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The Assembly met Monday night to determine what will be on the ballot for the upcoming municipal election among other topics that scattered throughout the multiple hours of discussions. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
The Assembly met Monday night to determine what will be on the ballot for the upcoming municipal election among other topics that scattered throughout the multiple hours of discussions. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Congressional candidates Mary Peltola, left, Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III discuss Southeast Alaska and other issues during a midday forum Monday hosted by KINY radio. The three candidates are the finalists for the special election Aug. 16 fill the remainder of the late Rep. Don Young’s term and also are competing in the primary for the general election on that date. (Screenshot / KINY radio webcast)

3 House candidates debate in Juneau

Mary Peltola, Nick Begich III and Sarah Palin make cases before Aug. 16 special election

Congressional candidates Mary Peltola, left, Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III discuss Southeast Alaska and other issues during a midday forum Monday hosted by KINY radio. The three candidates are the finalists for the special election Aug. 16 fill the remainder of the late Rep. Don Young’s term and also are competing in the primary for the general election on that date. (Screenshot / KINY radio webcast)
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during an interview at the Juneau Empire on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Murkowski is among a bipartisan group of senators who introduced legislation that would codify abortion rights. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Bipartisan compromise bill would restore abortion rights

Kaine, Collins, Sinema and Murkowski introduce legislation.

  • Aug 1, 2022
  • By Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press
  • Nation-World
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during an interview at the Juneau Empire on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Murkowski is among a bipartisan group of senators who introduced legislation that would codify abortion rights. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
Rikki DuBois, Claire Norman and Erin Youngstrom stand at the Catholic Community Service booth on Saturday for SAFE Child Advocacy Center's first Family Day at the Park at the Dimond Park Field House. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

SAFE Child Advocacy Center hosts 1st Family Day at the Park

Providing resources and fun for children and families.

Rikki DuBois, Claire Norman and Erin Youngstrom stand at the Catholic Community Service booth on Saturday for SAFE Child Advocacy Center's first Family Day at the Park at the Dimond Park Field House. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
John Cashell prepared to tee off in the rain while the rest of his team, Haley Snell, Marty Stearns, and Josh Pritts, cheered on quietly from behind. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
John Cashell prepared to tee off in the rain while the rest of his team, Haley Snell, Marty Stearns, and Josh Pritts, cheered on quietly from behind. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
A voter casts a ballot in the special primary election to fill Alaska's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The general election for that race is Aug. 16. Candidates for that race and others have raised millions this election cycle, but it raises a few questions, such as who's giving and why? (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Who donates to campaigns and why?

$1.5M from a business tycoon, $50 from a retiree, $8 from Planned Parenthood – what’s the reward?

A voter casts a ballot in the special primary election to fill Alaska's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The general election for that race is Aug. 16. Candidates for that race and others have raised millions this election cycle, but it raises a few questions, such as who's giving and why? (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
A cruise ship nears the glaciers near Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Glacier Bay is implementing a cruise ship inspection program that works similar to the inactive Ocean Ranger program. (Courtesy Photo / U.S. National Park Service)

Glacier Bay implements cruise ship inspection program to replace Ocean Rangers

“The hope is that the Ocean Ranger program may revive because we’d rather not have this program”

A cruise ship nears the glaciers near Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Glacier Bay is implementing a cruise ship inspection program that works similar to the inactive Ocean Ranger program. (Courtesy Photo / U.S. National Park Service)
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. The spread of monkeypox in the U.S. in 2022 could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, or it could yet be contained. Or it might be too early to tell. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)

Alaska reports 1st case of monkeypox

Anchorage resident had contact with someone who recently traveled outside of the state.

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. The spread of monkeypox in the U.S. in 2022 could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, or it could yet be contained. Or it might be too early to tell. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)
Courtesy Photo / Alaska Federation of Natives
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds up a bill providing state recognition of the 229 federally recognized Alaska Native tribes after signing it Thursday during a ceremony at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage. He also signed a bill authorizing tribes to establish compact schools under a pilot program.

Tribal recognition bill arrives with lessons

Pilot program allowing Alaska Native compact schools adds heft to ceremony.

Courtesy Photo / Alaska Federation of Natives
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds up a bill providing state recognition of the 229 federally recognized Alaska Native tribes after signing it Thursday during a ceremony at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage. He also signed a bill authorizing tribes to establish compact schools under a pilot program.
Rear Adm. Nathan Moore, commander of Coast Guard District 17, speaks during a ceremony at University of Alaska Southeast for the renewal of the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative on July 25, 2022. (Courtesy photo / USCG)

Coast Guard and UAS renew commissioning program partnership

The Coast Guard is always seeking new talent for its officer corps.

Rear Adm. Nathan Moore, commander of Coast Guard District 17, speaks during a ceremony at University of Alaska Southeast for the renewal of the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative on July 25, 2022. (Courtesy photo / USCG)
Ryan Anderson, right, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, discusses his experiences during his 22 years at the department before his presentation during the weekly Juneau Chamber of Commerce lunch at The Moose Lodge. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Changing course on ferry plans

Federal funds, COVID-19 issues means improvements rather than privatization, commissioner says.

Ryan Anderson, right, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, discusses his experiences during his 22 years at the department before his presentation during the weekly Juneau Chamber of Commerce lunch at The Moose Lodge. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
The filing period for the year’s upcoming October municipal election came to a close Monday night. All seats open for election were filed to be filled by their current holders and had no opposing candidates. (Clarise Larson/ Juneau Empire)
The filing period for the year’s upcoming October municipal election came to a close Monday night. All seats open for election were filed to be filled by their current holders and had no opposing candidates. (Clarise Larson/ Juneau Empire)
A Ward Air seaplane takes off on July 23, 2022. Low cloud ceilings and limited visibility have scrubbed a number of flights from small airplane operators who are in the Southeast recently. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

Low ceilings, low visibility: Weather interferes with flights

Persistent weather conditions can interfere with the flights that connect the Southeast.

A Ward Air seaplane takes off on July 23, 2022. Low cloud ceilings and limited visibility have scrubbed a number of flights from small airplane operators who are in the Southeast recently. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
It's a police car until you look closely. The eye shies away, the . (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Thursday, July 28, 2022

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

  • Jul 28, 2022
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
It's a police car until you look closely. The eye shies away, the . (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
Alaskans for Better Government members La quen náay Liz Medicine Crow, Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson and ‘Wáahlaal Gidáak Barbara Blake embrace on the floor of the Alaska State Senate on Friday, May 13, 2022, following the passage of House Bill 123, a bill to formally recognize the state's 229 already federally-recognized tribes. Gov. Mike Dunleavy is scheduled to sign the bill during a ceremony Thursday during a ceremony in Anchorage. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

Alaska Natives welcome tribal recognition by state at least

Dunleavy to sign bill Thursday; advocates say it advances cooperative relations.

Alaskans for Better Government members La quen náay Liz Medicine Crow, Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson and ‘Wáahlaal Gidáak Barbara Blake embrace on the floor of the Alaska State Senate on Friday, May 13, 2022, following the passage of House Bill 123, a bill to formally recognize the state's 229 already federally-recognized tribes. Gov. Mike Dunleavy is scheduled to sign the bill during a ceremony Thursday during a ceremony in Anchorage. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
Marine life sculpted by Gary Staab and Ray Troll adorn the wall outside the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ College of Fisheries and Ocean Science building at Lena Point. UAF is offering a new Master of Marine Policy Program in partnership with University of Alaska Southeast. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

University of Alaska launches new marine policy graduate program

The master’s degree is purpose built for this most-maritime of states.

Marine life sculpted by Gary Staab and Ray Troll adorn the wall outside the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ College of Fisheries and Ocean Science building at Lena Point. UAF is offering a new Master of Marine Policy Program in partnership with University of Alaska Southeast. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
David Keith, right, chats with Bartlett Regional Hospital Board Member Hal Geiger during a meet-and-greet Friday at the Andrew P. Kashevaroff Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum. Keith, an Oklahoma hospital leader who spent eight years at medical centers in Anchorage as during his three-decade career in health care, was publicly named the new chief executive officer at Bartlett on Monday. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Bartlett names new CEO

David Keith, an Oklahoma hospital executive with experience in Alaska, is board’s unanimous pick

David Keith, right, chats with Bartlett Regional Hospital Board Member Hal Geiger during a meet-and-greet Friday at the Andrew P. Kashevaroff Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum. Keith, an Oklahoma hospital leader who spent eight years at medical centers in Anchorage as during his three-decade career in health care, was publicly named the new chief executive officer at Bartlett on Monday. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
A fisherman holds a Dungeness crab caught during the 2021 season. (Courtesy Photo/ Joseph Stratman, Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
A fisherman holds a Dungeness crab caught during the 2021 season. (Courtesy Photo/ Joseph Stratman, Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
It was business as usual for the Doogan family, Isaac, Neil and Alma, as they steadily work through a busy lunch rush Tuesday at J&J Deli and Asian Market. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

J&J Deli and Asian Market to remain open for 1 more year

The search will continue for new buyers

It was business as usual for the Doogan family, Isaac, Neil and Alma, as they steadily work through a busy lunch rush Tuesday at J&J Deli and Asian Market. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
Tenakee Springs residents celebrate the debut of a new seaplane serving the community and other parts of Southeast Alaska during a cookout on June 9, 2021. The town’s post office, left, was forced to close temporarily in recent days because there was no staff, although a visiting employee is now helping one or two days a week. It’s one of a number of short- and long-term problems the tiny island town is facing as it tries to cope with an ageing and shrinking permanent population, as well as more general problems such as worker and supply shortages. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

Troubling times in Tenakee Springs

Post office closure, absence of fire and other emergency staff, among short- and long-term hardships

Tenakee Springs residents celebrate the debut of a new seaplane serving the community and other parts of Southeast Alaska during a cookout on June 9, 2021. The town’s post office, left, was forced to close temporarily in recent days because there was no staff, although a visiting employee is now helping one or two days a week. It’s one of a number of short- and long-term problems the tiny island town is facing as it tries to cope with an ageing and shrinking permanent population, as well as more general problems such as worker and supply shortages. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)