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Juneau police officers hunkered down next to the berm visible between homes, said an eyewitness, before an officer fired his weapon three times and striking two trailers, mistakenly believing a man having a mental health crisis had a gun on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

Police release name of officer who fired weapon during recent incident

The officer being investigated has worked for the department since 2016.

Juneau police officers hunkered down next to the berm visible between homes, said an eyewitness, before an officer fired his weapon three times and striking two trailers, mistakenly believing a man having a mental health crisis had a gun on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
The MV Tazlina arrives in Juneau in this May 2020 photo. Federal relief dollars may be coming to the state to aide the Alaska Marine Highway System, but the unions that run the ships say workers are leaving the state. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)
The MV Tazlina arrives in Juneau in this May 2020 photo. Federal relief dollars may be coming to the state to aide the Alaska Marine Highway System, but the unions that run the ships say workers are leaving the state. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)
Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File 
Shawn Arnold has been selected as principal of Thunder Mountain High School, to begin that role with the new school year in late July.
Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File 
Shawn Arnold has been selected as principal of Thunder Mountain High School, to begin that role with the new school year in late July.
Ukrainian servicemen sit atop armored personnel carriers driving on a road in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Alaska elected officials react to Russian invasion of Ukraine

The invasion began Wednesday evening, Alaska time after a long military buildup.

Ukrainian servicemen sit atop armored personnel carriers driving on a road in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
This October 2019 photo shows Kensington Gold Mine's tailing treatment facility. On Thursday, the U.S. Forest Service announced a final record of decision that clears the way for a phased approach to a plan expanding the life of the mine by at least a decade. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Forest Service OKs phased approach for plan to extend life of Kensington Gold Mine

The proposed plan generated hundreds of public comments from residents, organizations and agencies.

This October 2019 photo shows Kensington Gold Mine's tailing treatment facility. On Thursday, the U.S. Forest Service announced a final record of decision that clears the way for a phased approach to a plan expanding the life of the mine by at least a decade. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
President Joe Biden speaks about the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)

Update: Biden hits Russia with sanctions, shifts troops to Germany

The sanctions target Russian banks, oligarchs and high-tech sectors,

  • Feb 24, 2022
  • By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller and Ellen Kickmeyer Associated Press
  • Nation-World
President Joe Biden speaks about the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)
Flares light up the landscape after sunset on the oil patch in the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota on Oct. 27, 2021. Over much of the last decade, oil and gas operators in Texas and a dozen other U.S. states have flared, or burned off, at least 3.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, according to an analysis of satellite data by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism.  (Isaac Stone Simonelli / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)

Actual greenhouse gas volumes exceed official reports

Auditors warned of bad data for years.

  • Feb 24, 2022
  • Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
  • Nation-World
Flares light up the landscape after sunset on the oil patch in the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota on Oct. 27, 2021. Over much of the last decade, oil and gas operators in Texas and a dozen other U.S. states have flared, or burned off, at least 3.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, according to an analysis of satellite data by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism.  (Isaac Stone Simonelli / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)
Juneau Police Chief Ed Mercer speaks during a news conference on Feb. 23, 2022 about an officer-involved shooting the previous day. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

Police investigating officer-involved shooting

Minor injuries from broken glass were reported, but no-one was shot.

Juneau Police Chief Ed Mercer speaks during a news conference on Feb. 23, 2022 about an officer-involved shooting the previous day. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
Doug Simon with the Alaska Section of the Alaska Society of Civil Engineers gave a presentation on Alaska's infrastructure report card at the Alaska State Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. ASCE graded Alaska's overall infrastructure at a C-. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
Doug Simon with the Alaska Section of the Alaska Society of Civil Engineers gave a presentation on Alaska's infrastructure report card at the Alaska State Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. ASCE graded Alaska's overall infrastructure at a C-. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
Laura Scholes, Shawn Arnold and Karen Keck have all applied to take over as principal of Thunder Mountain High School as the school seeks a permanent replacement for the position. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire photo illustration)
Laura Scholes, Shawn Arnold and Karen Keck have all applied to take over as principal of Thunder Mountain High School as the school seeks a permanent replacement for the position. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire photo illustration)
Crash on Dilworth and Leckie. (Jordy Cunningham/ Capital News)

Cars crash at Dilworth and Leckie in Kelowna

A two vehicle collision is blocking traffic on Dilworth

  • Feb 23, 2022
  • By Staff Black Press Media
  • car crash
Crash on Dilworth and Leckie. (Jordy Cunningham/ Capital News)
The front doors of the Alaska State Capitol was missing the sign notifying visitors of the building's masking requirement on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, after an early morning by lawmakers changed the rule. Masking rules have been in place since October 2020, much to the consternation of some lawmakers. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
The front doors of the Alaska State Capitol was missing the sign notifying visitors of the building's masking requirement on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, after an early morning by lawmakers changed the rule. Masking rules have been in place since October 2020, much to the consternation of some lawmakers. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters in the state Capitol on Tuesday. Murkowski spoke to reporters after giving a speech to a joint session of the Legislature. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer)

Murkowski concerned with how court may rule in abortion case

Murkowski said she respects “a woman’s right to control her choice with reproductive health

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters in the state Capitol on Tuesday. Murkowski spoke to reporters after giving a speech to a joint session of the Legislature. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer)
Courtesy photo / Donna Austin 
James J. Carey, seen here in uniform during his time serving the Navy in WWII, was stationed at Guantanamo Bay as a diesel mechanic.

WWII veteran in Hoonah turns 100

He’s an artist, a farmer, a sailor and a baseball enthusiast.

Courtesy photo / Donna Austin 
James J. Carey, seen here in uniform during his time serving the Navy in WWII, was stationed at Guantanamo Bay as a diesel mechanic.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, gave her annual address to the Alaska State Legislature Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Capitol building in Juneau. Murkowski's speech emphasized bipartisanship and making Alaska ready for the opportunities brought by the recent infrastructure package. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

Murkowski: Good things can come together with bipartisanship

Senator talks working across the aisle in annual address.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, gave her annual address to the Alaska State Legislature Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Capitol building in Juneau. Murkowski's speech emphasized bipartisanship and making Alaska ready for the opportunities brought by the recent infrastructure package. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
A flare burns natural gas at an oil well Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, N.D. The Biden administration is delaying decisions on new federal oil and gas drilling and other energy-related actions after a federal court ruling blocked the way officials were calculating the real-world costs of climate change. (AP Photo / Matthew Brown)

Biden halts oil, gas leases amid legal fight on climate cost

Among the immediate effects is an indefinite delay in planned oil and gas lease sales.

A flare burns natural gas at an oil well Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, N.D. The Biden administration is delaying decisions on new federal oil and gas drilling and other energy-related actions after a federal court ruling blocked the way officials were calculating the real-world costs of climate change. (AP Photo / Matthew Brown)

Opinion: Alaska can’t afford careless oversight of mines

The Pebble Mine permitting process stinks.

  • Feb 22, 2022
  • By EVERETT THOMPSON
Juneau members of Veterans for Peace Craig Wilson, left, and K.J. Metcalf, wave signs urging a diplomatic solution in Ukraine the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
Juneau members of Veterans for Peace Craig Wilson, left, and K.J. Metcalf, wave signs urging a diplomatic solution in Ukraine the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
This photo shows a cross-section of a tree trunk, showing the asymmetrical growth induced when the tree leaned. (Mary F. Willson / For the Juneau Empire)

On the Trails: Wringing information out of wood

Wood as a biological entity, not as a commodity to be sold or a nuisance to be removed.

This photo shows a cross-section of a tree trunk, showing the asymmetrical growth induced when the tree leaned. (Mary F. Willson / For the Juneau Empire)
A class photo from the Sitka Industrial Training School ca. 1897-1929, shows young Alaska Native women who were taken from their homes are raised in one of Alaska's boarding schools. This week, the First Alaskans Institute is hosting a summit for survivors and others impacted by the boarding school system. (Courtesy photo / Alaska's Digital Archives)
A class photo from the Sitka Industrial Training School ca. 1897-1929, shows young Alaska Native women who were taken from their homes are raised in one of Alaska's boarding schools. This week, the First Alaskans Institute is hosting a summit for survivors and others impacted by the boarding school system. (Courtesy photo / Alaska's Digital Archives)