A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot medium response boat patrols Auke Bay during an exercise in 2018. Coast Guardsmen from Station Juneau aboard a similar boat rescued two stranded kayakers on Couverden Island on May 1, 2020. (Lt. Brian Dykens | U.S. Coast Guard)
A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot medium response boat patrols Auke Bay during an exercise in 2018. Coast Guardsmen from Station Juneau aboard a similar boat rescued two stranded kayakers on Couverden Island on May 1, 2020. (Lt. Brian Dykens | U.S. Coast Guard)
Calm waters for now but storms on the horizon for Juneau’s businesses

Calm waters for now but storms on the horizon for Juneau’s businesses

It’s not the explosion but the aftermath that might be the problem.

Calm waters for now but storms on the horizon for Juneau’s businesses
Police calls for Sunday, May 3, 2020

Police calls for Sunday, May 3, 2020

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  • May 3, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Sunday, May 3, 2020
Bird-watching soars amid COVID-19 as Americans head outdoors

Bird-watching soars amid COVID-19 as Americans head outdoors

A flight of fancy.

Bird-watching soars amid COVID-19 as Americans head outdoors
Tribes, conservationists, urge action on transboundary mining
Tribes, conservationists, urge action on transboundary mining
Police say man injured after pocket knife fight

Police say man injured after pocket knife fight

Police: Man taken to hospital after fight involving two pocket knives and alcohol.

  • May 1, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
Police say man injured after pocket knife fight
Courtesy Photo | Frank Zmuda, Alaska Department of Fish and Game                                Beavers live from northern Mexico to northern Alaska.

Beaver invasion on the Baldwin Peninsula

Researchers counted an increase from two to 98 beaver dams near Kotzebue between 2002 and 2019.

Courtesy Photo | Frank Zmuda, Alaska Department of Fish and Game                                Beavers live from northern Mexico to northern Alaska.
Audience members watch The Fishpickers joke on stage during their performance Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015 at the 47th annual Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines. (Juneau Empire file)

Southeast Alaska State Fair canceled

Announcement made May 1.

Audience members watch The Fishpickers joke on stage during their performance Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015 at the 47th annual Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines. (Juneau Empire file)
Mary Lou King shows children an example of Juneau’s ecosystem as part of Sea Week, now celebrating its 50th anniversary in the Juneau School District. (Courtesy Photo | Peggy Cowan)

Sea Week celebrates 50th anniversary in unorthodox fashion

Family-oriented learned will lead this spring.

Mary Lou King shows children an example of Juneau’s ecosystem as part of Sea Week, now celebrating its 50th anniversary in the Juneau School District. (Courtesy Photo | Peggy Cowan)
Police calls for Friday, May 1, 2020

Police calls for Friday, May 1, 2020

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  • May 1, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Friday, May 1, 2020
A virtual ceremony doesn’t do it for some graduates
A virtual ceremony doesn’t do it for some graduates
Cities can’t make it on current revenues

Cities can’t make it on current revenues

School bond relief and community assistance would be especially welcome.

Cities can’t make it on current revenues
A special quarantine tent set up outside Bartlett Regional Hospital’s emergency room on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

Hospital changes visitor policy

It coincides with resumption of elective procedures.

A special quarantine tent set up outside Bartlett Regional Hospital’s emergency room on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)
The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)                                The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Tribes ask feds to stop work on Roadless Rule plan

They want USDA to slow its rollback.

The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)                                The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Juneauites gathered signatures to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy in late February. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Juneauites gathered signatures to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy in late February. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
First Friday comes to your couch

First Friday comes to your couch

First Friday goes on.

First Friday comes to your couch
Police calls for Thursday, April 30, 2020

Police calls for Thursday, April 30, 2020

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  • Apr 30, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Thursday, April 30, 2020
The Gas ‘N Go in Lemon Creek was robbed on April 16, 2020. Burglars stole roughly $10,000 in vaping and e-cigarette supplies, a Juneau Police Department spokeperson said. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Gas station burgled for 3rd time in a year

Roughly $10,000 in merchandise was stolen.

The Gas ‘N Go in Lemon Creek was robbed on April 16, 2020. Burglars stole roughly $10,000 in vaping and e-cigarette supplies, a Juneau Police Department spokeperson said. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Jim Johnsen, president of the University of Alaska, speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Moose Lodge on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

University of Alaska announces furloughs for top leaders

Top University of Alaska administrators, including President Jim Johnsen, will be subject to mandatory furloughs to help address budget issues, the system announced Wednesday. The… Continue reading

Jim Johnsen, president of the University of Alaska, speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Moose Lodge on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
There’s a strip of lightly seasoned grouse in Jeff Lund’s version of a hooter popper. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)

Sometimes, it’s not about numbers

If you start to over analyze everything you’re in danger of missing the point.

There’s a strip of lightly seasoned grouse in Jeff Lund’s version of a hooter popper. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)