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Moms Demand Action to hold Sandy Hook vigil

Moms Demand Action to hold Sandy Hook vigil

It’s the seventh anniversary of Sandy Hook.

Moms Demand Action to hold Sandy Hook vigil
Waterfowl hunting season to close next week

Waterfowl hunting season to close next week

The season will go later next year.

Waterfowl hunting season to close next week
Famous shooters of noxious spray

Famous shooters of noxious spray

What do skunks, beetles and octopuses all have in common?

Famous shooters of noxious spray
Fog drifts through the trees in the Tongass National Forest on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Full chest freezers need the Roadless Rule

It’s not surprising that most Southeast Alaskans think the Roadless Rule is working.

Fog drifts through the trees in the Tongass National Forest on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019

Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019

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Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019
Opinion: Embrace a future with the full benefits of a healthy Tongass

Opinion: Embrace a future with the full benefits of a healthy Tongass

Learn from these mistakes and start fixing the problem.

Opinion: Embrace a future with the full benefits of a healthy Tongass
Arctic habitats and cultures on thin ice as region warms

Arctic habitats and cultures on thin ice as region warms

The Arctic region is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet, the report found.

Arctic habitats and cultures on thin ice as region warms
Opinion: Keep the national Roadless Rule on the Tongass

Opinion: Keep the national Roadless Rule on the Tongass

Why would we willingly start the process of degradation in healthy portions of our forest?

Opinion: Keep the national Roadless Rule on the Tongass
Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019

Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019

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Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019
Living & Growing: Finding the balance between light and dark

Living & Growing: Finding the balance between light and dark

It’s not always easy here in Alaska.

Living & Growing: Finding the balance between light and dark
Neighbors news: Wells Fargo donates to Housing First, Rasmuson Foundation approves grants, school breakfast program continues
Neighbors news: Wells Fargo donates to Housing First, Rasmuson Foundation approves grants, school breakfast program continues
Sen. Shelley Hughes

Opinion: Sen. Hughes: Time to let go and get it right

The sound of the crowd is at fever pitch.

Sen. Shelley Hughes
Opinion: The upside-down economics of the health insurance system

Opinion: The upside-down economics of the health insurance system

Democrats and Republicans in Congress got it all wrong.

Opinion: The upside-down economics of the health insurance system
Thank you letters for Dec. 8, 2019

Thank you letters for Dec. 8, 2019

Thank you, merci, danke.

Thank you letters for Dec. 8, 2019
People gather on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Your Guide to Gallery Walk 2019

It’s the biggest Friday Friday of the year.

People gather on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Trout Unlimited’s assertions on Tongass are wrong

Assertions that 66% of the “largest and best stands” have been cut is absurd.

The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Juneau Empire File)
Sustainable Alaska: Saving Energy at UAS

Sustainable Alaska: Saving Energy at UAS

How the campus saves energy (and money).

Sustainable Alaska: Saving Energy at UAS
Police calls for Friday, Dec. 6, 2019

Police calls for Friday, Dec. 6, 2019

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, Dec. 6, 2019
Redoubt’s big impact 30 years ago

Redoubt’s big impact 30 years ago

The eruption that nearly brought down a passenger jet.

Redoubt’s big impact 30 years ago
University of Alaska regents reject consolidation plan
University of Alaska regents reject consolidation plan