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This photo shows the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The future of Alaska’s unique program of paying residents an annual check is in question, with oil prices low and an economy struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo | Al Grillo, File)

Low oil prices and coronavirus fallout mean PFD could be at risk

Without cuts or new revenue, there’s a real possibility the program could go away, an economist said.

This photo shows the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The future of Alaska’s unique program of paying residents an annual check is in question, with oil prices low and an economy struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo | Al Grillo, File)
Some lawmakers want to come back to Juneau soon to finish legislative business. Others think it’s time to wait. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

Back to Juneau? Some lawmakers think it’s time

It will happen, but when?

Some lawmakers want to come back to Juneau soon to finish legislative business. Others think it’s time to wait. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)
New bills could bring more coronavirus relief money, spending flexibility

New bills could bring more coronavirus relief money, spending flexibility

A change is gonna come.

New bills could bring more coronavirus relief money, spending flexibility
Seeing and hearing things while isolating outside

Seeing and hearing things while isolating outside

“I had to wonder if this was just usual Jeff Lund, or if this was COVID Lund.”

Seeing and hearing things while isolating outside
Brushes with greatness: Juneau students earn recognition in national art competition

Brushes with greatness: Juneau students earn recognition in national art competition

Students brought home gold medals and an American Vision Award.

Brushes with greatness: Juneau students earn recognition in national art competition
Patrick Kearney gathers for a rally against the Pebble Mine in front of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s Juneau office on Tuesday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Pebble Mine process should pause to give virus full focus

It is inappropriate in this time to have to be vigilant in following the permitting process.

  • May 13, 2020
  • By Melanie Brow
Patrick Kearney gathers for a rally against the Pebble Mine in front of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s Juneau office on Tuesday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Courtesy photo | CCFR Two cars were immolated early May 3 in a fire that is under investigation by the Capital City Fire/Rescue fire marshals. The fire is being treated as suspicious.

Where there’s smoke, there’s a fire investigator

From education to investigation, fire marshals wear many hats

Courtesy photo | CCFR Two cars were immolated early May 3 in a fire that is under investigation by the Capital City Fire/Rescue fire marshals. The fire is being treated as suspicious.
CARES Act money is coming, but use is still unclear

CARES Act money is coming, but use is still unclear

Congress could change the rules.

CARES Act money is coming, but use is still unclear
OK for now, but Assembly is uncomfortable with interstate travel

OK for now, but Assembly is uncomfortable with interstate travel

When and how?

OK for now, but Assembly is uncomfortable with interstate travel
Staff Sgt. John Eller conducts pre-flights check on his C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 3 prior to taking off from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii for a local area training mission. Sgt. Eller is a loadmaster from the 535th Airlift Squadron. (Courtesy Photo | Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo, U.S. Air Force)

Flyover scheduled for Friday

Not a fly-by-night effort.

Staff Sgt. John Eller conducts pre-flights check on his C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 3 prior to taking off from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii for a local area training mission. Sgt. Eller is a loadmaster from the 535th Airlift Squadron. (Courtesy Photo | Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo, U.S. Air Force)
State confirms 2 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau.

State confirms 2 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau.

Two more people in Juneau tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Both cases are a result of… Continue reading

  • May 12, 2020
State confirms 2 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau.
The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File) The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Legislative committee agrees to plans for coronavirus aid

Decision came Monday night.

  • May 12, 2020
  • Associated Press
The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File) The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Work on federal allocations goes into the evening

Work on federal allocations goes into the evening

Big implications for unprecedent times.

Work on federal allocations goes into the evening
A wildfire burnt nearly 16 acres of grass and woodlands near Crow Point before being extinguished by firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service on May 9, 2020.. (Courtesy photo | Brent Tingey)

Forest Service extinguish multi-acre Crow Point blaze

The investigation into the cause is ongoing.

A wildfire burnt nearly 16 acres of grass and woodlands near Crow Point before being extinguished by firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service on May 9, 2020.. (Courtesy photo | Brent Tingey)
Police arrest two men following Saturday morning stabbing

Police arrest two men following Saturday morning stabbing

The victim is in stable conditions after being beaten and stabbed.

Police arrest two men following Saturday morning stabbing
An Arctic tern flies with a sand lance in its mouth. the birds have one of the longest migrations in the world and nest for the summer in Juneau, where they mate and lay eggs. (Courtesy Photo | Gwen Baluss)

Seabirds re-tern to Juneau

This year is guaranteed to be different from the past few.

An Arctic tern flies with a sand lance in its mouth. the birds have one of the longest migrations in the world and nest for the summer in Juneau, where they mate and lay eggs. (Courtesy Photo | Gwen Baluss)
Breakfast makes a great last-minute gift: personal, handcrafted and most importantly you don’t have to wrap it. Except if you’re making breakfast burritos. For starters, you’ll need eggs, cheese and bacon. (Courtesy Photo | Eiliv-Sonas Aceron, Unsplash)

Slack Tide: Dad’s pandemic edition recipe for Mother’s Day breakfast

“You actually found a woman. The least you can do is cook her breakfast.”

  • May 10, 2020
  • By Geoff Kirsch For the Juneau Empire
Breakfast makes a great last-minute gift: personal, handcrafted and most importantly you don’t have to wrap it. Except if you’re making breakfast burritos. For starters, you’ll need eggs, cheese and bacon. (Courtesy Photo | Eiliv-Sonas Aceron, Unsplash)
This photo taken near Eagle Beach shows smoke rising from a wildland fire May 9, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Forest Service responds to wildland fire across from Eagle Beach

Helicopters are expected.

  • May 9, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
This photo taken near Eagle Beach shows smoke rising from a wildland fire May 9, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
This photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Md. U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have touted as a key to opening up the country. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, May 9, 2020, announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corp. of San Diego. The test can rapidly detect fragments of virus proteins in samples collected from swabs inside the nasal cavity, the FDA said in a statement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

New coronavirus antigen test with fast results approved

U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test.

This photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Md. U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have touted as a key to opening up the country. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, May 9, 2020, announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corp. of San Diego. The test can rapidly detect fragments of virus proteins in samples collected from swabs inside the nasal cavity, the FDA said in a statement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Courtesy photo | Kaia Rongstad Personnel at Northland Audiology and Hearing Services demonstrates a new style of mask that allows the hearing-impared to see the user’s mouth, facilitating communication.

Read my lips: Local company designs PPE for the hearing-impaired

The specialized PPE is allowing audiologists to reopen

Courtesy photo | Kaia Rongstad Personnel at Northland Audiology and Hearing Services demonstrates a new style of mask that allows the hearing-impared to see the user’s mouth, facilitating communication.