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Brother, can you spare some time?

Brother, can you spare some time?

Tasks don’t have to be big.

Brother, can you spare some time?
Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020

Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 20, 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 19, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020
Primary results suggest likely Legislature leadership shakeup

Primary results suggest likely Legislature leadership shakeup

Senate president likely loses her primary.

Primary results suggest likely Legislature leadership shakeup
Tlingit and Haida violence against women co-chair picked for federal post
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Tlingit and Haida violence against women co-chair picked for federal post

She’s happy to be that voice.

Tlingit and Haida violence against women co-chair picked for federal post
Young and Galvin get a rematch

Young and Galvin get a rematch

2018 race was decided by seven percentage points.

Young and Galvin get a rematch
Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020

Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 19, 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 19, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020
Embattled public lands chief hangs on despite nomination getting nixed

Embattled public lands chief hangs on despite nomination getting nixed

BILLINGS, Mont. — A former oil industry attorney will continue calling the shots for a government agency that oversees nearly a quarter-billion public acres in… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2020
  • By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press
Embattled public lands chief hangs on despite nomination getting nixed
A man votes during the primary election the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Election officials say it was a slow day at the polls

It picked up a little as day went on.

  • Aug 18, 2020
  • Juneau Empire Staff
A man votes during the primary election the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
Watch: Dunleavy dicusses CARES Act funding

Watch: Dunleavy dicusses CARES Act funding

Watch live at 5 p.m.

Watch: Dunleavy dicusses CARES Act funding
This photo shows absentee ballot paperwork sent to an Alaskan voter in July 2020. Last-minute polling location changes mean Kake residents had to cast absentee ballots in Tuesday’s primary. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Village president: Polls closed in Kake by COVID-19, not politics

Voting still available in Kake.

This photo shows absentee ballot paperwork sent to an Alaskan voter in July 2020. Last-minute polling location changes mean Kake residents had to cast absentee ballots in Tuesday’s primary. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
The Juneau Police Department has commemorative badges, left, for officers that requested them for the 50th anniversary of the unification of Juneau and Douglas. (Courtesy photo / Juneau Police Department)

JPD officers wear special badges for 50th anniversary of Juneau’s unification

The badges are authorized for wear until the end of the year.

The Juneau Police Department has commemorative badges, left, for officers that requested them for the 50th anniversary of the unification of Juneau and Douglas. (Courtesy photo / Juneau Police Department)
A sign marks a polling place in Juneau for the Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, primary election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Sullivan, Gross advance in US Senate primaries

Polls close at 8 p.m.

  • Aug 18, 2020
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
A sign marks a polling place in Juneau for the Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, primary election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020

Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 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 18, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020
Lemon Creek Correctional Center has sailed on without a case of coronavirus since a mid-April outbreak that infected 11 staff. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Prison superintendent talks staying safe as pandemic continues

After a mid-spring outbreak, LCCC hasn’t had any confirmed cases.

Lemon Creek Correctional Center has sailed on without a case of coronavirus since a mid-April outbreak that infected 11 staff. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Ferry crew confirmed clear of coronavirus

Ferry crew confirmed clear of coronavirus

The 47 crew were tested and all showed negative.

Ferry crew confirmed clear of coronavirus
‘Stitch,’ a juvenile bald eagle, was rescued by Juneau Raptor Center with a chest wound on Aug. 13 and transferred to the Alaska Raptor Center. He’s currently recovering from surgery, and the ARC specialists are optimistic, said JRC general manager Kathy Benner. (Courtesy photo / Juneau Raptor Center)

Juneau Raptor Center dealing with rain of injured eagles

Eight raptor casualties in a matter of weeks is a worrisome spike.

‘Stitch,’ a juvenile bald eagle, was rescued by Juneau Raptor Center with a chest wound on Aug. 13 and transferred to the Alaska Raptor Center. He’s currently recovering from surgery, and the ARC specialists are optimistic, said JRC general manager Kathy Benner. (Courtesy photo / Juneau Raptor Center)
Morning fog shrouds Douglas Island near the Douglas Bridge on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

City, state sign on to channel crossing study

No location yet.

Morning fog shrouds Douglas Island near the Douglas Bridge on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
28-pounder leads Golden North Salmon Derby

28-pounder leads Golden North Salmon Derby

Fewer prizes this year.

28-pounder leads Golden North Salmon Derby
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William “Perry” Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo. President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination of Pendley to head the Bureau of Land Management, a senior administration official said Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, much to the relief of environmentalists who insisted the longtime advocate of selling federal lands should not be overseeing them. (AP Photo / Matthew Brown)

Trump to withdraw public lands chief nomination

President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination to head the Bureau of Land Management.

  • Aug 17, 2020
  • By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William “Perry” Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo. President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination of Pendley to head the Bureau of Land Management, a senior administration official said Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, much to the relief of environmentalists who insisted the longtime advocate of selling federal lands should not be overseeing them. (AP Photo / Matthew Brown)
In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an airplane flies over caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska.The Department of the Interior has approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed the Record of Decision, which will determine where oil and gas leasing will take place in the refuge’s coastal plain. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Trump administration gave final approval Monday for a contentious oil and gas leasing plan on the… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2020
  • By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press
  • wildlife
In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an airplane flies over caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska.The Department of the Interior has approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed the Record of Decision, which will determine where oil and gas leasing will take place in the refuge’s coastal plain. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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