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Photos and Video: Sculpin hat returns to Tlingit clan
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Photos and Video: Sculpin hat returns to Tlingit clan

Video and photos of today’s ceremony.

Photos and Video: Sculpin hat returns to Tlingit clan
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Prices for Pederson Hill subdivision lots higher than expected
Prices for Pederson Hill subdivision lots higher than expected
Airman Dominik Vancini, front, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Mariaah Romo-Cosgrove chock and chain an MH-65D, attached to Alaska Patrol Division of Air Station Kodiak, on the flight deck of San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jenna Dobson)
Airman Dominik Vancini, front, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Mariaah Romo-Cosgrove chock and chain an MH-65D, attached to Alaska Patrol Division of Air Station Kodiak, on the flight deck of San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise (AECE) 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jenna Dobson)
Lorissa Evenson, a former girlfriend of Laron Carlton Graham, answers questions on the witness stand from defense attorney Natasha Norris in Juneau Superior Court on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, during Graham’s trial. Graham is facing two counts of first-degree murder for the November 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Lorissa Evenson, a former girlfriend of Laron Carlton Graham, answers questions on the witness stand from defense attorney Natasha Norris in Juneau Superior Court on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, during Graham’s trial. Graham is facing two counts of first-degree murder for the November 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Recent JDHS grads find success on college pitch
Recent JDHS grads find success on college pitch
Video: Conference features Southeast tribes, culture bearers and academics
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Video: Conference features Southeast tribes, culture bearers and academics

Sharing Our Knowledge returns to the capital city.

Video: Conference features Southeast tribes, culture bearers and academics
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Peter Metcalfe speaks on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, about the upcoming “Sharing Our Knowledge: A Conference of Tlingit, Haida & Tsimshian Tribes & Clans” to be held in Juneau Sept. 26-29. Metcalfe has been involved in the conference since it’s inception. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Peter Metcalfe speaks on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, about the upcoming “Sharing Our Knowledge: A Conference of Tlingit, Haida & Tsimshian Tribes & Clans” to be held in Juneau Sept. 26-29. Metcalfe has been involved in the conference since it’s inception. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Drawn together by dinosaurs: Paleontologist and artist are longtime collaborators
Drawn together by dinosaurs: Paleontologist and artist are longtime collaborators
Emojis and caterpillars: Fools run attracts eclectic crowd

Emojis and caterpillars: Fools run attracts eclectic crowd

Popular race brings out creative costumes.

Emojis and caterpillars: Fools run attracts eclectic crowd
Regan Tweedy, mother of James LeBlanc-Tweedy, answers questions on the witness stand to questioning by defense attorney Natasha Norris in Juneau Superior Court on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, during the trial of Laron Carlton Graham. Graham is facing two counts of first-degree murder for the November 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Regan Tweedy, mother of James LeBlanc-Tweedy, answers questions on the witness stand to questioning by defense attorney Natasha Norris in Juneau Superior Court on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, during the trial of Laron Carlton Graham. Graham is facing two counts of first-degree murder for the November 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau Police Department officers and Capital City Fire/Rescue personnel respond to an accident at the Downtown Public Library on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. A construction worker was injured at a work site after a driver reportedly drove through the library parking barrier. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Worker injured in parking garage accident in stable condition

A car knocked over a steel beam, crushing his legs.

Juneau Police Department officers and Capital City Fire/Rescue personnel respond to an accident at the Downtown Public Library on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. A construction worker was injured at a work site after a driver reportedly drove through the library parking barrier. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau Community Foundation names 2019’s philanthropist of the year

Juneau Community Foundation names 2019’s philanthropist of the year

After 40 years, she’s still supporting projects.

Juneau Community Foundation names 2019’s philanthropist of the year
Coeur Alaska to expand Kensington operations
Coeur Alaska to expand Kensington operations
Basketball coach recognized for violence prevention efforts

Basketball coach recognized for violence prevention efforts

A local high school coach was recently honored for his efforts to prevent violence. Robert Casperson, the eight-year head coach of Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaat.at… Continue reading

Basketball coach recognized for violence prevention efforts
Defense targets honesty of key witness in double murder trial
Defense targets honesty of key witness in double murder trial
James LeBlanc-Tweedy reacts on the witness stand to questioning by defense attorney Natasha Norris in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. Watch the video below. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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James LeBlanc-Tweedy reacts on the witness stand to questioning by defense attorney Natasha Norris in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. Watch the video below. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Judge blocks logging in the Tongass, for now
Judge blocks logging in the Tongass, for now
Cheryl and Henry Jebe pose with their Tesla Model X as Juneau residents meet for the sixth annual Electric Vehicle Juneau Roundup on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Cheryl and Henry Jebe pose with their Tesla Model X as Juneau residents meet for the sixth annual Electric Vehicle Juneau Roundup on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Confused seas: Everyone can be confused by reality

Confused seas: Everyone can be confused by reality

Society and individuals don’t deal well with confusion.

  • Sep 22, 2019
  • By Larry and Laura Rorem For the Juneau Empire
Confused seas: Everyone can be confused by reality

I’m ginger and proud!

Ginger Pride!

  • Sep 22, 2019