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The sounds and the furry: Sea otters are back, and they’re changing the environment

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The sounds and the furry: Sea otters are back, and they’re changing the environment

It’s their turn to hunt.

Empire Live: What’s the Remote Sellers Tax? City finance director Jeff Rogers at the Chamber Luncheon

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Empire Live: What’s the Remote Sellers Tax? City finance director Jeff Rogers at the Chamber Luncheon

Will the city tax Amazon purchases?

Alaska could soon put taxes on online sales

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Alaska could soon put taxes on online sales

Plans are still being made but taxes could be here by spring.

Delta Western plans new fueling station in Auke Bay

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Delta Western plans new fueling station in Auke Bay

More options for boats to fuel up.

Juneau Police Department Police Chief Ed Mercer speaks about his job at the Juneau Police Station on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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JPD chief reappointed to Alaska Police Standards Council

Chief Mercer will serve another four year term on the board.

Members of the Visitor Industry Task Force, city employees and the public watch as City Manager Rorie Watt gives a presentation on the growth of the cruise ship industry in Juneau during a noon meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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More and bigger ships are coming to Juneau, other stops in Southeast

Tourism Task Force takes tourism to task.

National Forest System Deputy Chief Chris French speaks to a full room During an informational meeting on the U. S. Forest Service’s <strong>Roadless Rule</strong> at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Public gets heated over Roadless Rule alternatives

Roadless Rule gets ruthless

Assembly burns through agenda, passes eight ordinances, three resolutions

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Assembly burns through agenda, passes eight ordinances, three resolutions

It took less than an hour.

Tango is a search dog with SEADOGS, an all-volunteer K-9 rescue team that assists with missing persons cases. Both two-legged and four-legged SEADOGS members were at the Moose Lodge Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Keeping a nose out: SEADOGS takes guesswork out of searches

Who’s a good dog? The SEADOGS, in this case.

Four whales struck by vessels this year in Southeast

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Four whales struck by vessels this year in Southeast

NOAA investigates vessels for possible negligence.

City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Finance Committee didn’t spend Saturday morning alone. About a dozen people were in attendance as the city reviewed its spending priorities. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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City reviews its spending priorities in king-sized meeting

Assembly members ranked 80 programs and projects.

Chris E. McNeil, Jr., the owner of Native Strategy Group and former president and CEO of Sealaska Corporation, speaks about Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska v. United States Friday, Nov. 1, inside Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Walter Soboleff Building. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Important Alaska Native settlement case started as grassroots movement

It paid $7.5M to Tlingit and Haida.

Team Forget Me Not, a synchronized figure skating team, practices before a performance at Treadwell Arena, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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‘When you have a team, it makes it so much more fun’: Juneau skating group performs

Trust falls, flower themes and teamwork.

Jury announces verdict against one-time Assembly candidate accused of PFD fraud

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Jury announces verdict against one-time Assembly candidate accused of PFD fraud

It was a quick trial, and the verdict is in.

Three injured in crash on Egan Drive

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Three injured in crash on Egan Drive

Patients are in stable condition.

‘Vanguards’ of climate change action, Southeast tribe shares ambitious plan

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‘Vanguards’ of climate change action, Southeast tribe shares ambitious plan

They want you to see their data.

Loretto Lee Jones, a former Assembly candidate, is on trial for PFD fraud. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Former Assembly candidate stands trial for PFD fraud

Jury selection began this morning.

City drains, flushes Twin Lakes in effort to fight weed

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City drains, flushes Twin Lakes in effort to fight weed

Not your normal “weeding.”

Here’s the Halloween weather forecast

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Here’s the Halloween weather forecast

Juneau hasn’t had dry holiday since 2005.

Selina Finley, center, reluctantly listens to a judgment by the Judge, played by Teri Tibbett, right, during a Reentry Simulation event at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. The event was sponsored by Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska in partnership with the Juneau Reentry Coalition and Alaska Mental Health Trust. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Breaking the cycle: Community leaders roleplay a rough reentry to society

Do not pass go, do not collect $200.