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What the haze? Here’s the deal with all the smoke in Juneau right now

What the haze? Here’s the deal with all the smoke in Juneau right now

A hazy shade of summer.

What the haze? Here’s the deal with all the smoke in Juneau right now
‘Override! Override! Override!’ Hundreds turn out in Juneau to protest Dunleavy’s vetoes

‘Override! Override! Override!’ Hundreds turn out in Juneau to protest Dunleavy’s vetoes

The response was overwhelming.

‘Override! Override! Override!’ Hundreds turn out in Juneau to protest Dunleavy’s vetoes
Brown bear scare: Hungry bear walks into lodge, has to be put down

Brown bear scare: Hungry bear walks into lodge, has to be put down

Fishing lodge catches bear.

Brown bear scare: Hungry bear walks into lodge, has to be put down
Breaking: Body found in backyard pond of a Juneau home
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Breaking: Body found in backyard pond of a Juneau home

Police are investigating.

Breaking: Body found in backyard pond of a Juneau home
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Dunleavy’s Red Pen: Governor’s vetoes take more than $400M out of budget

Dunleavy’s Red Pen: Governor’s vetoes take more than $400M out of budget

Here’s a run-down of what happened today.

Dunleavy’s Red Pen: Governor’s vetoes take more than $400M out of budget
Break out the sunscreen: It’s about to hit 80 degrees in Juneau

Break out the sunscreen: It’s about to hit 80 degrees in Juneau

Hello sunny weather.

Break out the sunscreen: It’s about to hit 80 degrees in Juneau
Then and Now: This photo composite shows what the Willoughby District looked like back what it was an Alaska Native village, and now in current day. The historic photograph by Winter and Pond is not dated, but was was taken sometime between 1893 and 1943, according to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections. (Collection number ASL-PCA-87). The photo on the right was taken Monday, June 24, 2019, on Willoughby Avenue by Juneau Empire photographer Michael Penn.

The Willoughby District in downtown Juneau has a new Native name

A nod to indigenous history.

Then and Now: This photo composite shows what the Willoughby District looked like back what it was an Alaska Native village, and now in current day. The historic photograph by Winter and Pond is not dated, but was was taken sometime between 1893 and 1943, according to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections. (Collection number ASL-PCA-87). The photo on the right was taken Monday, June 24, 2019, on Willoughby Avenue by Juneau Empire photographer Michael Penn.
She was accused of stabbing her boyfriend. Still maintaining her innocence, she shares her story.

She was accused of stabbing her boyfriend. Still maintaining her innocence, she shares her story.

Everything has changed for her and her daughters.

She was accused of stabbing her boyfriend. Still maintaining her innocence, she shares her story.
Rendezvous co-manager Asher Rohan paints outside of the downtown Juneau bar, June 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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New management is making this downtown bar even more LGBTQ-friendly

A spot where everyone can Rendezvous.

Rendezvous co-manager Asher Rohan paints outside of the downtown Juneau bar, June 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Slow trickle of state jobs out of Juneau continues

Slow trickle of state jobs out of Juneau continues

Meanwhile, Anchorage is reaching peak.

Slow trickle of state jobs out of Juneau continues
Vivian Mork Yéilk’ harvest devil’s club. (Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly)
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Lessons from the devil’s club lady

Some see obstacles, she sees medicine.

Vivian Mork Yéilk’ harvest devil’s club. (Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly)
FDR’s New Deal helped preserve Alaska Native art, like these three totem poles in Juneau
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FDR’s New Deal helped preserve Alaska Native art, like these three totem poles in Juneau

Rural Tennessee has electricity for the same reason Southeast Alaska has totem parks — the New Deal.

FDR’s New Deal helped preserve Alaska Native art, like these three totem poles in Juneau
Former NBA star Carlos Boozer back to lead camp

Former NBA star Carlos Boozer back to lead camp

Boozer’s back.

Former NBA star Carlos Boozer back to lead camp
Students with the Tlingit Culture Language & Literacy program at Harborview Elementary School dance during the 5th Grade Promotion ceremony held in the clan house at the Walter Soboleff Center on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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‘These are the ones to cheer’: Ceremony recognizes students as future of Tlingit language, culture

“Lukaax.áadi Trail Song” is in, Pomp and Circumstance is out.

Students with the Tlingit Culture Language & Literacy program at Harborview Elementary School dance during the 5th Grade Promotion ceremony held in the clan house at the Walter Soboleff Center on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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‘Football in America’: Juneau football alumni to star again in NFL films project
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‘Football in America’: Juneau football alumni to star again in NFL films project

The football program will be getting some big-time attention.

‘Football in America’: Juneau football alumni to star again in NFL films project
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Lavish British ship makes maiden voyage to Alaska

Lavish British ship makes maiden voyage to Alaska

This ship even has its own brand of gin.

Lavish British ship makes maiden voyage to Alaska
Hundreds protest ‘war on women,’ anti-abortion laws
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Hundreds protest ‘war on women,’ anti-abortion laws

Bills wage ‘war on women,’ speakers say.

Hundreds protest ‘war on women,’ anti-abortion laws
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‘Dangerous and outrageous’: Bill introduced in Alaska House would treat abortion the same as murder

‘Dangerous and outrageous’: Bill introduced in Alaska House would treat abortion the same as murder

It’s familiar territory for David Eastman.

‘Dangerous and outrageous’: Bill introduced in Alaska House would treat abortion the same as murder
A newlywed couple, a pilot, a family man: Profiles of the six victims of a floatplane crash near Ketchikan

A newlywed couple, a pilot, a family man: Profiles of the six victims of a floatplane crash near Ketchikan

Who they were.

A newlywed couple, a pilot, a family man: Profiles of the six victims of a floatplane crash near Ketchikan
What the Legislature left on the table: Ferries, addiction treatment, new revenue

What the Legislature left on the table: Ferries, addiction treatment, new revenue

Local lawmakers express disappointment.

What the Legislature left on the table: Ferries, addiction treatment, new revenue