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The domino effect is on display at Eaglecrest Ski Area on April 1. (Courtesy Photo | Denise Carroll).

Spring or winter? Mother Nature sends mixed signals

“Winter came back with a vengeance. Oh woe!”

The domino effect is on display at Eaglecrest Ski Area on April 1. (Courtesy Photo | Denise Carroll).
Opinion: Is this what ‘Energy Dominance’ looks like?

Opinion: Is this what ‘Energy Dominance’ looks like?

Alaska’s economy has been in a hole since oil prices collapsed in 2014. Now, with Alaska North Slope crude selling at about $25 per barrel,… Continue reading

  • Apr 7, 2020
  • By Zachary Brown
Opinion: Is this what ‘Energy Dominance’ looks like?
Bartlett Regional Hospital adopts universal masking

Bartlett Regional Hospital adopts universal masking

Visitors without masks won’t be allowed to enter the hospital.

  • Apr 6, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
Bartlett Regional Hospital adopts universal masking
State is stocking up on supplies, preparing for spike in cases
State is stocking up on supplies, preparing for spike in cases
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, talks with reporters following a Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Murkowski was among a group of lawmakers who wrote a letter to President Donald Trump asking federal money be allocated quickly and in a way that respects tribal sovereignty. (AP Photo | Susan Walsh)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, talks with reporters following a Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Murkowski was among a group of lawmakers who wrote a letter to President Donald Trump asking federal money be allocated quickly and in a way that respects tribal sovereignty. (AP Photo | Susan Walsh)
Fresh produce and bread were on hand at the Southeast Alaska Food Bank on Crazy Horse Drive on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Fresh produce and bread were on hand at the Southeast Alaska Food Bank on Crazy Horse Drive on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Streaming government meetings is a silver lining

Opinion: Streaming government meetings is a silver lining

Government works best when scrutinized by an engaged body politic.

  • Apr 6, 2020
Opinion: Streaming government meetings is a silver lining
Man arrested after police respond to report of a break-in
Man arrested after police respond to report of a break-in
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Tennessee’s Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey confirmed the state’s first case of the new coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP)
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Tennessee’s Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey confirmed the state’s first case of the new coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP)
The Juneau School District building, March 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Alaska enrolls students in Florida-based virtual school

The move garnered criticism from educators.

The Juneau School District building, March 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Pet fostering takes off as coronavirus keeps Americans home

Pet fostering takes off as coronavirus keeps Americans home

Shelters from California to New York have put out the call for people to temporarily foster pets.

Pet fostering takes off as coronavirus keeps Americans home
Twelfth case of COVID-19 confirmed in Juneau

Twelfth case of COVID-19 confirmed in Juneau

The news was shared Saturday afternoon.

  • Apr 4, 2020
  • Juneau Empire
Twelfth case of COVID-19 confirmed in Juneau
Living & Growing: You never know what a kind gesture will do

Living & Growing: You never know what a kind gesture will do

Keep on helping.

  • Apr 4, 2020
  • By Guy Crockroft For the Juneau Empire
Living & Growing: You never know what a kind gesture will do
State waives fees in a effort to ease economic damage
State waives fees in a effort to ease economic damage
Opinion: How Pence failed America

Opinion: How Pence failed America

Imagine how different the White House response would have if this happened three years earlier.

  • Apr 4, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak For the Juneau Empire
Opinion: How Pence failed America
Bars and restaurants could serve to-go beer and wine, but will it make a financial difference?
Bars and restaurants could serve to-go beer and wine, but will it make a financial difference?
No cruises till July at the earliest mean these tourist-targeted shops downtown will likely remain shuttered for months longer, March 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Stopping the bleeding: City offers interim loans for small businesses

The small loans are just to hold business over till federal aid comes online.

No cruises till July at the earliest mean these tourist-targeted shops downtown will likely remain shuttered for months longer, March 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Tennessee’s Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey confirmed the state’s first case of the new coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP)

State confirms Juneau’s 11th COVID-19 case

News came Friday afternoon.

  • Apr 3, 2020
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Tennessee’s Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey confirmed the state’s first case of the new coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP)
Lessons from dusty, stinky bones

Lessons from dusty, stinky bones

Gagging in the name of science.

Lessons from dusty, stinky bones
Health care infrastructure is increasing, Gov says
Health care infrastructure is increasing, Gov says