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Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley Pigage | U.S. Coast Guard An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter makes an approach on their return to Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, June 5, 2019.

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When you need them most: Coast Guard MH-60s and their crew

Sitka aircrews have performed four medevacs in the last week.

Thunder Mountain High School’s Mary Neal Garcia battles for a ball against Ketchikan. (Courtesy Photo | Heather Holt)

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JDHS and TMHS girls square off for last regular game of season

The cross-town rivarly will end the season with a bang.

Courtesy photo | Charity Platt The Juneau Capitals U12 team won their state championships, winning six matches over three days and culminating in a 7-1 win over Homer on Monday.

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Juneau junior hockey team wins big at Anchorage tournament

They swept the state tournament

Juneau police arrest man for weapons misconduct, possession of drugs

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Juneau police arrest man for weapons misconduct, possession of drugs

The man was located Wednesday morning with heroin and methamphetamine.

Kristina Moore-Jager addresses the audience on issues around suicide during the National Alliance on Mental Illness’ Inside Passages speaker series on March 3, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Fighting the stigma: Inside Passages closes with frank suicide discussion

The series will restart next season.

A pair of bald eagles was rescued Monday by the Juneau Raptor Center after sustaining unknown injuries near Lemon Creek, March 2, 2020. The eagles will be cared for in Juneau for now but could eventually be sent to the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka. (Courtesy Photo | Juneau Raptor Center)

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Raptor center rescues 2 injured bald eagles near Lemon Creek

The cause of their injuries is unknown.

photos by Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Conklin, an unmanned underwater vehicle operator, shows the imagery of Juneau’s seafloor scanned with the UUV’s sonar at Coast Guard Station Juneau on Saturday.

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Hide and seek at the bottom of the sea: Navy minesweepers visit Juneau

Robots and divers hunt for mines in the sea.

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and State health officials updated the media today on the status of novel coronavirus preparedness. (Courtesy photo | Office of the Governor)

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Dunleavy says Alaska is ready for coronavirus

The coronavirus hasn’t appeared in Alaska yet, but Gov. Dunleays says it probably will.

An unused sexual assault evidence kit, colloquially known as a “rape kit,” is seen Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire file)

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Felony sexual offense reports rise sharply across Alaska, except Southeast

The majority of offenses were at home, by family or acquaintances.

JPD says investigation into Floyd Dryden beating continues

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JPD says investigation into Floyd Dryden beating continues

Suspects have been identified, and the investigation continues.

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File School buses line up for students at Harborview Elementary School in December 2019.

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Federal settlement nets schools a new bus

Volkswagen bus replacement program adds to local fleet.

Tlingit and Haida want to send weekly shipments to Southeast villages

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Tlingit and Haida want to send weekly shipments to Southeast villages

Food and sundries.

The Dimond Park Field House on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Police investigate break-in at Dimond Park Field House

Burglars broke into the office and the safe, police say.

Photos by Peter Segall | Juneau Empire Juneau Police Department and Capital City Fire/Rescue at the site of a car crash at the intersection of Egan Drive and Glacier Highway on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.

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Two injured in crash near Nugget Mall

Two were injured, but not severely, JPD spokeperson said.

Arctic researcher says climate change is coming

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Arctic researcher says climate change is coming

Crises are times of both danger and opportunity.

Outgoing City and Borough of Juneau Docks and Harbors harbormaster Dave Borg, right, poses with incoming harbormaster Matt Creswell. (Courtesy photo | City and Borough of Juneau)

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Changing tides: New harbormaster for Juneau coming soon

The new harbormaster will be familiar to residents.

Todd Hadfield, right, Phil Sellick, left, and Alfie Cook, underwater, work to right a capsized vessel at Statter Harbor, Feb. 25, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Impounded vessel capsizes at Statter Harbor

The reason it sank is unknown.

Swimmers from the Glacier Swimming Club ran roughshod over the competition at the Alaska Age Group Championships on Feb. 14-15, setting a record for the most points scored by a single team and winning the meet handily. (Courtesy photo | For Glacier Swimming Club)

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Glacier Swim Club shatters records at meet in Ketchikan

It went swimmingly.

Volunteers with All Hands and Hearts, including Fred Hiltner, far right, take a photo with a homeowner they were helping in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in March 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Fred Hiltner)

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Strength and resilience: Juneau man travels to Puerto Rico to lend a hand

Juneau’s spirit of helping out doesn’t stop here.

Steve Morrow, seen interviewing for the Thunder Mountain High School principal position last week, has been selected as the principal of Thunder Mountain High School for the beginning of next school year. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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New principal chosen for Thunder Mountain

Current principal Dan Larson will retire at the end of this school year.