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A sign marks a polling place in Juneau for the Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, primary election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Sullivan, Gross advance in US Senate primaries

Polls close at 8 p.m.

A sign marks a polling place in Juneau for the Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, primary election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020

Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020

Death Notice: Matthew Dillman

Matthew Dillman, died Aug. 14, 2020

U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William “Perry” Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo. President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination of Pendley to head the Bureau of Land Management, a senior administration official said Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, much to the relief of environmentalists who insisted the longtime advocate of selling federal lands should not be overseeing them. (AP Photo / Matthew Brown)

Trump to withdraw public lands chief nomination

President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination to head the Bureau of Land Management.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William “Perry” Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo. President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination of Pendley to head the Bureau of Land Management, a senior administration official said Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, much to the relief of environmentalists who insisted the longtime advocate of selling federal lands should not be overseeing them. (AP Photo / Matthew Brown)
Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible

Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible

I think most Alaskans agree that a cornerstone of our democracy is our right to vote.

Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible
Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all

Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all

Economic despair among the underclass is at heart of recent unrest.

Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all
In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an airplane flies over caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska.The Department of the Interior has approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed the Record of Decision, which will determine where oil and gas leasing will take place in the refuge’s coastal plain. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Trump administration gave final approval Monday for a contentious oil and gas leasing plan on the… Continue reading

In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an airplane flies over caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska.The Department of the Interior has approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed the Record of Decision, which will determine where oil and gas leasing will take place in the refuge’s coastal plain. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos for July 2020.

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability

Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability

During these uncertain times, we shouldn’t also worry about potential bankrupting litigation.

Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability
Police calls for Saturday, Aug. 16, 2020

Police calls for Saturday, Aug. 16, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Saturday, Aug. 16, 2020
Thank you letter for Aug. 16, 2020

Thank you letter for Aug. 16, 2020

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

Thank you letter for Aug. 16, 2020
Opinion: It takes a team to govern

Opinion: It takes a team to govern

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that it we need a team of leaders in the White House

Opinion: It takes a team to govern
Poll worker Dian Martin minds an early voting site in a state office building in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Voting in Alaska will look a bit different amid the coronavirus pandemic, with election officials saying poll workers will be required to wear protective gear, such as masks, and will encourage voters to maintain social distance and wear masks. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer)

Voting in Alaska will look different amid pandemic

A large number of requested mail-in ballots could mean some races won’t be settled on election night

Poll worker Dian Martin minds an early voting site in a state office building in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Voting in Alaska will look a bit different amid the coronavirus pandemic, with election officials saying poll workers will be required to wear protective gear, such as masks, and will encourage voters to maintain social distance and wear masks. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer)
Opinion: The Postal Service is essential not political

Opinion: The Postal Service is essential not political

Here in Alaska, we depend on the Postal Service more than other states. The Postal Service delivers goods that we cannot purchase locally. The Postal… Continue reading

Opinion: The Postal Service is essential not political
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

City reports 13 new cases

Statewide, over 100 reported.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)
This photo shows absentee ballot paperwork sent to an Alaskan voter in July 2020. United States Postal Service workers in Juneau will not be able to act as witnesses for absentee ballots. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
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Primary Elections: Where to vote

Masks required in Juneau.

This photo shows absentee ballot paperwork sent to an Alaskan voter in July 2020. United States Postal Service workers in Juneau will not be able to act as witnesses for absentee ballots. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
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Canada-US border restrictions extended

Canada-US border restrictions extended

They will be in place at least through September.

Canada-US border restrictions extended
Police investigate racist graffiti near middle school

Police investigate racist graffiti near middle school

The messages within the graffiti are considered a hate crime, according to police.

Police investigate racist graffiti near middle school
Alexander B. Dolitsky

Opinion: Neo-Marxism and utopian socialism in America today

This radical socialist rhetoric is the main cause of violent unrests and riots in our country today.

Alexander B. Dolitsky
Police calls for Friday, Aug. 14, 2020

Police calls for Friday, Aug. 14, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Friday, Aug. 14, 2020