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Mayoral candidates Saralyn Tabachnick, left, Gregory Norton, center, and Beth Weldon answers questions during a Special Native Issues Forum at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Mayoral candidates Saralyn Tabachnick, left, Gregory Norton, center, and Beth Weldon answers questions during a Special Native Issues Forum at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
In this photo provided by Vincent Nusunginya, items fallen from the shelves litter the aisles inside a Safeway grocery store following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on the Kenai Peninsula on Sunday Jan. 24, 2016, in south-central Alaska. The quake knocked items off shelves and walls in south-central Alaska and jolted the nerves of residents in this earthquake prone region, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. (Vincent Nusunginya via the AP)

Alaska plans statewide earthquake drill for Thursday

The Alaska division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is urging Alaskans to participate in “The Great Alaska Shakeout,” a statewide earthquake drill, at 10:18… Continue reading

In this photo provided by Vincent Nusunginya, items fallen from the shelves litter the aisles inside a Safeway grocery store following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on the Kenai Peninsula on Sunday Jan. 24, 2016, in south-central Alaska. The quake knocked items off shelves and walls in south-central Alaska and jolted the nerves of residents in this earthquake prone region, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. (Vincent Nusunginya via the AP)
A sweet potato and salmon quiche ready for the oven on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Eating Wild: Salmon quiche with sweet potato crust

I’m always looking for new ways to use salmon.

A sweet potato and salmon quiche ready for the oven on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018

Police calls for Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018

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, Oct. 16, 2018
Best Photos of the Week

Best Photos of the Week

Best Photos of the Week for Oct. 8-15, 2018. Contact staff photographer Michael Penn at 523-2262 and mpenn@juneauempire.com.… Continue reading

Best Photos of the Week
Open mic series begins Wednesday

Open mic series begins Wednesday

An eight-week open mic and art series is beginning Wednesday at the Rookery downtown. The series, called Mountainside Open Mic and Art Jam, invites people… Continue reading

Open mic series begins Wednesday

Death Notice: Ronald Allen Peterson Sr.

Ronald Allen Peterson Sr. passed away unexpectedly but peacefully Sept. 4, 2018. Peterson was born Aug. 8, 1941 in Juneau, Alaska where his family owned… Continue reading

Flags and students from around the world! You can see me and the other Americans holding the AK flag and a tiny Old Glory. (Bridget McTague | For the Juneau Empire)

Bridget Abroad: The Alaska flag afar

There was only one thing to do — whip out my Alaska flag.

Flags and students from around the world! You can see me and the other Americans holding the AK flag and a tiny Old Glory. (Bridget McTague | For the Juneau Empire)
Living & Growing: Learning to Love Everyone
Living & Growing: Learning to Love Everyone
Jeff Baird of Anchorage has been appointed chief of staff for the Rasmuson Foundation, the organization announced Oct. 8. (Courtesy photo)

Neighbors recognitions for Oct. 14, 2018

• The Rasmuson Foundation has hired Jeff Baird to serve as its first chief of staff, the organization announced Oct. 8. The foundation, created in… Continue reading

Jeff Baird of Anchorage has been appointed chief of staff for the Rasmuson Foundation, the organization announced Oct. 8. (Courtesy photo)
Opinion: National Arts & Humanities Month

Opinion: National Arts & Humanities Month

With many challenges and opportunities, from hurricanes to elections to personal happenings, affecting our lives, sometimes we overlook two important fields of human spirit that… Continue reading

Opinion: National Arts & Humanities Month
Opinion: Opening the pandora’s box to America’s history

Opinion: Opening the pandora’s box to America’s history

Most of us remember when Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant was crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Some probably recall the concern… Continue reading

Opinion: Opening the pandora’s box to America’s history
Juneau Empire file photo.

Police calls for Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018

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

Juneau Empire file photo.
Opinion: Decision time is now, not in November

Opinion: Decision time is now, not in November

I’m concerned about the gubernatorial race and the course it may set us on. I know Mike Dunleavy is the tallest and we’re supposed to… Continue reading

Opinion: Decision time is now, not in November
Opinion: Only one candidate promises not to raise taxes

Opinion: Only one candidate promises not to raise taxes

I loved working in Alaska’s tourism industry. I thought it would be a lifetime pursuit. That was not meant to be. My tourism career abruptly… Continue reading

Opinion: Only one candidate promises not to raise taxes
Soaking in the warmth of the sunshine at the top. (Gabe Donohoe | For Juneau Empire)
Soaking in the warmth of the sunshine at the top. (Gabe Donohoe | For Juneau Empire)
Juneau Empire file photo.

Police calls for Friday, Oct. 12, 2018

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

Juneau Empire file photo.
A fledgling murrelet tests its water skills before being re-released into the wild. (Courtesy Photo | Pat Bock)

Security guard helps save bird

At the end of August, a security guard helped save a bird in Salmon Creek. Jeff Williams, an office for Juneau Goldbelt Security, found a… Continue reading

A fledgling murrelet tests its water skills before being re-released into the wild. (Courtesy Photo | Pat Bock)
This October, think about blood-sucking ticks

This October, think about blood-sucking ticks

This tick is very rare in Alaska, but that could change.

This October, think about blood-sucking ticks
The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

USFS offers email updates on Tongass projects

People interested in keeping up-to-date project happenings on the Tongass National Forest can sign up for email lists. The U.S. Forest Service uses these lists… Continue reading

The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)