Thomas Casey, missing since Aug. 30, 2025, is pictured in this undated photo. (Provided by Juneau Police Department)

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Isaac Updike of Ketchikan finished 16th at the World Championships track and field meet in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday. (Alaska Sports Report)

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Worlds are from Sept. 13 to 21, with steeplechase prelims starting on the first day

A gray-headed chickadee feeds along the Canning River in northern Alaska in 2015. Photo by Aaron Lang.

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Former Juneau Police Department Officer Brandon LeBlanc is seen throwing a man to the sidewalk in dash-camera footage from another officer’s patrol car outside the Douglas Public Library in Douglas, Alaska, on July 30, 2025. (Provided by Juneau Police Department)

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University of Alaska Board of Regents Chair Ralph Seekins speaks during a meeting at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska, on Feb. 22, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Committee meetings will take place Wednesday and Thursday; a regular meeting will be held Friday and Saturday

Delcenia Cosman / Homer News U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to Anchor Point residents during a community meeting held at the Virl “Pa” Haga VFW Post 10221 on Friday, May 30, in Anchor Point, Alaska.

Sullivan discusses federal advocacy, legislation during Soldotna visit

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Photo by Lione Clare Andrew Thoms is the Executive Director of the Sitka Conservation Society (SCS). SCS is one of the SSP’s earliest Partners and Thoms has been involved for over a decade. He shares his perspective on how the collective values of the SSP drive his personal and professional work.

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FBI agents leave with boxes from the home of John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser, after serving a warrant in Bethesda, Md., Aug. 22, 2025. The investigation into Bolton began to pick up momentum during the Biden administration, when U.S. intelligence officials collected information that appeared to show that he had mishandled classified information, according to people familiar with the inquiry. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)

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This April 12, 2022, photo shows former Alaska Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Peggy McKee Barnhill (Courtesy photo)

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This healthier version of the kid-approved classic is made with pureed sweet potato that makes the dish a vibrant orange, and nutritional yeast imparts a savory, cheesy flavor. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion.)
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Isaac Updike of Ketchikan finished 16th at the World Championships track and field meet in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday. (Alaska Sports Report)

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Old growth habitat is as impressive as it is spectacular. (Photo by Jeff Lund/Juneau Empire)

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A gray-headed chickadee feeds along the Canning River in northern Alaska in 2015. Photo by Aaron Lang.

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A gray-headed chickadee feeds along the Canning River in northern Alaska in 2015. Photo by Aaron Lang.

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Photo by Don Miller Don Miller took this photograph of a Lituya Bay hillside shortly after the giant wave in 1958.

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In 1958, a magnitude 8.3 earthquake triggered a tremendous landslide into the ocean.

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Photos by Delcenia Cosman/Homer News Salmonfest-goers crowd in front of the Ocean Stage during Blackwater Railroad’s performance on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik.

Celebrating salmon, art and culture

Salmonfest was held in Ninilchik last weekend, featuring music, community and advocacy

 

Youths compete in a choker setter race during last year’s Juneau Gold Rush Days at Savikko Park on Sunday, June 23, 2024. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
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The student band performs at Thunder Mountain High School. (Screenshot from student film “Digging a Hole in the School Budget”)
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Thunder Mountain High School graduates win film festival award

Documentary by Jade Hicks, Hayden Loggy-Smith portrays human impacts of school consolidation plan.

 

An entangled humpback whale seen from above on Oct. 10 near Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. (Photo by Sean Neilson, NOAA MMHSRP Permit No. 24359)

Juvenile whale caught in heavy fishing apparatus freed by team effort

Rescue follows the loss of a whale calf to a vessel strike in August

 

Juneau’s Anthony Garcia (22) carries the ball deep into West Anchorage High School territory to set up the Huskies’ first touchdown early in the third quarter during Saturday’s game in Anchorage. (Screenshot from Juneau Huskies football livestream video)

Depleted Huskies lose at West Anchorage 59-21

JV players make up one-third of Juneau’s squad during matchup against top team in conference.

 

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (left) views the Mendenhall River on Tuesday as Juneau Assembly member Wade Bryson explains changes that occurred to the riverbank due to record flooding from Suicide Basin last Saturday. Juneau state representatives Sara Hannan and Andi Story were among the other officials taking part in the trip. (Tom Mattice / City and Borough Of Juneau)

Flood cleanup, fundraising events planned this weekend

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In an undated image provided by Chris Miller, an image of the northern lights in Juneau shows what a camera with a longer exposure captures. As astrotourism booms, the northern lights get a boost from digital photography. (Chris Miller via The New York Times)

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A harbor seal lazily floats in the calm cool downtown harbor waters on March 21. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

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Mendenhall Glacier and Mendenhall Lake on Jan. 28. (Photo by Deana Barajas)

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Angela Rodell is a member of the Affordable Juneau Coalition. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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