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Alaska plans for new ferry Tazlina to begin operation in May

Alaska plans for new ferry Tazlina to begin operation in May

KETCHIKAN — The Alaska Marine Highway System plans to put its new ferry Tazlina into service in waters in the southeast in May. The ferry… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2019
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Alaska plans for new ferry Tazlina to begin operation in May
Rep. Dave Talerico, R-Healy, speaks to reporters at a House Republican Caucus press conference at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Capitol Live: House Speaker nominations fail on eighth day

Electing a permanent Speaker of the House remains elusive.

Rep. Dave Talerico, R-Healy, speaks to reporters at a House Republican Caucus press conference at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Photos: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration

Photos: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration

Scenes from the annual event celebrating MLK.

Photos: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration
‘Money-wise, I’m almost broke’: Furloughed workers in Juneau prepare for second missed paycheck
‘Money-wise, I’m almost broke’: Furloughed workers in Juneau prepare for second missed paycheck
As Juneau ages, so too does parks plan

As Juneau ages, so too does parks plan

Before there’s a park, there’s a plan.

As Juneau ages, so too does parks plan
Capitol Live: Pinpointing when House majority will be formed ‘pretty difficult’
Capitol Live: Pinpointing when House majority will be formed ‘pretty difficult’
Film experiment could only happen here
Film experiment could only happen here
Girls on the Run participant Anjali Padhi soars around the track during a 5-kilometer run in the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Field House in December. (Courtesy Photo | Natalie Watson)
Girls on the Run participant Anjali Padhi soars around the track during a 5-kilometer run in the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Field House in December. (Courtesy Photo | Natalie Watson)
Sitka festival receives grant, Poetry Out Loud dates announced, Rasmuson Foundation accepting applications
Sitka festival receives grant, Poetry Out Loud dates announced, Rasmuson Foundation accepting applications
University of Alaska Board of Regents to meet today in Anchorage
University of Alaska Board of Regents to meet today in Anchorage
‘Openness of the heart’: Workshop focuses on compassionate communication
‘Openness of the heart’: Workshop focuses on compassionate communication
The Juneau-Douglas High School hockey team sings the national anthem prior to its game against Homer at Treadwell Arena on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2019. JDHS coaches Luke Adams and Matt Boline honored 12 seniors prior to the start of the game, the final varsity home match of the season. (Courtesy Photo | Carol Lahnum/CrowFoxPhotography.com)
The Juneau-Douglas High School hockey team sings the national anthem prior to its game against Homer at Treadwell Arena on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2019. JDHS coaches Luke Adams and Matt Boline honored 12 seniors prior to the start of the game, the final varsity home match of the season. (Courtesy Photo | Carol Lahnum/CrowFoxPhotography.com)
Gene Tagaban performs with Khu.Eéx while wearing regalia. The band will play in Juneau Monday, Jan. 28 at Centennial Hall. (Courtesy Photo | Russell Johnson)
Gene Tagaban performs with Khu.Eéx while wearing regalia. The band will play in Juneau Monday, Jan. 28 at Centennial Hall. (Courtesy Photo | Russell Johnson)
Hoops roundup: TMHS splits with Barrow, C-Bears fourth at O’Brady’s
Hoops roundup: TMHS splits with Barrow, C-Bears fourth at O’Brady’s
Flute concert brings classical, Armenian and indigenous music to clan house
Flute concert brings classical, Armenian and indigenous music to clan house
Tlingit flautist George Montero said he was glad to be back in Juneau for a pair of concerts Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 and Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt |Capital City Weekly)
Tlingit flautist George Montero said he was glad to be back in Juneau for a pair of concerts Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 and Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt |Capital City Weekly)
Ty Grussendorf, 24, left, appears in Juneau Superior Court with his attorney, John P. Cashion, to plead guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a minor on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Ty Grussendorf, 24, left, appears in Juneau Superior Court with his attorney, John P. Cashion, to plead guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a minor on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Look ma, 6 hands: Piano concert begins on unusual note
Look ma, 6 hands: Piano concert begins on unusual note
There will be a community observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday. (Brian Kraus | Unsplash)

Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance, free legal clinic set for Monday

Two communitywide events are being held Monday in Juneau in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. At 1 p.m., the Juneau Black Awareness Association… Continue reading

There will be a community observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday. (Brian Kraus | Unsplash)
Corri Feige, Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, right, listens to Chantal Walsh, director of the Division of Oil and Gas, left, as along with Sara Longan, Deputy Commissioner of DNR, center, give a status of North Slope production during a Senate Finance Committee meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Corri Feige, Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, right, listens to Chantal Walsh, director of the Division of Oil and Gas, left, as along with Sara Longan, Deputy Commissioner of DNR, center, give a status of North Slope production during a Senate Finance Committee meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)