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Aaron Doten-Ferguson, left, Hane Hubert, center, and Matthew Epperly sport their mustaches for Movember during their lunch hour at Floyd Dryden Middle School on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Mustaches raise funds and awareness for men’s health

Middle school staff and students participate in Movember.

Aaron Doten-Ferguson, left, Hane Hubert, center, and Matthew Epperly sport their mustaches for Movember during their lunch hour at Floyd Dryden Middle School on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Rabbi drives 4,000 miles to buy trawler, begin dream of a lifetime

Rabbi drives 4,000 miles to buy trawler, begin dream of a lifetime

Livin’ the dream.

Rabbi drives 4,000 miles to buy trawler, begin dream of a lifetime
A hydro generator from 1950’s is still in use at the Gold Creek Power Plant in this file photo from 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Precipitation levels gain ground on long-lasting drought

Southeast Alaska is improving, but Juneau is still dryer than usual

A hydro generator from 1950’s is still in use at the Gold Creek Power Plant in this file photo from 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Pieces from a single vehicle accident near Mile 20 remain along Glacier Highway on Friday, Nov. 22. The Thursday morning accident left two dead and two in critical condition. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Police say alcohol and speed appear to be factors in fatal wreck

Alcohol and speed appear to have been factors in a fatal single-vehicle wreck Thursday morning, police said. A woman and teenager died at the scene… Continue reading

Pieces from a single vehicle accident near Mile 20 remain along Glacier Highway on Friday, Nov. 22. The Thursday morning accident left two dead and two in critical condition. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Tattoo artist Mario Singh explains tattoo care steps to first-time tattoo recepient Cassidy McGrann during Taku Tattoo’s International Suicide Survivor’s Day event on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Juneauites get inked for International Suicide Survivors Day

Many received semicolon tattoos

Tattoo artist Mario Singh explains tattoo care steps to first-time tattoo recepient Cassidy McGrann during Taku Tattoo’s International Suicide Survivor’s Day event on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Randall Munroe, author and illustrator of pop science webcomic XKCD, speaks at the Alaska State Museum on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, as he promotes his new book. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Famous science cartoonist praises importance of questions

Munroe’s comic XKCD is well known in nerd circles.

Randall Munroe, author and illustrator of pop science webcomic XKCD, speaks at the Alaska State Museum on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, as he promotes his new book. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019

Police calls for Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019

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

  • Nov 24, 2019
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019
Curtis Hopson, co-owner of Chan’s Thai Kitchen, at his newly remodeled Auke Bay restuarant on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. The popular restuarant has reopened with a reduced menu and only evening hours. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Fan-favorite restaurant returns in streamlined form

Ready for an old favorite?

Curtis Hopson, co-owner of Chan’s Thai Kitchen, at his newly remodeled Auke Bay restuarant on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. The popular restuarant has reopened with a reduced menu and only evening hours. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Lt. j.g. Jonathan Dillard hustles after the turnaround during a Coast Guard 5K Turkey Trot through Juneau’s harborfront on Nov. 22, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Coast Guard braves foul weather for early Turkey Trot

Coast Guardsmen weren’t about to let rain stop them from winning a turkey.

Lt. j.g. Jonathan Dillard hustles after the turnaround during a Coast Guard 5K Turkey Trot through Juneau’s harborfront on Nov. 22, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Southeast Alaska LBTQ+ Alliance Board Chair JoLynn Shriber reads a list the names of killed transgender people as Thunder Mountain High School students Kyla Stevens, center, and Laila Williams hold flags in the wind during a transgender remembrance at Marine Park on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau remembers transgender lives lost this year

At least 22 were killed in the U.S. in 2019.

Southeast Alaska LBTQ+ Alliance Board Chair JoLynn Shriber reads a list the names of killed transgender people as Thunder Mountain High School students Kyla Stevens, center, and Laila Williams hold flags in the wind during a transgender remembrance at Marine Park on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Delivery of Friday’s Juneau Empire will be delayed

Due to a mechanical error with the Juneau Empire’s press, delivery of Friday’s edition will be delayed. We thank you for your patience.… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2019
  • By Robert Monteith
University of Alaska President: We’re going to get back up in a way that’s positive

University of Alaska President: We’re going to get back up in a way that’s positive

Tough decisions still ahead.

University of Alaska President: We’re going to get back up in a way that’s positive
A juvenile male golden eagle was rescued off of Egan Drive and sent to the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka after being struck by a car Nov. 19, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Juneau Police Department)

Immature eagle injured on Egan improving incrementally

Underweight eagle is on a high-protein diet.

A juvenile male golden eagle was rescued off of Egan Drive and sent to the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka after being struck by a car Nov. 19, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Juneau Police Department)
Empire Live: UA President Jim Johnsen at the Juneau Chamber Luncheon

Empire Live: UA President Jim Johnsen at the Juneau Chamber Luncheon

Live updates from the talk

Empire Live: UA President Jim Johnsen at the Juneau Chamber Luncheon
Alaska case on campaign finance laws could go national

Alaska case on campaign finance laws could go national

Department of Law has until Monday to appeal.

Alaska case on campaign finance laws could go national
Interviews of elementary school principals to take place in early December

Interviews of elementary school principals to take place in early December

Interviews are open to the public.

Interviews of elementary school principals to take place in early December
Police calls for Friday, Nov. 22, 2019

Police calls for Friday, Nov. 22, 2019

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

  • Nov 21, 2019
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Friday, Nov. 22, 2019
Police calls for Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019

Police calls for Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019

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

  • Nov 21, 2019
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019
A Cold Weather Emergency Shelter sign at St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. The shelter is expected to open on Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Winter weather is coming, and Juneau’s warming shelter is ready

The shelter will likely open this weekend.

A Cold Weather Emergency Shelter sign at St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. The shelter is expected to open on Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
A Cold Weather Emergency Shelter sign at St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. The shelter is expected to open on Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Video: Here’s what the new warming shelter looks like

New shelter at St. Vincent de Paul

A Cold Weather Emergency Shelter sign at St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. The shelter is expected to open on Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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