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In this July 2007, photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the village of Iliamma. The Pebble Limited Partnership, which wants to build a copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska, says it plans to offer residents in the region a dividend. (AP Photo | Al Grillo, File)

Release of Pebble Mine review expected this week

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to release its final environmental review.

  • Jul 20, 2020
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
  • Pebble Mine
In this July 2007, photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the village of Iliamma. The Pebble Limited Partnership, which wants to build a copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska, says it plans to offer residents in the region a dividend. (AP Photo | Al Grillo, File)
Power was cut to many in Juneau late Sunday evening on July 19, 2020. Alaska Electric Light and Power is working to find the fault while transmitting power on another line. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Unknown fault causes brief Juneau-wide power outage

Power was restored within half an hour

Power was cut to many in Juneau late Sunday evening on July 19, 2020. Alaska Electric Light and Power is working to find the fault while transmitting power on another line. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Opinion: Remembering the burning of the Douglas Indian Village

Opinion: Remembering the burning of the Douglas Indian Village

Consider the recent past and how racism and injustice still exist among us.

  • Jul 19, 2020
  • Douglas Mertz
Opinion: Remembering the burning of the Douglas Indian Village
Surging Democrats expand Senate targets to GOP states —including Alaska

Surging Democrats expand Senate targets to GOP states —including Alaska

It’s come to this for Republicans straining to defend their Senate majority in November’s elections.

  • Jul 19, 2020
  • By ALAN FRAM Associated Press
Surging Democrats expand Senate targets to GOP states —including Alaska
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

State reports nearly 80 new cases

A new death reported, too.

  • Jul 18, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)
Faint damage can be seen where Joe and Kendall Carson’s boat struck a whale in a June 29 collision that left three people injured. (Courtesy photo | Kendall Carson)

Passenger tells story of whale collision that injured 3

The unlikely crash does not appear to have seriously hurt any whales

Faint damage can be seen where Joe and Kendall Carson’s boat struck a whale in a June 29 collision that left three people injured. (Courtesy photo | Kendall Carson)
The governor and Department of Public Safety condemned Google in a news release after the company would not allow Alaska State Troopers to pay for further distribution of an ad, July 17, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Governor, Department of Public Safety blast Google after company cancels ad

Google says advertising company needs to be verified for the U.S.

The governor and Department of Public Safety condemned Google in a news release after the company would not allow Alaska State Troopers to pay for further distribution of an ad, July 17, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
New candidates, new charter? This year’s municipal election begins to take shape

New candidates, new charter? This year’s municipal election begins to take shape

A change is gonna come, maybe.

New candidates, new charter? This year’s municipal election begins to take shape
Lawsuit: Alaska absentee application mailings discriminatory

Lawsuit: Alaska absentee application mailings discriminatory

Lawsuit says absentee ballots should be mailed to all.

Lawsuit: Alaska absentee application mailings discriminatory
Capital City Fire/Rescue Firefighter paramedic Wendy Wallers holds a COVID-19 screening kit at the Hagevig Regional Fire Training Center on Monday, June 29, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

8 new COVID-19 cases confirmed for Juneau

8 new COVID-19 cases confirmed for Juneau

Capital City Fire/Rescue Firefighter paramedic Wendy Wallers holds a COVID-19 screening kit at the Hagevig Regional Fire Training Center on Monday, June 29, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)
File photo

State reports 37,700 fewer jobs in June than prior year

Reduced tourism is part of the reason why.

  • Jul 17, 2020
  • Associated Press
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The Nenana River originates near here, north of the Alaska Range, and flows through the mountains south of the range. (Courtesy Photo | Ned Rozell)

Rivers U-turn through Alaska range

The ‘unusual’ feature that makes bananas cheaper in Fairbanks.

The Nenana River originates near here, north of the Alaska Range, and flows through the mountains south of the range. (Courtesy Photo | Ned Rozell)
Opinion: Mask messaging to students is inconsistent

Opinion: Mask messaging to students is inconsistent

We need a mask mandate, here’s why.

  • Jul 17, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: Mask messaging to students is inconsistent
Dunleavy praises NEPA rollback at White House
Video

Dunleavy praises NEPA rollback at White House

‘Ended this regulatory assault.’

Dunleavy praises NEPA rollback at White House
Video
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

State reports 75 new COVID-19 cases

Now new deaths or hospitalizations.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)
Some salmon return, but ‘not nearly enough’

Some salmon return, but ‘not nearly enough’

Fishermen are hurting.

Some salmon return, but ‘not nearly enough’
Monkey boats and sailboats: Bringing a Bristol Bay relic back to life

Monkey boats and sailboats: Bringing a Bristol Bay relic back to life

They were looking for a boat with history. They found it.

Monkey boats and sailboats: Bringing a Bristol Bay relic back to life
‘Devastating,’ meager chum salmon returns worry the fishing industry

‘Devastating,’ meager chum salmon returns worry the fishing industry

‘Unprecedented and staggeringly poor.’

‘Devastating,’ meager chum salmon returns worry the fishing industry
Courtesy photo | Kaitlyn Tolin Kaitlyn Tolin paddled with partner Amanda Painter from Juneau to Haines over three days in early July. They said they were inspired by friends who had made similar paddleboard trips.

Row, row, row your board: Haines residents paddleboard home from Juneau

Three days of paddling and camping to home.

Courtesy photo | Kaitlyn Tolin Kaitlyn Tolin paddled with partner Amanda Painter from Juneau to Haines over three days in early July. They said they were inspired by friends who had made similar paddleboard trips.
The Juneau Pioneer Home on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. All staff at each Pioneer Home had received negative COVID-19 test results the Department of Health and Social Services announced Tuesday, meaning all the Homes were now able to host limited in-person visits. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Elder care facilities balance health, emotional needs during pandemic

Visiting the vulnerable.

The Juneau Pioneer Home on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. All staff at each Pioneer Home had received negative COVID-19 test results the Department of Health and Social Services announced Tuesday, meaning all the Homes were now able to host limited in-person visits. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)