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Children and their parents participate in the Toddler Fashion Show on the main stage at Centennial Hall for Celebration 2018 on Friday, June 8, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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At toddler review, the story’s in the regalia

Correction: An earlier version of this article misspelled several names. The article has been corrected. Five-year-old McKayla Paul,…

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Celebration food contest highlights traditional staples

Seal oil with cracklings — crunchy seal fat — reminds Joe Nelson of early fall mornings growing up…

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Troopers arrest co-conspirator in prison drug case

One of the two co-conspirators still at large for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into Lemon Creek Correctional…

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Police, family members talk down armed man ‘in emotional crisis’

Police spent hours trying to talk with an armed man “in emotional crisis” who was refusing to come…

Kuteeyaa (Totem) of Seattle perform for Celebration 2018 at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Thursday, June 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Dance groups come from far and wide for Celebration

Tiny Barril waited seven years for the song to come to him. In 2010, Barril — a Tlingit…

Marie Darlin was inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame for her citizen advocacy for senior citizens and Alaska’s heritage in 2015. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Advocate, historian and longtime Juneauite Marie Darlin dies at age 93

Juneau historian, community organizer and advocate Marie Darlin has died. She was 93 years old. Darlin, born in…

Former Alaska legislator Zach Fansler to be arraigned June 21

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Former Alaska legislator Zach Fansler to be arraigned June 21

An Alaska lawmaker who resigned after allegations of striking a Juneau woman is soon scheduled to appear in…

Sisters Ursala Hudson (top) and Lily Hope watch part of a presentation they led entitled “Listening to our Teachers: Bringing History to the Present in Chilkat and Ravenstail Weaving” inside the Walter Soboleff Building’s clan house on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Hope holds her 8-month-old daughter Anastasia. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Sisters continue weaving, teaching after mother’s death

Long before they started weaving, Lily Hope and Ursala Hudson were woven into an ancient artform without knowing…

The Alaska Capitol in Juneau

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First responders train for active shooter scenario at Capitol today

Emergency vehicles will surround the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday morning, but only for a training exercise, according…

Ariane Xay Kuyaas Medley is presented her Best of Endangered Division award from Joe Nelson at Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Juried Art Competition award ceremony at the Walter Soboleff Center on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Medley went on to win the Best of Show. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Spruce root basket wins Best of Show at Native art show

Correction: An earlier version of this article misspelled Ursala Hudson’s first name. It’s Ursala, not Ursula. Her winning…

Defense attorney Julie Willoughby is pictured in the photo from her application to the Alaska Judicial Council. (Alaska Judicial Council | Courtesy photo)

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Walker takes judge selection process seriously, chief of staff says

Correction: This article previously stated incorrectly that Gov. Bill Walker has appointed 12 district court judges and nine…

A cruise ship in Glacier Bay National Park. (Photo courtesy NPS)

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Glacier Bay cruise ship permits get redo

Correction: This article initially attributed a policy to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) instead of the…

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Former Alaska legislator Zach Fansler charged with harassment

A former Alaska legislator has been formally charged with a crime for allegedly hitting a woman so hard…

Contemporary Christian singer Michael W. Smith will play a show in Juneau in July. (Inspiration Cruises | Courtesy Photo)

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Christian artist Michael W. Smith planning show in Juneau

Four years ago, one of the biggest names in contemporary Christian music came to Juneau. This summer, he’s…

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Juneau meets season of ‘mega-ships’

Juneau residents will see a few thousand more cruise line passengers that normal as a new “mega-ship” arrives…

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Man who threw punch stabbed downtown

Police say a man allegedly trying to start fights in the downtown area was stabbed by another man…

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Forest Service douses wildfire north of Juneau

The 56-acre fire at the Berners Bay area is no longer a threat, according to the U.S. Forest…

Lyle James points out petroglyphs on a rock in Berners Bay. James and other Tlingit leaders were showing others the generations-old carvings as part of the new Tl&

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Alaska’s petrogylphs & lessons that span an ocean: Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians learn from each other on environmental topics

Clarification: This article has been updated to mention that the University of Alaska Southeast coordinated and organized the…

Rick Smith talks about his time as Building Custodian at the Juneau Police Station on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Smith, who has worked there since the station opened in 2000, retired Thursday, May 31, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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JPD officer, custodian, evidence specialist retire after lengthy careers

Rick Smith hasn’t taken a vacation in at least four years. Since Juneau’s police station was built in…

Patrick “Biscuit” Kane Jr., a 39-year-old Juneau resident, has been identified as a person of interest in the May 23, 2018 robbery of Home Depot. (Juneau Police Department | Courtesy Photo)

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Police arrest alleged knife-wielding Home Depot robber

Police have arrested a man suspected of attempted robbery at Home Depot in May, according to a Saturday…