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Thunder Mountain’s Audrey Welling tips the ball over Juneau-Douglas’ Shaylin Cesar, center, and Cassie Dzinich at JDHS on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

JDHS volleyball retains Region V title

For the second year in a row, the Juneau-Douglas High School volleyball team has taken the Region V title. The Crimson Bears defeated Thunder Mountain… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Audrey Welling tips the ball over Juneau-Douglas’ Shaylin Cesar, center, and Cassie Dzinich at JDHS on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Suspect apprehended in Sitka after fleeing scene of harbor shooting

A shooter fled the scene of a shooting at Eliason Harbor in Sitka on Saturday, leading police to ask city residents to stay inside. A… Continue reading

In this July 2013 photo, a black bear hunts for salmon in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Council: Subsistence trappers don’t need tags, proposal would allow bear baiting in Southeast

A proposal passed Thursday that would no longer require subsistence hunters to mark their traps with identifying numbers in Southeast Alaska. The measure was one… Continue reading

In this July 2013 photo, a black bear hunts for salmon in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Wolf kills dog in Lemon Creek

Wolf kills dog in Lemon Creek

A local woman is warning Juneau dog walkers to use leashes after her family dog was killed by a wolf on a Lemon Creek trail… Continue reading

Wolf kills dog in Lemon Creek
Donald Hernandez, center, of Point Baker, Patricia Phillips, of Pelican, and Michael Douville, of Craig, right, listen to Terry Suminski, with the U.S. Forest Service in Sitka, as the Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council holds its meeting in Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Wolf hunt may be expanded on Prince of Wales Island

Subsistence hunters on Prince of Wales Island (POW) may be able to shoot and trap more wolves if a proposal passed this week is approved… Continue reading

Donald Hernandez, center, of Point Baker, Patricia Phillips, of Pelican, and Michael Douville, of Craig, right, listen to Terry Suminski, with the U.S. Forest Service in Sitka, as the Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council holds its meeting in Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Workers operate a drill near Herbert Glacier. (Courtesy Photo | Grande Portage Resources)

More gold found at Herbert Glacier

If it’s not yet gold fever, the mercury is definitely rising at a mining prospect near Herbert Glacier. During exploratory drilling this summer, Canadian company… Continue reading

Workers operate a drill near Herbert Glacier. (Courtesy Photo | Grande Portage Resources)
Fusion Dance Company dancers, ages 7-15, perform at the Red Ribbon Rally, an annual anti-drug event at the Nugget Mall. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

‘Just say no’: Red Ribbon Rally returns in the age of legal weed, opioid crisis

All of 10 years old, with a tight blond ponytail tied behind her head, Haylee Baxter handed out small bags of candy at the Red… Continue reading

Fusion Dance Company dancers, ages 7-15, perform at the Red Ribbon Rally, an annual anti-drug event at the Nugget Mall. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Council to decide future of POW wolf hunt

Southeast rural hunters and fishers could see changes to moose, deer and wolf hunts with decisions made this week as the Southeast Alaska Subsistence Advisory… Continue reading

A swallow visits a nesting box at the Juneau Pioneer Home this summer. (Photo courtesy of Brenda Wright)

With numbers halved since ’60s, swallows are subject of local Audubon study

The Juneau Audubon Society recently wrapped up its third year of studying local swallow populations. Next year, members hope to elevate the project’s scientific scope… Continue reading

A swallow visits a nesting box at the Juneau Pioneer Home this summer. (Photo courtesy of Brenda Wright)

Man shot dead at logging camp

A logging camp employee shot dead a fellow worker at a Prince of Wales Island camp on Wednesday, Alaska State Troopers say. Ketchikan resident Timothy… Continue reading

Glaucous-winged gulls gather at Juneau’s downtown waterfront to eat mussels and barnicles off the pilings on Wednesday, Oct. 11. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Why are there so many seagulls in the channel?

From Juneau Empire subscriber Catherine Reardon: Hundreds of gulls are assembling at the dock downtown squawking loudly, apparently organizing themselves to migrate somewhere. Can the… Continue reading

Glaucous-winged gulls gather at Juneau’s downtown waterfront to eat mussels and barnicles off the pilings on Wednesday, Oct. 11. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Dr. Sol Neely lectures at an Evening at Egan talk about zombies at the University of Alaska Southeast on Friday, Oct. 20. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Zombies: A brainy topic, says UAS professor

Mindless marauders with a taste for grey matter. Bloodthirsty, reanimated beasts intent on destruction. Gruesome, restless ghouls. An allegorical commentary on the Vietnam War, capitalism… Continue reading

Dr. Sol Neely lectures at an Evening at Egan talk about zombies at the University of Alaska Southeast on Friday, Oct. 20. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
Sea cucumbers are cut open and the meat scraped out during processing at Alaska Glacier Seafoods on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Sea cucumbers are a boon to a local seafood processor

Inside the processing plant at Alaska Glacier Seafood (AGS), plant manager Nick Segal held out a slimy, gelatinous sea creature about the size and shape… Continue reading

Sea cucumbers are cut open and the meat scraped out during processing at Alaska Glacier Seafoods on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Mark Whitman gives a talk about Hi Chung, also known as “China Joe”, during a tour of Evergreen Cemetery by as part of an intensive course on Alaskan history for Yaa&

Want to graduate high school? Workshop at an alternative school

History lied beneath Herman Ed Becker’s feet. At Evergreen Cemetery Tuesday morning, the Yaakoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School teacher stood, flanked by his small class,… Continue reading

Mark Whitman gives a talk about Hi Chung, also known as “China Joe”, during a tour of Evergreen Cemetery by as part of an intensive course on Alaskan history for Yaa&
Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) Chariman Frederick Olsen Jr., SEITC Secretary John Morris and United Tribes of Bristol Bay President Robert Heyano show the Memorandum of Agreement uniting the two groups in their efforts to oppose mining projects on salmon watersheds. (Courtesy Photo | Molly Dischner)

Group of 29 tribes oppose Pebble Mine, B.C.’s ‘transboundary’ projects

Southeast and Bristol Bay tribal mining opposition now has a unified front. Two Alaska Native tribal consortiums announced a “historic” partnership Wednesday at the Alaska… Continue reading

Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) Chariman Frederick Olsen Jr., SEITC Secretary John Morris and United Tribes of Bristol Bay President Robert Heyano show the Memorandum of Agreement uniting the two groups in their efforts to oppose mining projects on salmon watersheds. (Courtesy Photo | Molly Dischner)
Juneau residents fill out a computer survey during a networking event for teachers and STEM community members at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. The SouthEast Exchange is a new collaboration started by scientists and school teachers, in conjunction with the Juneau STEM Coalition and JEDC. Its broad mission is to share ideas, experience and knowledge within our community and, particularly, to facilitate connections among professionals and teachers to enrich education for Juneau students. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A new STEM collaboration has Juneau teachers working hand-in-hand with scientists

“When am I ever going to use this?” It’s a question every educator is familiar with. Some teachers welcome the inquiry. Others are just tired… Continue reading

Juneau residents fill out a computer survey during a networking event for teachers and STEM community members at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. The SouthEast Exchange is a new collaboration started by scientists and school teachers, in conjunction with the Juneau STEM Coalition and JEDC. Its broad mission is to share ideas, experience and knowledge within our community and, particularly, to facilitate connections among professionals and teachers to enrich education for Juneau students. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Could migrating squid help Alaska predict climate change?

Attracted to warming ocean temperatures, small, iridescent squid have been moving into Southeast Alaska waters. They could be a cipher to understanding how sea life… Continue reading

Special Olympics athletes take their turns bowling at a practice at Taku Lanes on Sunday, Oct. 15. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

At bowling alley, Special Olympians and league players unite

Juneau’s newly-formed unified Special Olympics bowling team has laid a lot on the line. For teammates Niall Johnson, Charlie Lewis, AJ Botion and Leroy George,… Continue reading

Special Olympics athletes take their turns bowling at a practice at Taku Lanes on Sunday, Oct. 15. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
In this July 25 photo, chum salmon are delivered to Alaska Glacier Seafoods. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Statewide salmon harvests break records

As commercial salmon fishing season wraps up for the summer, numbers recently released by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game show a tale of… Continue reading

In this July 25 photo, chum salmon are delivered to Alaska Glacier Seafoods. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire TMHS sophomore Cole Jensen talks with a representative from the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ engineering program on Friday’s college and career fair at TMHS.

Adulting: TMHS seniors contemplate future at career fair

Cole Jensen has some time to decide what he wants to do after high school. He’s only a sophomore. Even so, he’s getting a jump… Continue reading

Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire TMHS sophomore Cole Jensen talks with a representative from the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ engineering program on Friday’s college and career fair at TMHS.