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Cody Mitchell (Courtesy Photo | Crow Fox Photography)

Player of the Week: Cody Mitchell

The Crimson Bears’ backbone.

Cody Mitchell (Courtesy Photo | Crow Fox Photography)
Southeast villages looking to form tribal courts

Southeast villages looking to form tribal courts

Native issues, Native control.

Southeast villages looking to form tribal courts
Super Bear/Foodland IGA employees Whitney Oudekerk, center, and Michael Stults, right, hand off bags of food for Super Bear IGA Director Tony Demelo to box at Super Bear IGA on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 20128, as part of the grocery store’s Project 3 Squares. (Michael Pernn | Juneau Empire)

Program makes hunger take a winter break

It’s hip to 3 Square.

Super Bear/Foodland IGA employees Whitney Oudekerk, center, and Michael Stults, right, hand off bags of food for Super Bear IGA Director Tony Demelo to box at Super Bear IGA on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 20128, as part of the grocery store’s Project 3 Squares. (Michael Pernn | Juneau Empire)
Alaska State Library partnership gets $9,000 to assess data usage
Capital City Weekly

Alaska State Library partnership gets $9,000 to assess data usage

The grant will support data valuation work for Alaska’s Statewide Data Hub project.

Alaska State Library partnership gets $9,000 to assess data usage
Eating Wild: Portuguese Fisherman’s Stew, Southeast Alaska style

Eating Wild: Portuguese Fisherman’s Stew, Southeast Alaska style

The perfect food for a cold wintery night.

Eating Wild: Portuguese Fisherman’s Stew, Southeast Alaska style
Bad sweaters and a good cause
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Bad sweaters and a good cause

They wore ugly sweaters for a good cause.

Bad sweaters and a good cause
Holiday happenings: Things to do to celebrate
Capital City Weekly

Holiday happenings: Things to do to celebrate

The most wonderful and busiest time of the year.

Holiday happenings: Things to do to celebrate
This middle school collected a ‘mind-blowing’ number of toys for a good cause

This middle school collected a ‘mind-blowing’ number of toys for a good cause

When it comes to toys, they didn’t play around.

This middle school collected a ‘mind-blowing’ number of toys for a good cause
Parking garage stairwell closed for cleaning

Parking garage stairwell closed for cleaning

It won’t be for long.

Parking garage stairwell closed for cleaning
Rep. Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau, greets Airlift Northwest pilots Randy Aspeluind, left, and Tyler Cousins during a bill signing by Gov. Sean Parnell at the air ambulance company’s hangar at the Juneau International Airport on Wednesday. Senate Bill 159, sponsored by Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, will exempt air ambulance services from the state’s insurance code, thereby allowing Airlift Northwest to continue their AirCare insurance program.

Former Rep. Muñoz back in state government

Cathy Muñoz was in Legislature from 2008-2016.

Rep. Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau, greets Airlift Northwest pilots Randy Aspeluind, left, and Tyler Cousins during a bill signing by Gov. Sean Parnell at the air ambulance company’s hangar at the Juneau International Airport on Wednesday. Senate Bill 159, sponsored by Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, will exempt air ambulance services from the state’s insurance code, thereby allowing Airlift Northwest to continue their AirCare insurance program.
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Scammers are pretending to be GCI

Don’t fall for it.

(Unsplash | Annie Spratt)
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Lemon Creek operations center in Juneau on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Electric rates about to rise

That sunny summer is to blame.

Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Lemon Creek operations center in Juneau on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Prep hoops teams dominate weekend play

Prep hoops teams dominate weekend play

Get caught up on your favorite teams.

Prep hoops teams dominate weekend play
Juneau-Douglas swept by Soldotna after coasting past Kenai

Juneau-Douglas swept by Soldotna after coasting past Kenai

The highs and lows of hockey.

Juneau-Douglas swept by Soldotna after coasting past Kenai
Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Jacob Ferster pins East Anchorage’s Ikaska Vaivai in the second round of the 215-pound consolation bracket of the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Division I State Wrestling Championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. (Michael Dinneen | For the Juneau Empire)

Thunder Mountain grapplers 13th at state tournament

Derek Mason goes out swinging.

Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Jacob Ferster pins East Anchorage’s Ikaska Vaivai in the second round of the 215-pound consolation bracket of the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Division I State Wrestling Championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. (Michael Dinneen | For the Juneau Empire)
The Douglas Bridge on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Woman nearly jumps from Douglas Bridge

The woman was ‘in crisis,’ police said.

The Douglas Bridge on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Manni Guillen, whose family moved to Juneau from Mexico when he was a baby, speaks at the Love Knows No Borders rally in Juneau on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. Guillen spoke about his experiences growing up in Juneau and working with the Border Angels nonprofit. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Rally attendees brave weather to support migrants near, far

Around 200 people showed up.

Manni Guillen, whose family moved to Juneau from Mexico when he was a baby, speaks at the Love Knows No Borders rally in Juneau on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. Guillen spoke about his experiences growing up in Juneau and working with the Border Angels nonprofit. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
City considering options after cruise ruling

City considering options after cruise ruling

Get involved with the city.

City considering options after cruise ruling
Opinion: Marijuana Board should not allow onsite marijuana consumption

Opinion: Marijuana Board should not allow onsite marijuana consumption

For safety of Alaskans disallow public cannabis use.

Opinion: Marijuana Board should not allow onsite marijuana consumption
Ice and icing at holiday skate show and dessert auction

Ice and icing at holiday skate show and dessert auction

Ice and icing.

  • Dec 16, 2018
  • Juneau Empire
  • Events
Ice and icing at holiday skate show and dessert auction