2018 photo, is both a domestic violence survivor and an organizer of a domestic violence awareness summit. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Mystery organism comes to light

Mystery organism comes to light

A real-life X-Files episode.

Mystery organism comes to light
Mountain goat makes backyard appearance
Mountain goat makes backyard appearance
Bipartisan group of Alaska lawmakers urge DOC to keep prisoners in state
Bipartisan group of Alaska lawmakers urge DOC to keep prisoners in state
Micah Nelson is wanted by the Juneau Police Department in connection with an assault Tuesday.

Man wanted for assaulting woman during attempted robbery

The suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

Micah Nelson is wanted by the Juneau Police Department in connection with an assault Tuesday.
Dubai-based company invests in bringing Alaska energy to Asia
Dubai-based company invests in bringing Alaska energy to Asia
Repairs to Egan Drive will wind down until the spring thaw. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

See something orange missing from Egan Drive?

No more Mario-Kart downtown for drivers.

Repairs to Egan Drive will wind down until the spring thaw. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Bar, ship troupe-ers: Traveling burlesque performers ready for local leg of 2019 tour
Bar, ship troupe-ers: Traveling burlesque performers ready for local leg of 2019 tour
Gale warning issued for Southeast

Gale warning issued for Southeast

Make sure your boats are secured for heavy seas.

Gale warning issued for Southeast
Dr. John Geyman will give three public speeches about health care reform this week while visiting Juneau from Washington state. (Courtesy Photo | John Geyman)
Dr. John Geyman will give three public speeches about health care reform this week while visiting Juneau from Washington state. (Courtesy Photo | John Geyman)
Photos: Spooky visitors swing by Pioneer House

Photos: Spooky visitors swing by Pioneer House

The residents got some seasonal cheer early this year.

Photos: Spooky visitors swing by Pioneer House
Wayne Smallwood lines up with the Southeast Alaska Native Veterans honor guard to lead dance groups parade through downtown Juneau on Saturday, June 9, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

As the ice melts, military ambitions in Alaska heat up

Russian encroachment in Alaska airspace is also a growing issue.

Wayne Smallwood lines up with the Southeast Alaska Native Veterans honor guard to lead dance groups parade through downtown Juneau on Saturday, June 9, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Southeast loses jobs, but still has one of the lowest unemployment rates in state
Southeast loses jobs, but still has one of the lowest unemployment rates in state
Celebrate bat week(end) at Mendenhall visitor center
Celebrate bat week(end) at Mendenhall visitor center
Alaska’s three types of Amanita muscaria

Alaska’s three types of Amanita muscaria

A common, conspicuous, gaudy mushroom.

Alaska’s three types of Amanita muscaria
Protesters show up for Roadless Rule

Protesters show up for Roadless Rule

Critical protection or burdensome regulation?

Protesters show up for Roadless Rule
In this Oct. 9 photo, Brian Steven Smith attends his arraignment on a charge of first-degree murder in Anchorage. Losing a digital memory card that contained photos and videos of a horrendous killing may have been careless, but what led police to charge Smith was something he had no control over whatsoever: His South African accent. (Loren Holmes | Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Distinctive accent on torture video leads police to suspect

The suspect in a brutal torture killing led police right to him.

  • Oct 21, 2019
  • By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press
  • Crime
In this Oct. 9 photo, Brian Steven Smith attends his arraignment on a charge of first-degree murder in Anchorage. Losing a digital memory card that contained photos and videos of a horrendous killing may have been careless, but what led police to charge Smith was something he had no control over whatsoever: His South African accent. (Loren Holmes | Anchorage Daily News via AP)
Outcry over dog being shot turned out to be fishy

Outcry over dog being shot turned out to be fishy

Concerns about his odor are very real, though.

Outcry over dog being shot turned out to be fishy
Family Promise of Juneau receives legislative citation

Family Promise of Juneau receives legislative citation

In this case, a citation is a good thing.

Family Promise of Juneau receives legislative citation
79-year-old man beaten brutally

79-year-old man beaten brutally

The victim needed three days rest before he could make it to the hospital.

79-year-old man beaten brutally