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Reporter joins Empire staff

Atticus Hempel is a new reporter at the Juneau Empire.

 

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Weaver Selected For SHI’s Historic Mountain Goat Chilkat Robe Project

Sydney Akagi will weave the first purely mountain goat robe in more than 150 years.

 

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears won fourth place during the Division II Hockey State championships in Palmer last weekend. Photo courtesy of Rapi Sotoa

Juneau takes home fourth place during high school state hockey tournament

The Crimson Bears also received the Sportsmanship Award last weekend.

 

Weekly events guide: Juneau community calendar for Feb. 9 – 15
Weekly events guide: Juneau community calendar for Feb. 9 – 15
Photos by Chloe Anderson / Juneau Empire
Members of the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé chapter of Alaska Youth for Environmental Action gather outside the Alaska State Capitol building to protest the LNG pipeline on Jan. 24, 2026.

Juneau activists speak out against Alaska LNG pipeline on Capitol steps

“Alaska’s greatest resources aren’t just buried in the ground,” said protestor Atagan Hood.

Photos by Chloe Anderson / Juneau Empire
Members of the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé chapter of Alaska Youth for Environmental Action gather outside the Alaska State Capitol building to protest the LNG pipeline on Jan. 24, 2026.
Senior Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé hockey players were recognized at the Treadwell Arena on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 before the Crimson Bears faced the Homer High School Mariners. Head coach Matt Boline and assistant coaches Mike Bovitz, Luke Adams, Jason Kohlase and Dave Kovach honored 11 seniors. (Chloe Anderson / Juneau Empire)
Senior Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé hockey players were recognized at the Treadwell Arena on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 before the Crimson Bears faced the Homer High School Mariners. Head coach Matt Boline and assistant coaches Mike Bovitz, Luke Adams, Jason Kohlase and Dave Kovach honored 11 seniors. (Chloe Anderson / Juneau Empire)
Juneau state Sen. Jesse Kiehl, standing, addresses a town hall audience Jan. 11 at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School as Juneau state Reps. Sarah Hannan, far left, and Andi Story wait their turn to discuss their priorities during the 2023 legislative session.(Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file file)
Juneau state Sen. Jesse Kiehl, standing, addresses a town hall audience Jan. 11 at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School as Juneau state Reps. Sarah Hannan, far left, and Andi Story wait their turn to discuss their priorities during the 2023 legislative session.(Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file file)
The Alaska State Capitol building stands on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

Alaska State Legislature convenes for second year of 34th session

Lawmakers agreed to hold two joint sessions later this week.

The Alaska State Capitol building stands on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)
The northern lights are seen from the North Douglas launch ramp late Monday, Jan. 19. A magnetic storm caused unusually bright northern lights Monday evening and into Tuesday morning. (Chloe Anderson/Juneau Empire)
The northern lights are seen from the North Douglas launch ramp late Monday, Jan. 19. A magnetic storm caused unusually bright northern lights Monday evening and into Tuesday morning. (Chloe Anderson/Juneau Empire)
Capital City Fire Rescue is asking Juneau residents to dig out fire hydrants near their homes and businesses as heavy snow continues. File photo

Capital City Fire Rescue asks Juneauites to clear nearby fire hydrants

Clearing a three-foot radius can “save precious minutes in an emergency.”

Capital City Fire Rescue is asking Juneau residents to dig out fire hydrants near their homes and businesses as heavy snow continues. File photo
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Mari Kanagy is a new reporter at the Juneau Empire.

A new recruit for the ‘Empire’

Mari Kanagy recently joined Juneau Empire staff as a reporter.

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Mari Kanagy is a new reporter at the Juneau Empire.
Sailors participate in the commissioning ceremony for U.S. Coast Guard polar icebreaker Storis, on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Image courtesy the Office of U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan)

U.S. Coast Guard adds icebreaker to fleet for first time in 25 years

Federal officials see the refurbished ship Storis as the first of many new additions and a statement of sovereignty in the Arctic under the Trump administration

Sailors participate in the commissioning ceremony for U.S. Coast Guard polar icebreaker Storis, on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Image courtesy the Office of U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan)
Photo by Chloe Anderson / Juneau Empire
A spawning chum salmon is seen in Salmon Creek in Juneau on July 24.

Weekly Wonder: Running toward destiny

Salmon Creek in Juneau recently became a war zone for chum salmon

Photo by Chloe Anderson / Juneau Empire
A spawning chum salmon is seen in Salmon Creek in Juneau on July 24.
KTOO, Juneau's public radio station, is photographed in Juneau, Alaska, on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Public radio facing cuts as Congress moves to pull back funding

KTOO could lose one-third of its budget if the House passes a bill cutting funding for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting

KTOO, Juneau's public radio station, is photographed in Juneau, Alaska, on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
A male sea otter pup, estimated at 2 weeks old, was rescued near Homer and admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center rehabilitation program on June 23, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Alaska SeaLife Center

Seward’s SeaLife Center admits 2 seal pups, 1 orphaned otter

The three pups join the Alaska SeaLife Center’s ‘growing’ patient list

A male sea otter pup, estimated at 2 weeks old, was rescued near Homer and admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center rehabilitation program on June 23, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Alaska SeaLife Center
Alaska Seaplane pilot Vance Tilley stands in front of the Piatus PC-12 in Klawock on June 23 during the inaugural trip of the new service between Juneau, Ketchikan and Klawock. (Photos by Gemini Waltz Media/courtesy Alaska Seaplane)

New Juneau-Ketchikan nonstop flight service launches

The flight leaves Juneau at 3:45 p.m., and the trip lasts 1 hour 25 minutes

Alaska Seaplane pilot Vance Tilley stands in front of the Piatus PC-12 in Klawock on June 23 during the inaugural trip of the new service between Juneau, Ketchikan and Klawock. (Photos by Gemini Waltz Media/courtesy Alaska Seaplane)
Jennifer Skinner and Dave Ringle stand by the St. Vincent de Paul logo on Thursday, June 19, 2025. (Natalie Buttner / Juneau Empire)

St. Vincent de Paul St. Therese Conference announces new leadership

Jennifer Skinner replaces Dave Ringle as the executive director of the organization with his continued involvement

Jennifer Skinner and Dave Ringle stand by the St. Vincent de Paul logo on Thursday, June 19, 2025. (Natalie Buttner / Juneau Empire)
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Save money with incentives for home heating and efficiency!

Juneau organization helps homeowners embrace energy-efficiency upgrades

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