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Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé volleyball seniors Neveah Alexander, Nina Jeter, Maxi Lehulie, Tatum Billings, Evelyn Richards and Val Mausia were honored before Friday night’s game against Wasilla at the George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire)

JDHS volleyball team celebrates seniors, but falls to Wasilla in straight sets

Crimson Bears fall 25-17, 25-17, 25-12 to defending state champion Warriors.

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé volleyball seniors Neveah Alexander, Nina Jeter, Maxi Lehulie, Tatum Billings, Evelyn Richards and Val Mausia were honored before Friday night’s game against Wasilla at the George Houston Gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire)
Jasmine Chavez, a crew member aboard the Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, waves to her family during a cell phone conversation after disembarking from the ship at Marine Park on May 10. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Ships in port for the week of Oct. 19

Here’s what to expect this week.

Jasmine Chavez, a crew member aboard the Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, waves to her family during a cell phone conversation after disembarking from the ship at Marine Park on May 10. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy sits in the Cabinet Room at his Anchorage office Tuesday. (Nathaniel Herz/Northern Journal)

Data centers face growing opposition Outside. Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants them in Alaska.

Amid a growing backlash to the factory-sized data centers that power the global internet, Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has started pitching his state as a… Continue reading

Gov. Mike Dunleavy sits in the Cabinet Room at his Anchorage office Tuesday. (Nathaniel Herz/Northern Journal)
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, speaks at the Alaska Democratic Party’s state convention on May 18 at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion: Hiding behind the Electoral College

I have no doubt that Rep. Mary Peltola is the best candidate to represent Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives. However, the way in… Continue reading

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, speaks at the Alaska Democratic Party’s state convention on May 18 at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
A sign outside of a McDonald’s restaurant in Midtown Anchorage, seen on Oct. 7, advertises openings for jobs that pay up to $16 an hour. Voters will decide the fate of a ballot measure that would set a $15-an-hour minimum wage by 2027 and mandate paid sick leave for workers. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Alaskans to vote on measure raising the minimum wage and mandating paid sick leave

Alaska voters will weigh in on a ballot measure that would increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2027 and require that… Continue reading

A sign outside of a McDonald’s restaurant in Midtown Anchorage, seen on Oct. 7, advertises openings for jobs that pay up to $16 an hour. Voters will decide the fate of a ballot measure that would set a $15-an-hour minimum wage by 2027 and mandate paid sick leave for workers. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

Police calls for Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024

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(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Roger Jaramillo walks on crampons while roped to a sled and his partner Matthew Crisafi-Lurtsema. The pair climbed Denali and sampled microplastics along their route in June of 2024. (Photo by Roger Jaramillo)

Alaska Science Forum: Denali climbed, its snow sampled for plastics

Two mountaineers who are also University of Alaska Fairbanks students were successful in their attempt to reach the top of North America’s highest peak in… Continue reading

Roger Jaramillo walks on crampons while roped to a sled and his partner Matthew Crisafi-Lurtsema. The pair climbed Denali and sampled microplastics along their route in June of 2024. (Photo by Roger Jaramillo)
Cookie jars in the shape of a house and a mouse are among the more than 100 vintage jars being being sold as a benefit on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. (Photos by Bill Andrews)

Neighbors events, announcements and awards for the week of Oct. 20

More than 100 vintage cookie jars on sale during Oct. 26 benefit for church More than 100 vintage ceramic cookie jars are being sold as… Continue reading

Cookie jars in the shape of a house and a mouse are among the more than 100 vintage jars being being sold as a benefit on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. (Photos by Bill Andrews)
These materials are mailed to Alaska voters who request absentee ballots. Clockwise, from the top right: The envelope from the Alaska Division of Elections, the return envelope, the ballot and instructions. (Andrew Kitchenman/Alaska Beacon)

As dropbox program ends, most Alaska absentee voters will pay $1.46 to cast their ballots

The Alaska Division of Elections has not continued a ballot dropbox program operated in coordination with the Municipality of Anchorage during the last presidential election,… Continue reading

These materials are mailed to Alaska voters who request absentee ballots. Clockwise, from the top right: The envelope from the Alaska Division of Elections, the return envelope, the ballot and instructions. (Andrew Kitchenman/Alaska Beacon)
Jennifer Moses is a student rabbi at Congregation Sukkat Shalom. (Photo provided by Jennifer Moses)

Living and Growing: Joy after sorrow during celebration of Sukkot

As you read this column Jews around the world are preparing to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot, or Booths. It is the Jewish equivalent of… Continue reading

Jennifer Moses is a student rabbi at Congregation Sukkat Shalom. (Photo provided by Jennifer Moses)
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My Turn: Revisiting the fascist movement in U.S. history that remains a threat today

We are rapidly approaching a national election which on its surface is a choice between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump for the office of president… Continue reading

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Police calls for Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024

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(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
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Police calls for Monday, Oct. 14, 2024

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Salmon dry on a rack in Quinhagak, a Yup’ik village in Western Alaska, in July 2023. Salmon is a staple of the traditional Indigenous diet in Alaska and one of the main foods harvested through subsistence practices. A new rule made final by the Department of the Interior is aimed at boosting tribal participation in subsistence management. (Alice Bailey/University of Alaska Fairbanks)

New rule adds three Alaska tribal representatives to federal board managing subsistence

Federal government also announces three agreements with tribal organizations on lands, water management.

Salmon dry on a rack in Quinhagak, a Yup’ik village in Western Alaska, in July 2023. Salmon is a staple of the traditional Indigenous diet in Alaska and one of the main foods harvested through subsistence practices. A new rule made final by the Department of the Interior is aimed at boosting tribal participation in subsistence management. (Alice Bailey/University of Alaska Fairbanks)
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior varsity volleyball players Tatum Billings, Evelyn Richards and Nina Jeter will celebrate senior night against Wasilla on Friday. Not pictured are JV senior Neveah Alexander and C Team seniors Maxie Lehauli, Val Mausia, Sophia Perry and Olivia Hickman. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire)

JDHS spikers to host Wasilla on senior night

Eight Crimson Bear volleyball players to be recognized before Friday’s varsity game.

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior varsity volleyball players Tatum Billings, Evelyn Richards and Nina Jeter will celebrate senior night against Wasilla on Friday. Not pictured are JV senior Neveah Alexander and C Team seniors Maxie Lehauli, Val Mausia, Sophia Perry and Olivia Hickman. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire)
Members of the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears wrestling team are shown at the Juneau Wrestling Center during practice on Wednesday. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire)

JDHS name returns to wrestling team, spirit remains for defending TMHS Region V title

Crimson Bears open season at two-day Hoonah Invitational starting Friday.

Members of the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears wrestling team are shown at the Juneau Wrestling Center during practice on Wednesday. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire)
(Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

JPD vehicle involved in collision at Douglas Bridge that closes part of Egan Drive for three hours

Officer treated and released at hospital for injuries, passenger of other car released at scene.

(Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
Glacier Swim Club athletes Emma Fellman, Valerie Peimann and Lily Francis stand with coach Scott Griffith in a corn field after competing in a meet in Lake Oswego, Oregon, over the weekend. (Photo courtesy Glacier Swim Club)

Glacier Swim Club trio competes in Oregon

Fellman, Peimann, Francis record first-place strokes.

Glacier Swim Club athletes Emma Fellman, Valerie Peimann and Lily Francis stand with coach Scott Griffith in a corn field after competing in a meet in Lake Oswego, Oregon, over the weekend. (Photo courtesy Glacier Swim Club)
In an undated photo via Carol Ann Hafner, Eric Hafner. Hafner, who is serving a 20-year sentence, is running to represent a state in which he has never set foot. He could play the spoiler under Alaska’s ranked-choice system. (Via Carol Ann Hafner via The New York Times)

How a man imprisoned in New York could sway Alaska’s key U.S. House race

In close race between Peltola and Begich that may determine House majority, Eric Hafner is a bizarre twist.

In an undated photo via Carol Ann Hafner, Eric Hafner. Hafner, who is serving a 20-year sentence, is running to represent a state in which he has never set foot. He could play the spoiler under Alaska’s ranked-choice system. (Via Carol Ann Hafner via The New York Times)
Members of the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé cross-country team pose for a photo while attending the Nike Hole In The Wall XC Invitational at Lakewood High School in Washington. (Photo courtesy JDHS Cross-Country)

JDHS cross-country team celebrate season’s end with trip to Washington race

Crimson Bears harriers compete at Nike Hole In The Wall Invitational

Members of the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé cross-country team pose for a photo while attending the Nike Hole In The Wall XC Invitational at Lakewood High School in Washington. (Photo courtesy JDHS Cross-Country)