Protesters stand amidst the rain and fog at the “No Tsars, No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Overstreet Park. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

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More than 1,000 protesters gathered at Overstreet Park.

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Example of fentanyl pills. (Photo courtesy of DEA)

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Former Juneau Police Department officer Brandon LeBlanc kneels beside man after violent arrest on July 30, as seen in police body cam footage. (Juneau Police Department screenshot)

State clears former Juneau police officer of charges in violent July arrest

The state said they likely could not prove that the officer’s use of force was unjustified.

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy meets with members of the University of Alaska Anchorage chapter of Turning Point on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, the same day he proclaimed “Charlie Kirk Day.” (Governor Mike Dunleavy/Facebook)

Oct. 14 proclaimed ‘Charlie Kirk Day’ in Alaska

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The Norwegian Encore at the Alaska Steamship Wharf on Tuesday, the final cruise ship of the season. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

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The Museum of the North in Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2025. Paintings, poems and science are on display at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, illustrating the shared impact when carbon is released from the permafrost. (Chona Kasinger/The New York Times)

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Protesters stand amidst the rain and fog at the “No Tsars, No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Overstreet Park. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

Juneau ‘No Tsars, No Kings’ protest draws hundreds on Alaska Day

More than 1,000 protesters gathered at Overstreet Park.

 

The Museum of the North in Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2025. Paintings, poems and science are on display at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, illustrating the shared impact when carbon is released from the permafrost. (Chona Kasinger/The New York Times)

What happens when the ice melts? These women in Alaska are sounding an alarm

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Photo by Ned Rozell Golds and greens of aspens and birches adorn a hillside above the Angel Creek drainage east of Fairbanks.

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Chloe Anderson for the Juneau Empire A bald eagle is pictured near Eagle Beach on Sept. 16.

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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.

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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

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

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