Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020

Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020

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  • Aug 30, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020
State reports 95 new COVID-19 cases

State reports 95 new COVID-19 cases

Nearly all are residents.

State reports 95 new COVID-19 cases
This Aug. 19, 2020, image shows Aaron Cuffee of Red Planet Books & Comics in Albuquerque, N.M., as he discusses the potential that could come from Marvel Comics’ effort to assemble a gallery of Native artists and scribes for “Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices #1.” The anthology will revisit some of Marvel’s Native characters. (AP Photo / Susan Montoya Bryan)

Fans hope Marvel comic book improves Native representation

Marvel Comics announced this month that it’s assembled Native artists and writers for a new anthology.

  • Aug 29, 2020
  • By TERRY TANG Associated Press
  • Features
This Aug. 19, 2020, image shows Aaron Cuffee of Red Planet Books & Comics in Albuquerque, N.M., as he discusses the potential that could come from Marvel Comics’ effort to assemble a gallery of Native artists and scribes for “Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices #1.” The anthology will revisit some of Marvel’s Native characters. (AP Photo / Susan Montoya Bryan)
Court orders wording change on oil tax ballot summary

Court orders wording change on oil tax ballot summary

June ruling was upheld.

  • Aug 29, 2020
  • Associated Press
Court orders wording change on oil tax ballot summary
A picture is worth a thousand words: Environmentalists submit art as public comment to Murkowski
A picture is worth a thousand words: Environmentalists submit art as public comment to Murkowski
Peter Segall / Juneau Empire                                 A dump truck empties its payload Tuesday at a construction site on Mendenhall Loop Road and Steven Richards Memorial Drive where the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is building a roundabout.

Life in the fast lane: DOT projects in Juneau ahead of schedule

Lack of tourist traffic have allowed for a bit of speeding.

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire                                 A dump truck empties its payload Tuesday at a construction site on Mendenhall Loop Road and Steven Richards Memorial Drive where the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is building a roundabout.
Angoon Mayor Joshua Bowen, has enacted emergency mandates for self-isolation and quarantining as the coronavirus comes to the small town. (Courtesy photo / Joshua Bowen)

Angoon sees climbing case count as testing continues

The town has clamped down on all external movement and is testing all citizens.

Angoon Mayor Joshua Bowen, has enacted emergency mandates for self-isolation and quarantining as the coronavirus comes to the small town. (Courtesy photo / Joshua Bowen)
In this undated video grab provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russia’s Varyag missile cruiser fires a cruise missile as part of the Russian navy manoeuvres in the Bering Sea. The Russian navy has conducted massive war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the biggest such drills in the area since Soviet times. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service)

Russian navy conducts major maneuvers near Alaska

They’re the biggest such drills in the area since Soviet times.

  • Aug 28, 2020
  • By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press
In this undated video grab provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russia’s Varyag missile cruiser fires a cruise missile as part of the Russian navy manoeuvres in the Bering Sea. The Russian navy has conducted massive war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the biggest such drills in the area since Soviet times. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service)
Researcher recalls lonely night spent in fiberglass hut on volcanic crater’s lip

Researcher recalls lonely night spent in fiberglass hut on volcanic crater’s lip

Guy Tytgat’s room was 4 feet wide and 5 feet tall, made of fiberglass and near a volcanic crater.

Researcher recalls lonely night spent in fiberglass hut on volcanic crater’s lip
Police calls for Friday, Aug. 28, 2020

Police calls for Friday, Aug. 28, 2020

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  • Aug 28, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Friday, Aug. 28, 2020
A dead Cook Inlet Beluga calf is seen here on the beach near the Discovery Campground at the Captain Cook State Recreation Area north of Nikiski on Aug. 16, 2020. (Michael Armstrong / Homer News)

Dead beluga calf poses questions for biologists

The calf was discovered at Captain Cook Discovery Campground on Aug. 16.

A dead Cook Inlet Beluga calf is seen here on the beach near the Discovery Campground at the Captain Cook State Recreation Area north of Nikiski on Aug. 16, 2020. (Michael Armstrong / Homer News)
Juneau’s testing machine unlikely to come before December. Here’s why
Juneau’s testing machine unlikely to come before December. Here’s why
A Juneau man was found dead at a construction site where he worked on Wednesday afternoon, said a JPD spokesperson. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)

Man found dead at construction site, JPD investigating

The death isn’t considered suspicious at this time, said a JPD spokesperson.

A Juneau man was found dead at a construction site where he worked on Wednesday afternoon, said a JPD spokesperson. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)
Program allows some Alaska Native Vietnam vets to get land

Program allows some Alaska Native Vietnam vets to get land

Stewy Carlo had a short life, but he lived every moment.

Program allows some Alaska Native Vietnam vets to get land
Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File                                The M/V Tazlina arrives in Juneau on May 16. The Alaska Marine Highway Reshaping Work Group heard Wednesday from members of the public who would like to see greater support for the state’s ferry system.

Public urges work group to support ferries

AMHS is a road and should be treated as such, callers say.

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File                                The M/V Tazlina arrives in Juneau on May 16. The Alaska Marine Highway Reshaping Work Group heard Wednesday from members of the public who would like to see greater support for the state’s ferry system.
Juneau’s Pride Week, hosted by the Southeast Alaska LGBTQ+ Alliance, is going smoothly despite its new virtual format. (Courtesy art / SEAGLA)
Juneau’s Pride Week, hosted by the Southeast Alaska LGBTQ+ Alliance, is going smoothly despite its new virtual format. (Courtesy art / SEAGLA)
Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020

Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020

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  • Aug 27, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020
(Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire                                 Down at the ocean is a reward dinner of…Cheetos?

Food for thought

It might be best to stay out of the chip aisle before a trip to the alpine

(Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire                                 Down at the ocean is a reward dinner of…Cheetos?
Angoon orders communitywide testing with 8 cases confirmed

Angoon orders communitywide testing with 8 cases confirmed

Self-isolating for travellers and quarantines for any affected are also in place.

Angoon orders communitywide testing with 8 cases confirmed
Cassandra Cropley holds a poster showing photos of her cousin, Linda Skeek, after the 2020 Women’s March, Jan. 18. Skeek went missing in January 2016 and is feared dead. The Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services is opening seven Operation Lady Justice Task Force cold case offices across the country to concentrate on the number of missing and murdered Indigenous women. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Cold case units focus on missing, murdered Indigenous women

Seven Operation Lady Justice Task Force cold case offices are opening nationwide.

Cassandra Cropley holds a poster showing photos of her cousin, Linda Skeek, after the 2020 Women’s March, Jan. 18. Skeek went missing in January 2016 and is feared dead. The Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services is opening seven Operation Lady Justice Task Force cold case offices across the country to concentrate on the number of missing and murdered Indigenous women. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)