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Capitol Live: Without organization, House committees gather as ‘informational meetings’ anyway
Capitol Live: Without organization, House committees gather as ‘informational meetings’ anyway
Photos: Friday Night Basketball

Photos: Friday Night Basketball

TMHS v. JDHS.

Photos: Friday Night Basketball
Juneau-Douglas High School students wait for rides home after malfunctioning boiler caused the school to close early on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

JDHS closes early

There’s something in the air.

  • Feb 4, 2019
  • Juneau Empire
Juneau-Douglas High School students wait for rides home after malfunctioning boiler caused the school to close early on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
LaVern Beier speaks during his Fireside Lecture about Gobi bears at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Friday, Feb.1, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Bear with him: Retired researcher talks about studying world’s most endangered bear

There are fewer than 50 of these bears left and he’s touched three of them.

LaVern Beier speaks during his Fireside Lecture about Gobi bears at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Friday, Feb.1, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
University of Alaska Southeast expands indigenous arts programs

University of Alaska Southeast expands indigenous arts programs

It will provide opportunities for Native students of all ages.

University of Alaska Southeast expands indigenous arts programs
Juneau-Douglas High School junior Austin McCurley works the ball past Ketchikan senior Marcus Lee during a 85-65 Kayhi victory at Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium in Ketchikan on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Dustin Safranek | Ketchikan Daily News)

JDHS boys falter to Kings

Mixed success for JDHS.

Juneau-Douglas High School junior Austin McCurley works the ball past Ketchikan senior Marcus Lee during a 85-65 Kayhi victory at Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium in Ketchikan on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. (Dustin Safranek | Ketchikan Daily News)
New play is ‘Whale’ worth your time
New play is ‘Whale’ worth your time
JDHS hockey ends season on a high note

JDHS hockey ends season on a high note

Power plays were the difference.

JDHS hockey ends season on a high note
Guardian Flight resumes medevac service in Alaska after plane went missing last week

Guardian Flight resumes medevac service in Alaska after plane went missing last week

‘We know our friends would want us to resume helping others.’

Guardian Flight resumes medevac service in Alaska after plane went missing last week
Celebrate and grieve relationships, don’t replace them

Celebrate and grieve relationships, don’t replace them

I’m ready for a Shewee, not a puppy.

  • Feb 3, 2019
  • By TARI STAGE-HARVEY
Celebrate and grieve relationships, don’t replace them
Opinion: Hold a second vote on Brexit

Opinion: Hold a second vote on Brexit

The first vote should not be taken as a true statement of the people.

  • Feb 3, 2019
  • By BENJAMIN BROWN
Opinion: Hold a second vote on Brexit
Opinion: The short-sighted stories of climate change

Opinion: The short-sighted stories of climate change

The Republican Party can learn from a trip to “Jurassic Park.”

Opinion: The short-sighted stories of climate change
Birds, shrews transform in hibernation

Birds, shrews transform in hibernation

Winter dormancy isn’t only for the bears.

Birds, shrews transform in hibernation
Sister act propels Falcons to crosstown rivalry win
Sister act propels Falcons to crosstown rivalry win
Crimson Bears blanked by Homer in state semis
Crimson Bears blanked by Homer in state semis
Juneau-Douglas’ Dalton Hoy, right, moves the puck against Homer’s Bergen Knutson at Treadwell Arena on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. JDHS and Homer square off in the ASAA First National Cup state hockey semifinals on Friday in the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

JDHS cruises past Tri Valley at state tournament

A promising start title-seeking Bears.

Juneau-Douglas’ Dalton Hoy, right, moves the puck against Homer’s Bergen Knutson at Treadwell Arena on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. JDHS and Homer square off in the ASAA First National Cup state hockey semifinals on Friday in the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Photos: Hundreds turn out for Guardian Flight vigil

Photos: Hundreds turn out for Guardian Flight vigil

There were tears, laughs and fireworks.

Photos: Hundreds turn out for Guardian Flight vigil
Juneau Five and friends make music every other week
Juneau Five and friends make music every other week
Donna Arduin, right, director of the Office of Budget and Management, speaks with Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, at a Senate Finance Committee at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. Sen. Stedman is Co-Chair of the Committee. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Donna Arduin, right, director of the Office of Budget and Management, speaks with Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, at a Senate Finance Committee at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. Sen. Stedman is Co-Chair of the Committee. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Here’s when Alaska’s U.S. senators will be at the Capitol

Here’s when Alaska’s U.S. senators will be at the Capitol

Tentative dates set for Murkowski, Sullivan speeches in Juneau.

Here’s when Alaska’s U.S. senators will be at the Capitol