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Organized Village of Kake President Joel Jackson, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska President Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson and Organized Village of Saxman President Lee Wallace were among Alaska Native tribal leaders who met with United States Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Jim Hubbard in Juneau Saturday, Nov. 2. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Tribal leaders meet with USDA under secretary in Juneau, share Roadless Rule frustrations

They hope it doesn’t come to a lawsuit.

Organized Village of Kake President Joel Jackson, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska President Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson and Organized Village of Saxman President Lee Wallace were among Alaska Native tribal leaders who met with United States Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Jim Hubbard in Juneau Saturday, Nov. 2. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Emilio Delgado, 6, left, and his brother, Jolvanni, 5, smash pumpkins at Juneau Composts! on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. Juneau Composts! owner Lisa Daugherty put on the event as a fun way of keeping the holiday pumkins out of the landfill. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Video: Smashing pumpkins

Fun event keeps pumpkins out of landfill.

Emilio Delgado, 6, left, and his brother, Jolvanni, 5, smash pumpkins at Juneau Composts! on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. Juneau Composts! owner Lisa Daugherty put on the event as a fun way of keeping the holiday pumkins out of the landfill. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Photos: Falcon spikers best Crimson Bears

Photos: Falcon spikers best Crimson Bears

Fenumiai leads TMHS offense

Photos: Falcon spikers best Crimson Bears
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