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Alaska House reaches compromise with governor on crime bill
Alaska House reaches compromise with governor on crime bill
Juneau to honor fallen law enforcement officers

Juneau to honor fallen law enforcement officers

Ceremony is in recognition of National Police Memorial Day.

Juneau to honor fallen law enforcement officers
Drivers walk away from ugly crash

Drivers walk away from ugly crash

Both cars sustained major damage.

Drivers walk away from ugly crash
Ketchikan officials take free cruise, talk tourism expansion

Ketchikan officials take free cruise, talk tourism expansion

It’s the same trip Juneau’s Assembly officials declined.

Ketchikan officials take free cruise, talk tourism expansion
Opinion: University of Alaska is fully committed to the student experience

Opinion: University of Alaska is fully committed to the student experience

Graduates are prepared to lead the way to Alaska’s future.

  • May 8, 2019
  • By JIM JOHNSEN
Opinion: University of Alaska is fully committed to the student experience
Police charge suspect in fatal stabbing with first-degree murder

Police charge suspect in fatal stabbing with first-degree murder

The stabbing happened during a fight, authorities say.

Police charge suspect in fatal stabbing with first-degree murder
Committee considers sleep off changes and development incentives
Committee considers sleep off changes and development incentives
Committee: No space in schools for more child care programs
Committee: No space in schools for more child care programs
Live: Rallygoers fight for ferry funding
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Live: Rallygoers fight for ferry funding
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Subport property goes up for sale

Subport property goes up for sale

The sale is a long time coming.

Subport property goes up for sale
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Director John Neary smiles outside the visitor center, May 3, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Director John Neary smiles outside the visitor center, May 3, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Bill would delay new school construction for another five years
Bill would delay new school construction for another five years
Airport’s projects are taking off

Airport’s projects are taking off

Multiple projects are underway.

Airport’s projects are taking off
Alaska’s Attorney General: This one embarrassing act saved my life

Alaska’s Attorney General: This one embarrassing act saved my life

“This cannot be happening to me.”

  • May 7, 2019
  • By Kevin Clarkson
Alaska’s Attorney General: This one embarrassing act saved my life
Photos: UAS Commencement 2019

Photos: UAS Commencement 2019

Congrats, grads!

Photos: UAS Commencement 2019
Juneau police ID man found in river

Juneau police ID man found in river

He was from California.

  • May 6, 2019
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Juneau police ID man found in river
Guilty: Sitka jury convicts Klawock man of first-degree murder

Guilty: Sitka jury convicts Klawock man of first-degree murder

A 30-year-old man from a Southeast Alaska village has been convicted of first-degree murder.

Guilty: Sitka jury convicts Klawock man of first-degree murder
Opinion: A change in Alaska’s crime laws is needed now

Opinion: A change in Alaska’s crime laws is needed now

Current criminal laws tie our hands, state prosecutors say.

  • May 5, 2019
  • By ANGIE KEMP and JOHN NOVAK
Opinion: A change in Alaska’s crime laws is needed now
Maritime Festival celebrates Juneau’s connection to the ocean
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Maritime Festival celebrates Juneau’s connection to the ocean

A little rain didn’t keep people away.

Maritime Festival celebrates Juneau’s connection to the ocean
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School district hires new director of student services

School district hires new director of student services

The search began in January.

School district hires new director of student services