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USDA Sec. Perdue: Logging, other Southeast industries not ‘mutually-exclusive’

Correction: This article initially listed an incorrect figure for the number of acres the roadless rule would apply…

A 13-year-old girl and her aunt and uncle are taken back to a cabin on Kruzof Island, Alaska, July 3, 2018, in an Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. The girl was reported missing in a kayak in Shelikof Bay, last seen wearing a purple, blue and black life jacket, and was later found by the Jayhawk crew in good condition. (U.S. Coast Guard | Courtesy Photo)

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With help from aunt, Coast Guard finds missing girl near Sitka

A 13-year-old girl briefly went missing on Kruzof Island near Sitka on Tuesday afternoon, according to a Coast…

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, right, shakes hands with owner Ray Keenan after touring Rollo Bay Holdings, which specializes in potato producing, marketing, shipping and exporting, in Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on Friday, June 15, 2018. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Secretary of Agriculture to visit Southeast timber industry sites

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will visit Southeast Alaska on Thursday as part of a “Back to…

A U.S. Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter is seen in this undated image. (The Weather Channel | Courtesy Photo)

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Three on board rescued as boat sinks near Sitka

A Coast Guard helicopter and a good Samaritan fishing vessel helped rescue three people on a sinking vessel…

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, right, shakes hands with owner Ray Keenan after touring Rollo Bay Holdings, which specializes in potato producing, marketing, shipping and exporting, in Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on Friday, June 15, 2018. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Secretary of Agriculture to visit Southeast timber industry sites

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will visit Southeast Alaska on Thursday as part of a “Back to…

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More Arctic boats are bad news for bowheads, narwhals

Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Alaska Natives are currently allowed to harvest 280…

Gov. Bill Walker (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Governor backtracks on judge appointment after seeing ‘disturbing’ legal brief

Comments in an old legal brief prevented a local defense attorney from becoming the state’s newest Juneau Superior…

A bowhead whale in Disko Bay, West Greenland. (Courtesy Photo | The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

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More Arctic boats are bad news for bowheads, narwhals

As sea ice melts, increased vessel traffic puts Arctic marine mammals and subsistence foods at risk.

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Feds push deal for Admiralty Island land

The U.S. Forest Service finalized a deal Thursday with Sitka urban Native corporation Shee Atiká, Incorporated, to return…

Former Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich greets and speaks to Juneau residents interested in his campaign for governor at the IBEW Local 1547 Union office on Thursday, June 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Mark Begich makes campaign stop in Juneau

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Begich made a campaign stop Thursday in Juneau, speaking to about 45 people at…

Former Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich greets and speaks to Juneau residents interested in his campaign for governor at the IBEW Local 1547 Union office on Thursday, June 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Mark Begich makes campaign stop in Juneau

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Begich made a campaign stop Thursday in Juneau, speaking to about 45 people at…

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is warning Alaskans that a security breach may have affected more than 500 people who used public assistance in the Interior and northern Alaska. (Luca Bravo | Unsplash)

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Security breach: Hackers access Alaskans’ information from state computer

A security breach may have exposed the personal information of at least 500 northern Alaskans to unknown hackers,…

Fisherman Pat Pellett set gillnet fishing on the Alsek River. (Photo courtesy Nicole Zeiser)

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Unexplained sockeye dropoff shuts down Yakutat fishery

Add Yakutat’s wild sockeye run to a growing list of struggling Alaska salmon stocks.

In 2017, a Rural Power System Upgrade grant from the Alaska Energy Authority paid for renovations by the Inside Passage Electric Cooperative to the diesel powerhouse in Kake, seen here in a photograph provided by IPEC CEO Jodi Mitchell. The AEA is considering changes to the program, with major implications for rural electric customers. (Courtesy photo)

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As funding dries up, Alaska seeks new way to pay for rural power

The Alaska Energy Authority is considering a major change to the way it supports rural power projects, and…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner gives a thumbs up outside the Supreme Court, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Washington. From left are, Liberty Justice Center’s Director of Litigation Jacob Huebert, plaintiff Mark Janus, Rauner, and Liberty Justice Center founder and chairman John Tillman. The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can’t be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious financial blow to organized labor. (AP Photo | Andrew Harnik)

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Alaska unions clobbered by Supreme Court decision

Alaska’s public-sector unions warned Wednesday that a new ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court will have significant effects…

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks at the Alaska Capitol in February. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Tribes, environmental groups happy with Murkowski water quality money

Environmental and tribal groups worried about mining development in British Columbia are celebrating a recent move by Sen.…

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce’s weekly luncheon at the Moose Lodge on Thursday, June 1, 2017.

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Alaska cities, boroughs see more cash from Department of the Interior

The Department of the Interior will send more than $32.3 million to local governments across Alaska as part…

In this Sept. 17, 2017 photo, Capital City Fire/Rescue cleans up after fighting a fire at 526 Seward Street, next to the Terry Miller Legislative Building. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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New future for burned-down B&B? Legislature may buy downtown building to expand Capitol complex

The Juneau Community Foundation and Alaska Legislature are considering a move to add more space to the Capitol…

The Alaska Department of Labor has clarified the meaning of a new regulation against enforced tip-pooling. (Sam Truong Dan | Unsplash images)

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Department of Labor clarifies change to tip regulations

The Alaska Department of Labor’s coming changes to tip pooling aren’t universal, the department cautioned Tuesday. Last week,…

The Alaska Department of Labor has clarified the meaning of a new regulation against enforced tip-pooling. (Sam Truong Dan | Unsplash images)

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Department of Labor clarifies change to tip regulations

The Alaska Department of Labor’s coming changes to tip pooling aren’t universal, the department cautioned Tuesday.