Sample ballots laid out at the polling place in the Douglas Community Building for the 2020 Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

By the numbers: Primary election turnout

About 20% of registered Alaskans voted

Sample ballots laid out at the polling place in the Douglas Community Building for the 2020 Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
SHI President Rosita Worl and the late Cyril George’s daughter, Roberta Jack, sign a deed of gift at a transfer ceremony last week with the photo collection visible in the background. (Courtesy Photo / Lyndsey Brollini, Sealaska Heritage)
SHI President Rosita Worl and the late Cyril George’s daughter, Roberta Jack, sign a deed of gift at a transfer ceremony last week with the photo collection visible in the background. (Courtesy Photo / Lyndsey Brollini, Sealaska Heritage)
Maleah Wenzel, Heather Powell and Vivian Mork harvest devil’s club in Juneau amid a pandemic. (Courtesy Photo / Heather Powell)

Planet Alaska: Harvesting devil’s club is a big responsibility

“You hold in your hands the knowledge of our most sacred medicine.”

Maleah Wenzel, Heather Powell and Vivian Mork harvest devil’s club in Juneau amid a pandemic. (Courtesy Photo / Heather Powell)
Treading the motherboards: Technology allows the show to go on

Treading the motherboards: Technology allows the show to go on

Upcoming livestreams bring Alaska theater, sense of community to your living room.

Treading the motherboards: Technology allows the show to go on
Courtesy photo / City and Borough of Juneau                                 Capital City Fire/Rescue Assistant Chief Ed Quinto recently celebrated his 40th year as part of the department.

Got it right the first time: CCFR assistant chief celebrates 40 years with the service

Assistant Chief Ed Quinto joined young and never looked back.

Courtesy photo / City and Borough of Juneau                                 Capital City Fire/Rescue Assistant Chief Ed Quinto recently celebrated his 40th year as part of the department.
Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020

Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

  • Aug 26, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020
Assembly approves Racism Review Committee in near-unanimous vote

Assembly approves Racism Review Committee in near-unanimous vote

‘Exciting and absolutely essential.’

Assembly approves Racism Review Committee in near-unanimous vote
In this file photo, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, left, listens as Attorney General Kevin Clarkson speak during a news conference at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. Clarkson’s resignation was announced following revelations of inappropriate text messages with a state employee. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
In this file photo, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, left, listens as Attorney General Kevin Clarkson speak during a news conference at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. Clarkson’s resignation was announced following revelations of inappropriate text messages with a state employee. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
State reports 4 deaths, 37 new cases

State reports 4 deaths, 37 new cases

Both numbers are unusual.

State reports 4 deaths, 37 new cases
Courtesy photo / Owen Hatcher                                Owen Hatcher summited five of Juneau’s major peaks in one 15-hour effort, relying entirely on his own power, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

High 5: Juneau man summits 5 peaks in one Herculean run

His 15-hour trek covered nearly 60 miles of running and biking.

Courtesy photo / Owen Hatcher                                Owen Hatcher summited five of Juneau’s major peaks in one 15-hour effort, relying entirely on his own power, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.
Pride of Bristol Bay: Lessons from a Bristol Bay ‘salmon mama’
Pride of Bristol Bay: Lessons from a Bristol Bay ‘salmon mama’
Courtesy Photo / David Bergeson                                 This photo shows a watchful young ptarmigan in Granite Basin.

Tales from 2 trails and some bird stories

By Mary F. Willson For the Juneau Empire A group of friends went up the Granite Basin Trail in mid-August. Lots of work has improved… Continue reading

Courtesy Photo / David Bergeson                                 This photo shows a watchful young ptarmigan in Granite Basin.
A plane rests in brush and trees after a midair collision outside of Soldotna, Alaska. State Rep. Gary Knopp, an Alaska state lawmaker who was involved in a July midair collision that killed seven people, was piloting his plane even though his medical flight certification was denied eight years ago because of vision problems, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Jeff Helminiak / Peninsula Clarion)

NTSB: Rep in plane crash flew despite vision problems

By TOM KRISHER Associated Press An Alaska state lawmaker who was involved in a July midair collision that killed seven people was piloting his plane… Continue reading

A plane rests in brush and trees after a midair collision outside of Soldotna, Alaska. State Rep. Gary Knopp, an Alaska state lawmaker who was involved in a July midair collision that killed seven people, was piloting his plane even though his medical flight certification was denied eight years ago because of vision problems, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Jeff Helminiak / Peninsula Clarion)
High rents, unemployment, raise housing concerns
High rents, unemployment, raise housing concerns
Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020

Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

  • Aug 25, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020
Courtesy Photo / Break the (Bi)Cycle                                Break the (Bi)Cycle is a movement started by former professional basketball player Damen Bell-Holter to raise money and awareness about the dearth of mental health care for Black and Indigenous men. Bell-Holter will ride from Bellingham, Wash., to San Diego, Calif., more than 1,500 miles, while visiting tribes and documenting the trip.

Former basketball pro embarks on 1,500-mile bike ride for mental health

The idea is to inspire awareness and change, Damen Bell-Holter said.

Courtesy Photo / Break the (Bi)Cycle                                Break the (Bi)Cycle is a movement started by former professional basketball player Damen Bell-Holter to raise money and awareness about the dearth of mental health care for Black and Indigenous men. Bell-Holter will ride from Bellingham, Wash., to San Diego, Calif., more than 1,500 miles, while visiting tribes and documenting the trip.
NIAID / National Institutes of Health via AP                                This image shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient.
NIAID / National Institutes of Health via AP                                This image shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient.
Watch: Gov. Mike Dunleavy give update on small business grant program
Watch: Gov. Mike Dunleavy give update on small business grant program
Caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd migrate onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. Environmental groups wasted no time challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to open part of an Alaska refuge where polar bears and caribou roam free to oil and gas drilling. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Lawsuits challenge drilling plan in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Environmental groups wasted no time challenging the attempt to allow oil and gas drilling.

Caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd migrate onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. Environmental groups wasted no time challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to open part of an Alaska refuge where polar bears and caribou roam free to oil and gas drilling. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Corps: Alaska mine would have adverse impacts on salmon site

Corps: Alaska mine would have adverse impacts on salmon site

Corps appears to reverse course.

  • Aug 24, 2020
  • By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press
  • Pebble Mine
Corps: Alaska mine would have adverse impacts on salmon site