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Police calls for Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025

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The Juneau Courthouse on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Juneau man with child sexual abuse material conviction arrested again on similar charges

Taylor Funderburk, 25, pleaded guilty Feb. 14 to charges in 2021 case, new arrest came 11 days later.

The Juneau Courthouse on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
The Cable Innovator, seen docked in Port Angeles, Washington, in May 2022, is scheduled to arrive in Sitka on Monday afternoon. It repaired a subsea communications cable in the vicinity last September and is being tasked with repairing further cable system damage that has knocked out phone and internet service to much of Southeast Alaska. (Creative Commons/DeVos Max)

Some phone and internet services get temporary fix as cable repair ship heads for Southeast Alaska

Same vessel that repaired damage near Sitka last September scheduled to arrive there Monday.

The Cable Innovator, seen docked in Port Angeles, Washington, in May 2022, is scheduled to arrive in Sitka on Monday afternoon. It repaired a subsea communications cable in the vicinity last September and is being tasked with repairing further cable system damage that has knocked out phone and internet service to much of Southeast Alaska. (Creative Commons/DeVos Max)
Passengers aboard an Alaska Marine Highway System vessel are seen on the cover of a draft 20-year plan for the ferry system released Friday. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)

20-year plan for Alaska Marine Highway envisions better service, if government provides more money

Draft long-term plan calls for six new ships in eight-ship fleet; public comments open until March 30.

Passengers aboard an Alaska Marine Highway System vessel are seen on the cover of a draft 20-year plan for the ferry system released Friday. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)
The Tongass National Forest on Prince of Wales Island on Aug. 21, 2014. President Donald Trump wants to circumvent environmental regulations to expand timber production, something sought by homebuilders and the construction industry. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)

Trump moves to increase logging in national forests

President Donald Trump has promised to “drill, baby, drill.” Now, he also wants to log. On Saturday, Trump directed federal agencies to examine ways to… Continue reading

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The Tongass National Forest on Prince of Wales Island on Aug. 21, 2014. President Donald Trump wants to circumvent environmental regulations to expand timber production, something sought by homebuilders and the construction industry. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
Snow falls on the Alaska State Capitol on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

Alaska Legislature votes against inflation-adjusted pay rates for top officials

The Alaska House of Representatives voted 36-0 on Friday to reject a proposal that would peg legislative salaries and the pay of other top state… Continue reading

Snow falls on the Alaska State Capitol on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
A portable FirstNet cell tower to provide ATT service is set up in the parking lot of the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Friday afternoon following a widespread phone and internet outage that began Thursday night. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Phone and internet outage in Southeast continues Saturday with restoration timeline unknown

ACS says it is working on emergency fix after subsea cable damage; next update scheduled at 10 a.m. Sunday

A portable FirstNet cell tower to provide ATT service is set up in the parking lot of the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Friday afternoon following a widespread phone and internet outage that began Thursday night. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
President Donald Trump argues with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine in the Oval Office on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. For decades or longer, no American president has engaged in such an angry, scathing attack on a visiting foreign leader. And what really seemed to get under Trump’s skin were Zelenskyy’s harsh words about President Vladimir Putin of Russia. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Murkowski ‘sick to my stomach’ about Trump’s berating of Ukraine’s Zelensky in Oval Office

Senator says talk of president ending support for Ukraine, abandoning other allies “a threat to democracy.”

President Donald Trump argues with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine in the Oval Office on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. For decades or longer, no American president has engaged in such an angry, scathing attack on a visiting foreign leader. And what really seemed to get under Trump’s skin were Zelenskyy’s harsh words about President Vladimir Putin of Russia. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
A sign on the Haines Highway. (Lex Treinen/Chilkat Valley News)

Haines worries about loss of relationship with Canadians due to resentment provoked by Trump

“I don’t think we could really replace it,” resident says about potential loss of northern visitors.

A sign on the Haines Highway. (Lex Treinen/Chilkat Valley News)
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Aurora forecast through the week of Feb. 15

These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute and available online, along with more data, at www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast. The listings below will… Continue reading

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A portable FirstNet cell tower to provide ATT service is set up in the parking lot of the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Friday afternoon following a widespread phone and internet outage that began Thursday night. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Update: Damage to subsea cable system severs phone, internet to much of Southeast; repair time unknown

CBJ regains online access, but phones still out; mixed connectivity elsewhere in town.

A portable FirstNet cell tower to provide ATT service is set up in the parking lot of the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Friday afternoon following a widespread phone and internet outage that began Thursday night. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
A sign that gives a land acknowledgment greets visitors of the Egan Library on the University of Alaska Southeast Juneau campus. It’s also found in other buildings around UAS. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Students and faculty at UAS react to the decision to remove DEI references from all print and online materials

A week after a Board of Regents’ directive, UAS makes two online key modifications.

A sign that gives a land acknowledgment greets visitors of the Egan Library on the University of Alaska Southeast Juneau campus. It’s also found in other buildings around UAS. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
The front page of the Juneau Empire on Feb. 23, 1995. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Capital City Weekly

Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending March 1

Three decades of capital city coverage.

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Feb. 23, 1995. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel Rainier pulls into port at Coast Guard Station Juneau on Sept. 16, 2020 for rest and replenishment of stores. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire file photo)

Mass firings begin at NOAA as part of Trump’s federal government downsizing

More than 10% may be let go from agency that oversee weather forecasting, Suicide Basin monitoring.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel Rainier pulls into port at Coast Guard Station Juneau on Sept. 16, 2020 for rest and replenishment of stores. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire file photo)
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Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025

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Police calls for Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025

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Police calls for Monday, Feb. 24, 2025

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is surrounded by reporters as she arrives on the Senate Subway to vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

Murkowski co-sponsors bill to help Ukrainians stay in the US

Alaska senator is first Republican to join Democrat-led effort to grant guest status to refugees.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is surrounded by reporters as she arrives on the Senate Subway to vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)
Daniel Nichols, a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, presents results from the organization’s Infrastructure Report Card for Alaska during a presentation Wednesday at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Alaska improves slightly to a C on Infrastructure Report Card, state ferries still at bottom with a D

Authors say Biden-era funding bills a key reason for improvement, ponder impact of Trump’s cuts.

Daniel Nichols, a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, presents results from the organization’s Infrastructure Report Card for Alaska during a presentation Wednesday at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Officials prepare to move Ashley Rae Johnston from the street where she was fatally shot by police on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2025, near the Mendenhall Valley Breeze In. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Investigation: Fatal shooting of woman with hatchet by JPD officer on Christmas Day justified

Ashley Rae Johnston threatened customers outside store and then police, state report finds.

Officials prepare to move Ashley Rae Johnston from the street where she was fatally shot by police on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2025, near the Mendenhall Valley Breeze In. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)