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A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka carries out training in Juneau, Alaska, June 26, 2018. (Petty Officer 1st Class Jon-Paul Rios | U.S. Coast Guard)

Kayaker reported missing near Sitka

The missing man’s kayak was found empty and overturned.

A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka carries out training in Juneau, Alaska, June 26, 2018. (Petty Officer 1st Class Jon-Paul Rios | U.S. Coast Guard)
TMHS hoopsters remain positive after defeat

TMHS hoopsters remain positive after defeat

Falcons can’t make up for poor first half.

TMHS hoopsters remain positive after defeat
‘Like a son’: Basketball coach, nephew chase region title

‘Like a son’: Basketball coach, nephew chase region title

Once a ball boy, senior point guard strives for dream with help from his uncle.

‘Like a son’: Basketball coach, nephew chase region title
Player of the Week: Brady Carandang

Player of the Week: Brady Carandang

He can get hot from 3.

Player of the Week: Brady Carandang
Carson’s big week ends with another JDHS win
Carson’s big week ends with another JDHS win
JDHS defense slows Bartlett

JDHS defense slows Bartlett

Crimson vs. Golden Bears.

JDHS defense slows Bartlett
Officer from the Juneau Police Department investigate an officer involved shooting that occured early Sunday morning off of Cinema Drive, Dec. 29, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Officer from the Juneau Police Department investigate an officer involved shooting that occured early Sunday morning off of Cinema Drive, Dec. 29, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Volcano briefly erupts on Alaska island, sends up ash cloud
Volcano briefly erupts on Alaska island, sends up ash cloud
Alaska’s delegation absent from brief urging reconsideration of Roe v. Wade

Alaska’s delegation absent from brief urging reconsideration of Roe v. Wade

207 lawmakers signed on. Alaska’s Republican lawmakers did not.

Alaska’s delegation absent from brief urging reconsideration of Roe v. Wade
Two cars were involved in a wreck near the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal, totaling both vehicles, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Two vehicles totaled in wreck by ferry terminal

One driver was taken to BRH for minor injuries.

Two cars were involved in a wreck near the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal, totaling both vehicles, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
At the tipping point: How do we stop cruise ship tourism from going overboard?

At the tipping point: How do we stop cruise ship tourism from going overboard?

How did we get here and are we doing enough to protect our town from tourism’s effects?

At the tipping point: How do we stop cruise ship tourism from going overboard?
Your weekend guide: A family fair, a 5K run and more
Your weekend guide: A family fair, a 5K run and more
Calls to loved ones reveal rough conditions before sinking

Calls to loved ones reveal rough conditions before sinking

They faced 20 foot seas, 40-mph winds and icy conditions.

  • Jan 3, 2020
  • By BECKY BOHRER and MARTHA BELLISLE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Calls to loved ones reveal rough conditions before sinking
Opinion: Ferry system is shameful; Floathouse owner seeks photographs; Senatorial shortcomings
Opinion: Ferry system is shameful; Floathouse owner seeks photographs; Senatorial shortcomings
City debates how to pay for Eaglecrest ‘Adventure Park’

City debates how to pay for Eaglecrest ‘Adventure Park’

How to pay for it is still up in the air.

City debates how to pay for Eaglecrest ‘Adventure Park’
Recall Dunleavy campaign gears up for court

Recall Dunleavy campaign gears up for court

First oral arguments to be heard this month.

Recall Dunleavy campaign gears up for court
Natalie Zimmerman, a senior at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and member of the cheer team, tosses out a dead Christmas tree as part of a fundraiser for the team during 2019. (Natalie Zimmerman | Courtesy photo)

Win-win: JDHS cheerleading team to recycle trees to fundraise

Don’t want to get pine needles all over your car? Let someone else do it.

Natalie Zimmerman, a senior at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and member of the cheer team, tosses out a dead Christmas tree as part of a fundraiser for the team during 2019. (Natalie Zimmerman | Courtesy photo)
Empire Live: Eaglecrest Summer Task Force meeting at City Hall
Empire Live: Eaglecrest Summer Task Force meeting at City Hall
Ice fog forms at about minus 35 Fahrenheit. (Ned Rozell | For the Juneau Empire)

The physics of 40 below

Life rolls on.

Ice fog forms at about minus 35 Fahrenheit. (Ned Rozell | For the Juneau Empire)
Museum combines sweet treats and grisly crimes, Sitka earns grant and library plans new event
Museum combines sweet treats and grisly crimes, Sitka earns grant and library plans new event