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Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson looks at a moulin on the Sólheimajökull glacier on Oct. 20. A moulin, or glacier mill, is a crevasse through which water enters a glacier from the surface. (Jasz Garrett / For the Juneau Empire)

Breaching a gap of 3,296 miles: Iceland’s experience with jökulhlaups

Glacial outburst floods a threat there for more than 1,100 years — what can Juneau learn from them?

 

Juneau Board of Education candidate Amber Frommherz. (Official campaign profile photo)

Get to know a candidate: Amber Frommherz

Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

 

City and Borough of Juneau photo A Juneau Police Department officer talks on a radio in a patrol car. Officials said JPD’s communications system, which had an end-of-life date in 2014, needs to be replaced to provide improvements such as full radio coverage within the city and borough limits.

Ballot Propositions 1 and 3: Municipal bonds for public safety, wastewater treatment upgrades

This story, originally published in the Juneau Empire on July 2, has been moved in front of the Empire’s paywall. Juneau residents will be asked… Continue reading

 

Juneau Board of Education candidate Jenny Thomas. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)

Get to know a candidate: Jenny Thomas

Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Juneau Board of Education candidate Jenny Thomas. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)
Juneau Board of Education candidate Elizabeth Siddon. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)

Get to know a candidate: Elizabeth Siddon

Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Juneau Board of Education candidate Elizabeth Siddon. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)
Juneau Board of Education candidate Jeff Redmond. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)

Get to know a candidate: Jeff Redmond

Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Juneau Board of Education candidate Jeff Redmond. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)
Juneau Board of Education candidate Michele Stuart Morgan. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo)

Get to know a candidate: Michele Stuart Morgan

Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Juneau Board of Education candidate Michele Stuart Morgan. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo)
Juneau Board of Education candidate Will Muldoon. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)

Ger to know a candidate: Will Muldoon

Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Juneau Board of Education candidate Will Muldoon. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)
The Juneau Police Department’s wellness room, seen on Friday, offers a retreat from stress. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

The work of the Juneau Police Department’s Wellness Program is never done

JPD destigmatizes mental health needs of officers, who also get crisis and de-escalation training.

The Juneau Police Department’s wellness room, seen on Friday, offers a retreat from stress. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
The U.S. Coast Guard participates in the annual heat-and-beat on Coast Guard cutter Kukui on Wednesday, a competition where teams from different cutters heat up a pin in order for it to be smashed down and sealed tightly. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Coast Guard members buoy each other up in annual training

The Buoy Tender Olympics teaches teamwork, cohesive training for cutters across the Pacific.

The U.S. Coast Guard participates in the annual heat-and-beat on Coast Guard cutter Kukui on Wednesday, a competition where teams from different cutters heat up a pin in order for it to be smashed down and sealed tightly. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
Juneau Huskies players face off against each other during practice Tuesday in preparation for Saturday’s game against Service High School at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Juneau Huskies enter first home game of season with key players who are stronger, faster and more confident

After opening loss against East Anchorage, football team sets sights on beating Service High School.

Juneau Huskies players face off against each other during practice Tuesday in preparation for Saturday’s game against Service High School at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
A sign inside the Mendenhall Mall Annex points toward a polling place on Tuesday morning. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Juneau voters cast ballots in U.S. House, state legislative races in Tuesday’s primary election

Top four finishers in House race advance to Nov. 5 general election; local legislators unopposed.

A sign inside the Mendenhall Mall Annex points toward a polling place on Tuesday morning. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
Ashley Murphy and Arianna Workman run toward the Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen Dei Trail in Cancer Connection’s 33rd annual Beat the Odds: A Race Against Cancer on Saturday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

More than 300 people take on the course against cancer in 33rd annual Beat the Odds race

Participants in 5K run and two-mile walk raise funds for Juneau’s Cancer Connection.

Ashley Murphy and Arianna Workman run toward the Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen Dei Trail in Cancer Connection’s 33rd annual Beat the Odds: A Race Against Cancer on Saturday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
School buses arrive at the Dzantik’i Heeni campus on Thursday morning as Montessori Borealis Public Alternative School begins its 33rd annual “Wisdom Day.” (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

More space for alternative programs celebrated through song at Dzantik’i Heeni on the first day of school

Three schools in new location see increased enrollments, Montessori continues traditional welcome.

School buses arrive at the Dzantik’i Heeni campus on Thursday morning as Montessori Borealis Public Alternative School begins its 33rd annual “Wisdom Day.” (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
Alaska National Guard members spend time with Tia, a certified National Crisis Response canine visiting Juneau from Anchorage to offer support at the Melvin Park volunteer disaster center on Wednesday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Volunteer center at Melvin Park receives additional support, including a visit from crisis canines

New resources available through Friday, including some with wagging tails.

Alaska National Guard members spend time with Tia, a certified National Crisis Response canine visiting Juneau from Anchorage to offer support at the Melvin Park volunteer disaster center on Wednesday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
Families, students and teachers mingle during a Thunder Mountain Middle School open house on Tuesday evening. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Thunder Mountain Middle School creates new learning environment while honoring legacies before its time

Merging the cultures of Floyd Dryden and Dzantik’i Heeni to create a new school.

Families, students and teachers mingle during a Thunder Mountain Middle School open house on Tuesday evening. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé cross-country team runs toward the Under Thunder Trail from Floyd Dryden Middle School on Monday evening for a team practice. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Juneau cross-country team runs into the new school year

Season takes off with alumni race against team from consolidated high school.

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé cross-country team runs toward the Under Thunder Trail from Floyd Dryden Middle School on Monday evening for a team practice. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
Kristen Wells, science teacher at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé, moves boxes into her Project Lead the Way: Intro to Engineering Design classroom on Monday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Back to one high school: Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé combines TMHS and JDHS students

The first day of school for students in grades 1-12 is Thursday; some excited, some stressed.

Kristen Wells, science teacher at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé, moves boxes into her Project Lead the Way: Intro to Engineering Design classroom on Monday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
From left to right: Jeff Smith, Tanna Peters and Gwenna Corvez return for food after finishing pulling insulation out of two crawlspaces in a row on Saturday morning. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Juneau comes together to help residents recover from the Mendenhall River flood

Hauling wet fiberglass insulation from crawlspaces is currently the biggest need

From left to right: Jeff Smith, Tanna Peters and Gwenna Corvez return for food after finishing pulling insulation out of two crawlspaces in a row on Saturday morning. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
Firefighter Sylvester Olivares-Ramos bows down to give the U.S. Coast Guard softball team their first-place trophy in the Alaska Peace Officer Association’s charity softball tournament on Saturday that fundraises for Special Olympics Alaska. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Charity softball tournament catches more than $1,000 for Special Olympics Alaska

Alaska Peace Officers Association Capital City Chapter hosts “Guns Versus Hoses Charity Softball”

Firefighter Sylvester Olivares-Ramos bows down to give the U.S. Coast Guard softball team their first-place trophy in the Alaska Peace Officer Association’s charity softball tournament on Saturday that fundraises for Special Olympics Alaska. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)