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Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire Sealaska Heritage Institute President Rosita Worl and Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom Bussiere, Commander for Alaskan Command, stand together following a day of meetings at SHI’s Walter Soboleff Building.

Setting it right: Military could apologize for bombarding Alaska Native villages

Three Southeast Alaska villages were bombarded by the military in the 1800s.

Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire Sealaska Heritage Institute President Rosita Worl and Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom Bussiere, Commander for Alaskan Command, stand together following a day of meetings at SHI’s Walter Soboleff Building.
State of the stats: A closer look at the numbers from the governor’s address

State of the stats: A closer look at the numbers from the governor’s address

A closer look at the numbers.

State of the stats: A closer look at the numbers from the governor’s address
Courtesy photo | UA Museum of the North The fossil of Gunakadeit joseeae, which was found in Southeast Alaska. About two thirds of the tail had already eroded away when the fossil was discovered.

Ancient species found near Kake given Tlingit name

This is the first species ever given a Tlingit name.

Courtesy photo | UA Museum of the North The fossil of Gunakadeit joseeae, which was found in Southeast Alaska. About two thirds of the tail had already eroded away when the fossil was discovered.
Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire Substance misuse costs the state of Alaska $3.45 billion every year, according to a report released recently by the McDowell Group.

“Every hour of every day:” the cost of substance misuse in Alaska

Alaskans are paying in money and lives.

Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire Substance misuse costs the state of Alaska $3.45 billion every year, according to a report released recently by the McDowell Group.
Burglars strike American Legion, steal appliances, war memorial items

Burglars strike American Legion, steal appliances, war memorial items

Police are investigating the burglary, which includes items from the post’s USS Juneau memorial

Burglars strike American Legion, steal appliances, war memorial items
Bradley A. Bethel, 32, is wanted by the Juneau Police Department for a $20,000 warrant pertaining to a felony cruelty to animals charge issued Thursday. (Courtesy photo | Juneau Police Department)

$20K warrant out for man who allegedly tortured kittens

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact JPD.

Bradley A. Bethel, 32, is wanted by the Juneau Police Department for a $20,000 warrant pertaining to a felony cruelty to animals charge issued Thursday. (Courtesy photo | Juneau Police Department)
Conservative senators stripped of committee appointments, claim retaliation for PFD votes

Conservative senators stripped of committee appointments, claim retaliation for PFD votes

First day drama.

Conservative senators stripped of committee appointments, claim retaliation for PFD votes
Weavers prepare for ‘stunning’ gathering in Juneau
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Weavers prepare for ‘stunning’ gathering in Juneau

It’s all coming together.

Weavers prepare for ‘stunning’ gathering in Juneau
Axes to grind: Big changes coming to the Viking Lounge

Axes to grind: Big changes coming to the Viking Lounge

The future for the Viking is shiny.

Axes to grind: Big changes coming to the Viking Lounge
Shelby Surdyk gives a presentation on the health effects of depleted uranium ammunition on people in Iraq at KTOO Studios on Thursday. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Poison from the past: An Alaskan’s quest to study effects of depleted uranium ammo

The tank-killing rounds are likely killing Iraqis even now.

Shelby Surdyk gives a presentation on the health effects of depleted uranium ammunition on people in Iraq at KTOO Studios on Thursday. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Five take-aways from the AMHS restructuring report

Five take-aways from the AMHS restructuring report

Here’s what you need to know.

Five take-aways from the AMHS restructuring report
Assembly scraps illegal junkyard

Assembly scraps illegal junkyard

Time to speed up the cleanup.

Assembly scraps illegal junkyard
High payraise yields cricitism, board of directors shake-up for Goldbelt

High payraise yields cricitism, board of directors shake-up for Goldbelt

Emergency meeting elected new members.

High payraise yields cricitism, board of directors shake-up for Goldbelt
The derelict tugboat Lumberman lies moored to a city-owned pier on Sunday after coming adrift and grounding near Norway Point downtown. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

After unplanned voyage, run-away tugboat secured to city dock

The city will now likely take responsibility for the derelict tugboat.

The derelict tugboat Lumberman lies moored to a city-owned pier on Sunday after coming adrift and grounding near Norway Point downtown. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Juneau, like the rest of the state has seen a declining population in recent years, according to a report from the Alaska Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Population continues to decline in Southeast and state

Decline percentages were nearly identical.

Juneau, like the rest of the state has seen a declining population in recent years, according to a report from the Alaska Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
$40 million for a road? Some Kupreanof Island residents want that money for ferries.

$40 million for a road? Some Kupreanof Island residents want that money for ferries.

There’s more to it.

$40 million for a road? Some Kupreanof Island residents want that money for ferries.
A recent sale of waterfront property to Norwegian Cruise Lines will likely have a ripple effect on the assessed value of waterfront property in Juneau. Alaska is a so-called “non-disclosure” state, so typically sales property transaction prices aren’t shared with the public, but bids for land previously owned by Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority were publicly unsealed in September. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Alaska’s lack of property laws make Juneau’s most valuable properties difficult to assess

Private property sales are extra private in Alaska.

A recent sale of waterfront property to Norwegian Cruise Lines will likely have a ripple effect on the assessed value of waterfront property in Juneau. Alaska is a so-called “non-disclosure” state, so typically sales property transaction prices aren’t shared with the public, but bids for land previously owned by Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority were publicly unsealed in September. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Michael Penn | Juneau Empire The Seawalk in front the the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Labor on Monday.

Foot washes up on downtown Seawalk

No ID was able to be made.

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire The Seawalk in front the the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Labor on Monday.
The Clam Chowder Bread Bowl at the Hangar on the Wharf, Jan. 1, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

A most perfect container: An ode to the bread bowl

Why can’t all our dishes be made out of bread: a lament.

The Clam Chowder Bread Bowl at the Hangar on the Wharf, Jan. 1, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Dead yellow cedar could be a viable timber product, study says

Dead yellow cedar could be a viable timber product, study says

Dead trees can still be sold.

Dead yellow cedar could be a viable timber product, study says