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University of Alaska Southeast professor and Fulbright Scholar Program participant Sanjay Pyare looks for Aleutian terns in the Flores Sea in central Indonesia. (Courtesy Photo | Sanjay Pyare )
University of Alaska Southeast professor and Fulbright Scholar Program participant Sanjay Pyare looks for Aleutian terns in the Flores Sea in central Indonesia. (Courtesy Photo | Sanjay Pyare )
What killed the world’s giants?

What killed the world’s giants?

Lions in Alaska? Yes, it’s a thing.

What killed the world’s giants?
Alaska case on campaign finance laws could go national

Alaska case on campaign finance laws could go national

Department of Law has until Monday to appeal.

Alaska case on campaign finance laws could go national
Interviews of elementary school principals to take place in early December
Interviews of elementary school principals to take place in early December
A Cold Weather Emergency Shelter sign at St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. The shelter is expected to open on Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
A Cold Weather Emergency Shelter sign at St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. The shelter is expected to open on Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
A Cold Weather Emergency Shelter sign at St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. The shelter is expected to open on Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Video: Here’s what the new warming shelter looks like

New shelter at St. Vincent de Paul

A Cold Weather Emergency Shelter sign at St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. The shelter is expected to open on Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Food stuffs sit on tables at St. Vincent de Paul on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2019, to be bagged to feed up to 200 families for Thanksgiving. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Food stuffs sit on tables at St. Vincent de Paul on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2019, to be bagged to feed up to 200 families for Thanksgiving. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Confirmation hearings for empty House seat scheduled for early December
Confirmation hearings for empty House seat scheduled for early December
Low ticket sales leave Angoon’s charted boat trip in question
Low ticket sales leave Angoon’s charted boat trip in question
Photos: A sneak peak at Perseverance Theatre’s “With”

Photos: A sneak peak at Perseverance Theatre’s “With”

Clifford and Minnie have reached the end of their days.

Photos: A sneak peak at Perseverance Theatre’s “With”
New play portrays end of life ‘With’ unlikely laughs
New play portrays end of life ‘With’ unlikely laughs
Traffic at the Fred Meyer intersection, formally known as Egan and Yandukin drives, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is holding an open house meeting at the Nugget Mall Community Room from 4-7 p.m. on Nov. 19 to share a traffic study and how DOT&PF is improving the intersection. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Traffic at the Fred Meyer intersection, formally known as Egan and Yandukin drives, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is holding an open house meeting at the Nugget Mall Community Room from 4-7 p.m. on Nov. 19 to share a traffic study and how DOT&PF is improving the intersection. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Dakota Morgan and Kris Gregson-Clark raise their fists defiantly during rehearsals for “Newsies,” Friday, Nov. 15. Theatre at Latitude 58’s latest production runs this weekend. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)                                Dakota Morgan and Kris Gregson-Clark raise their fists defiantly during rehearsals for “Newsies,” Friday, Nov. 15. Theatre at Latitude 58’s latest production runs this weekend. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
Dakota Morgan and Kris Gregson-Clark raise their fists defiantly during rehearsals for “Newsies,” Friday, Nov. 15. Theatre at Latitude 58’s latest production runs this weekend. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)                                Dakota Morgan and Kris Gregson-Clark raise their fists defiantly during rehearsals for “Newsies,” Friday, Nov. 15. Theatre at Latitude 58’s latest production runs this weekend. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
Renowned Tsimshian artist David Robert Boxley shares tradition and culture at SHI
Renowned Tsimshian artist David Robert Boxley shares tradition and culture at SHI
A juvenile male golden eagle was rescued off of Egan Drive by the Juneau Raptor Center after being struck by a car Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kathy Benner)

Rare raptor rescued from rainy roadside

Juneau’s not their ideal terrain.

A juvenile male golden eagle was rescued off of Egan Drive by the Juneau Raptor Center after being struck by a car Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kathy Benner)
Thunder Mountain High School wrestler remains undefeated

Thunder Mountain High School wrestler remains undefeated

The final match wasn’t even that close, according to the coach.

Thunder Mountain High School wrestler remains undefeated
Tsimshian Artist David R. Boxley works on a feast tray made out of alder at the Walter Soboleff Building on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Boxley is spending the week demostrating his craft for the Sealaska Heritage Institute. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Watch: Visiting artist David R. Boxley creates in Juneau

Tsimshian artist carving and teaching this week for SHI.

Tsimshian Artist David R. Boxley works on a feast tray made out of alder at the Walter Soboleff Building on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Boxley is spending the week demostrating his craft for the Sealaska Heritage Institute. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Donations fill church with joyful noise

Donations fill church with joyful noise

Project brings organ and speakers to Holy Trinity.

Donations fill church with joyful noise
Lt. Cmdr. Scott Shields, a Coast Guard officer stationed in Juneau, flips a small boat during a boating safety training class at the Augustus Brown Swimming Pool on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. The class will qualify the members to teach students around the state about the use and importance of life vests. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Lt. Cmdr. Scott Shields, a Coast Guard officer stationed in Juneau, flips a small boat during a boating safety training class at the Augustus Brown Swimming Pool on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. The class will qualify the members to teach students around the state about the use and importance of life vests. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Tuckwood becomes first JDHS girls runner to go D1 in 9 years

Tuckwood becomes first JDHS girls runner to go D1 in 9 years

She signed a letter of intent Monday.

Tuckwood becomes first JDHS girls runner to go D1 in 9 years