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Calls to loved ones reveal rough conditions before sinking

Calls to loved ones reveal rough conditions before sinking

They faced 20 foot seas, 40-mph winds and icy conditions.

  • Jan 3, 2020
  • By BECKY BOHRER and MARTHA BELLISLE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Calls to loved ones reveal rough conditions before sinking
Opinion: Ferry system is shameful; Floathouse owner seeks photographs; Senatorial shortcomings
Opinion: Ferry system is shameful; Floathouse owner seeks photographs; Senatorial shortcomings
City debates how to pay for Eaglecrest ‘Adventure Park’

City debates how to pay for Eaglecrest ‘Adventure Park’

How to pay for it is still up in the air.

City debates how to pay for Eaglecrest ‘Adventure Park’
Recall Dunleavy campaign gears up for court

Recall Dunleavy campaign gears up for court

First oral arguments to be heard this month.

Recall Dunleavy campaign gears up for court
Natalie Zimmerman, a senior at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and member of the cheer team, tosses out a dead Christmas tree as part of a fundraiser for the team during 2019. (Natalie Zimmerman | Courtesy photo)

Win-win: JDHS cheerleading team to recycle trees to fundraise

Don’t want to get pine needles all over your car? Let someone else do it.

Natalie Zimmerman, a senior at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and member of the cheer team, tosses out a dead Christmas tree as part of a fundraiser for the team during 2019. (Natalie Zimmerman | Courtesy photo)
Empire Live: Eaglecrest Summer Task Force meeting at City Hall
Empire Live: Eaglecrest Summer Task Force meeting at City Hall
Ice fog forms at about minus 35 Fahrenheit. (Ned Rozell | For the Juneau Empire)

The physics of 40 below

Life rolls on.

Ice fog forms at about minus 35 Fahrenheit. (Ned Rozell | For the Juneau Empire)
Museum combines sweet treats and grisly crimes, Sitka earns grant and library plans new event
Museum combines sweet treats and grisly crimes, Sitka earns grant and library plans new event
Backyard glaciers: They’re still here, but they’re retreating

Backyard glaciers: They’re still here, but they’re retreating

“I was born of ice.”

Backyard glaciers: They’re still here, but they’re retreating
There will be an opening reception for Inari Kylänen’s latest exhibit, “A Nation of Immigrants,” at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum for First Friday. (Courtesy Photo | Inari Kylänen)

Here’s what’s happening this First Friday

Schedule of this month’s art walk downtown.

There will be an opening reception for Inari Kylänen’s latest exhibit, “A Nation of Immigrants,” at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum for First Friday. (Courtesy Photo | Inari Kylänen)
Stringing along: Family band plays Juneau show, then heads to Australia
Stringing along: Family band plays Juneau show, then heads to Australia
TMHS b-ball teams off to hot starts

TMHS b-ball teams off to hot starts

One squad visited the Hawaiian Islands.

TMHS b-ball teams off to hot starts
Holiday Cup family reunites for 27th tournament

Holiday Cup family reunites for 27th tournament

The family is one baby bigger.

Holiday Cup family reunites for 27th tournament
Courtney Pegus with a stuffed Kermit on his shoulders and other Polar Dip participants start off 2020 with a charge into the water at Auke Bay Recreation Area. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Courtney Pegus with a stuffed Kermit on his shoulders and other Polar Dip participants start off 2020 with a charge into the water at Auke Bay Recreation Area. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Alaska Senate president in spotlight with dividend fight

Alaska Senate president in spotlight with dividend fight

‘We will come to a good conclusion.’

Alaska Senate president in spotlight with dividend fight
Burglars used rocks to break into the Gas N’ Go early Tuesday and steal an unknown quantity of vaping supplies, Dec. 31, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Gas station burglarized for second time this year

Burglars broke window, took vaping-related items.

Burglars used rocks to break into the Gas N’ Go early Tuesday and steal an unknown quantity of vaping supplies, Dec. 31, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Late JDHS rally excites at Capital City Classic

Late JDHS rally excites at Capital City Classic

Some fans might’ve lost their voice.

Late JDHS rally excites at Capital City Classic
Beaver Builders at the Mendenhall Minis series Jan. 11

Beaver Builders at the Mendenhall Minis series Jan. 11

Open and free to the public.

Beaver Builders at the Mendenhall Minis series Jan. 11
Get ready to dip into the new year

Get ready to dip into the new year

Time for the annual polar plunge.

Get ready to dip into the new year
How do crabs, spiders and slugs breathe?

How do crabs, spiders and slugs breathe?

It’s not how you think.

How do crabs, spiders and slugs breathe?