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Capitol Live: House Judiciary questions Dunleavy’s AG designee

Capitol Live: House Judiciary questions Dunleavy’s AG designee

Follow along with live updates from Alaska’s Capitol.

Capitol Live: House Judiciary questions Dunleavy’s AG designee
Coast Guard dismisses 4 in Kodiak for illicit drug activity

Coast Guard dismisses 4 in Kodiak for illicit drug activity

Two people were dismissed from the main base and two from Air Station Kodiak.

Coast Guard dismisses 4 in Kodiak for illicit drug activity
Luncheon connects scholarship recipients, donors

Luncheon connects scholarship recipients, donors

More than 20 students were there.

Luncheon connects scholarship recipients, donors
Opinion: Fight for our schools and our future

Opinion: Fight for our schools and our future

Board of Education member: Schools can’t afford to lose funding.

Opinion: Fight for our schools and our future
Opinion: Protect Alaskans from predatory lenders

Opinion: Protect Alaskans from predatory lenders

Don’t protect a predatory industry’s huge profit margins.

Opinion: Protect Alaskans from predatory lenders
In this November 2018 file photo, suicide prevention-themed tattoos drawn by “Salty” Jack Reed Jr. wait for costumers during a special suicide prevention tattoo event. Suicide prevention is one of the causes helped by GCI’s 2019 giving campaign. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire File)

GCI gives to suicide prevention and more

Organizations all over the state will benefit.

In this November 2018 file photo, suicide prevention-themed tattoos drawn by “Salty” Jack Reed Jr. wait for costumers during a special suicide prevention tattoo event. Suicide prevention is one of the causes helped by GCI’s 2019 giving campaign. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019

Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 24, 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 Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019
An apple a day is enough for everyone

An apple a day is enough for everyone

We can sustain when we share what’s around us.

An apple a day is enough for everyone
Food bank thanks Petro Marine, Lindsey family for donations

Food bank thanks Petro Marine, Lindsey family for donations

Thank You letters for Feb. 24, 2019.

Food bank thanks Petro Marine, Lindsey family for donations
If you want to know someone better, talk about the weather

If you want to know someone better, talk about the weather

People display a gamut of personality traits.

If you want to know someone better, talk about the weather
Opinion: Student loan forgiveness can help grow the future of Alaska
Opinion: Student loan forgiveness can help grow the future of Alaska
Opinion: Time for budget honesty

Opinion: Time for budget honesty

It’s fair to ask whether Gov. Dunleavy deliberately misled voters.

Opinion: Time for budget honesty
Still slacking after all these years
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Still slacking after all these years

Maybe in another 10 years, I’ll actually know what I’m doing.

Still slacking after all these years
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The world would be a filthier place without these pests

The world would be a filthier place without these pests

Despite their reputation, flies are useful in many ways.

The world would be a filthier place without these pests
Photos: Juneau-Douglas girls basketball vs. Ketchikan
Photos: Juneau-Douglas girls basketball vs. Ketchikan
Murkowski says she’s likely to back disapproval of Trump’s emergency declaration

Murkowski says she’s likely to back disapproval of Trump’s emergency declaration

She’s spoken against the president’s declaration multiple times this week.

Murkowski says she’s likely to back disapproval of Trump’s emergency declaration
Capitol Live: Wrapping up a busy week

Capitol Live: Wrapping up a busy week

Live updates from inside the Capitol.

Capitol Live: Wrapping up a busy week
Police calls for Friday, Feb. 22, 2019

Police calls for Friday, Feb. 22, 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, Feb. 22, 2019
A ‘secret’ trail becomes new and exciting again

A ‘secret’ trail becomes new and exciting again

As a kid, this trail was ours. As an adult, it’s a shared spot.

A ‘secret’ trail becomes new and exciting again
A bad summer for birds on Cooper Island

A bad summer for birds on Cooper Island

In time, some birds came back. Many did not.

A bad summer for birds on Cooper Island