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Dream come true: 8-year-old wins trip to Super Bowl

‘Super Kid’ is Super Bowl bound.

 

Land trust acquires wetlands but Field of Fireweed poised for development

Land some thought was protected now actually is.

 

The Holland America Line cruise ship Westerdam slips out of Juneau’s downtown harbor just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. The Norwegian Pearl also visited Tuesday, the last day of the season. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

City breaks silence on cruise lawsuit

The judge’s ruling is up to interpretation.

 

Features

Pod people: The national podcast trend is finding its footing in Junea

Technology helps Juneauites tell human stories.

Everything you need to know for the 2019 Women’s March

It’s a women’s wave.

Capital City Weekly

Should Juneau revisit water fluoridation? New study renews debate

Decade-old issue flares up again.

Alaska receives almost 10 times more unemployment filings since shutdown began

Federal shutdown hits home.

Seven applied, one won. Here’s Juneau’s newest Assembly member.

It’s her first time in public office.

Scott McCutcheon demonstrates with a rescue rope on Tuesday after helping save Bob Funk, a biker who had fallen through the ice at Mendenhall Lake, a few days earlier. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
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Meet the good Samaritan behind the dramatic Mendenhall Lake rescue

Right place, right time, right equipment.

Scott McCutcheon demonstrates with a rescue rope on Tuesday after helping save Bob Funk, a biker who had fallen through the ice at Mendenhall Lake, a few days earlier. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
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The sunrise reflects off of downtown Juneau windows on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Fleeing the 49th state: Alaska’s population declines again

The exodus continues.

The sunrise reflects off of downtown Juneau windows on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau Police Department Police Chief Ed Mercer, right, and Lt. Jeremy Weske speak at the Juneau Police Station about the department receiving new funding for drug enforcement on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Alaska has been designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Feds to help fund Juneau’s drug enforcement efforts

Help is on the way.

Juneau Police Department Police Chief Ed Mercer, right, and Lt. Jeremy Weske speak at the Juneau Police Station about the department receiving new funding for drug enforcement on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Alaska has been designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Joe McCabe, a paralegal specialist with the NOAA General Counsel office, talks Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, about being being off work since the partial federal shutdown started on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. McCabe, 55, said he has always had work since he was 13. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

‘It’s ridiculous’: Furloughed Juneau residents frustrated at federal shutdown

It goes beyond just federal employees.

Joe McCabe, a paralegal specialist with the NOAA General Counsel office, talks Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, about being being off work since the partial federal shutdown started on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. McCabe, 55, said he has always had work since he was 13. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
A Juneau Police Department car sits in front of Juneau-Douglas High School on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

JDHS student arrested for ‘terroristic threatening’ for bringing BB gun to school

The 16-year-old girl has been charged with a felony.

A Juneau Police Department car sits in front of Juneau-Douglas High School on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Counting down the top stories of 2018

From the statewide elections to a whale statue.

Photos: Best of 2018 in Juneau

The Juneau Empire’s best pictures of the year.

Juneau’s first-ever Tlingit language immersion preschool to open next month

Lingít revival.

The owners of Chan’s Thai Kitchen are reportedly closing the long-running Auke Bay restaurant. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Thai restaurant closes after 21 years

Say goodbye to the Pad Thai.

The owners of Chan’s Thai Kitchen are reportedly closing the long-running Auke Bay restaurant. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Features

Juneau’s burlesque troupe expects busy nude year

Clothes off to close out 2018.

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Adorable art started to make fears manageable

Glo Ramirez gets set for monster year.

Opinion: Why the Alaska-class ferries aren’t ready

Don’t blame the wrong former governor.

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