It was business as usual for the Doogan family, Isaac, Neil and Alma, as they steadily work through a busy lunch rush Tuesday at J&J Deli and Asian Market. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

J&J Deli and Asian Market to remain open for 1 more year

The search will continue for new buyers

It was business as usual for the Doogan family, Isaac, Neil and Alma, as they steadily work through a busy lunch rush Tuesday at J&J Deli and Asian Market. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
Tenakee Springs residents celebrate the debut of a new seaplane serving the community and other parts of Southeast Alaska during a cookout on June 9, 2021. The town’s post office, left, was forced to close temporarily in recent days because there was no staff, although a visiting employee is now helping one or two days a week. It’s one of a number of short- and long-term problems the tiny island town is facing as it tries to cope with an ageing and shrinking permanent population, as well as more general problems such as worker and supply shortages. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

Troubling times in Tenakee Springs

Post office closure, absence of fire and other emergency staff, among short- and long-term hardships

Tenakee Springs residents celebrate the debut of a new seaplane serving the community and other parts of Southeast Alaska during a cookout on June 9, 2021. The town’s post office, left, was forced to close temporarily in recent days because there was no staff, although a visiting employee is now helping one or two days a week. It’s one of a number of short- and long-term problems the tiny island town is facing as it tries to cope with an ageing and shrinking permanent population, as well as more general problems such as worker and supply shortages. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)
Calhoun Avenue from Cope Park to the governor’s mansion is being replaced, along with associated infrastructure. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

City forging ahead through busy roadwork season

The city has more than a dozen active road project from simple repaving to more involved work.

Calhoun Avenue from Cope Park to the governor’s mansion is being replaced, along with associated infrastructure. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
Wild iris (Iris setosa) comes in a variety of shades, from the usual purple to pale lavender or reddish. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)

On the Trails: Considering variation in flower colors

There’s way more than blue genes.

Wild iris (Iris setosa) comes in a variety of shades, from the usual purple to pale lavender or reddish. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
A chart shows job approval ratings by party affiliation for U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski between Jan. 20, 2021 and June 30 of this year. The 22% increase since the beginning of Joe Biden’s presidency is among the biggest for senators. A different poll shows her losing to a Republican challenger among voters of that party in Alaska, but winning reelection due to cross-over votes from Democrats under the new ranked choice voting system. (Source: Morning Consult)

Poll: Murkowski’s net approval up 22% during Biden administration

Morning Consult survey says Alaska incumbent’s popularity rising more than almost any other senator

A chart shows job approval ratings by party affiliation for U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski between Jan. 20, 2021 and June 30 of this year. The 22% increase since the beginning of Joe Biden’s presidency is among the biggest for senators. A different poll shows her losing to a Republican challenger among voters of that party in Alaska, but winning reelection due to cross-over votes from Democrats under the new ranked choice voting system. (Source: Morning Consult)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Tuesday, July 26, 2022

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

  • Jul 26, 2022
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
The filing period for the year’s upcoming October municipal election came to a close Monday night. All seats open for election were filed to be filled by their current holders and had no opposing candidates. (Clarise Larson/ Juneau Empire)
The filing period for the year’s upcoming October municipal election came to a close Monday night. All seats open for election were filed to be filled by their current holders and had no opposing candidates. (Clarise Larson/ Juneau Empire)
Gavel (Courtesy photo)
Gavel (Courtesy photo)
A burned hillside where crews are planting seedlings including Giant Sequoia in Mountain Home State Demonstration Forest outside Springville, Calif., on April 26, 2022. Destructive fires in recent years that burned too hot for forests to quickly regrow have far outpaced the government's capacity to replant trees. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez / San Francisco Chronicle)

U.S. to plant 1 billion trees as climate change kills forests

A tree-mendous effort

A burned hillside where crews are planting seedlings including Giant Sequoia in Mountain Home State Demonstration Forest outside Springville, Calif., on April 26, 2022. Destructive fires in recent years that burned too hot for forests to quickly regrow have far outpaced the government's capacity to replant trees. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez / San Francisco Chronicle)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski hugs a supporter during a campaign event in Fairbanks on Friday. The senator announced Monday she tested positive for COVID-19 and as part of her precautionary measures people at her campaign events are being notified. (Courtesy Photo / LisaForSenate, Twitter)

Murkowski tests positive for COVID-19

Alaska incumbent one of two announcing Monday they have virus

Sen. Lisa Murkowski hugs a supporter during a campaign event in Fairbanks on Friday. The senator announced Monday she tested positive for COVID-19 and as part of her precautionary measures people at her campaign events are being notified. (Courtesy Photo / LisaForSenate, Twitter)
The pool at the Dimond Park Aquatics Centers lies glassily smooth on July 23, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

Public wades into candidate pool for city aquatics director

Candidates spoke to members of the public about their priorities and qualifications.

The pool at the Dimond Park Aquatics Centers lies glassily smooth on July 23, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
Andy Koch enjoys a solo before leaping off the stage to join the dancing crowd while still playing his guitar. (Courtesy photo / Bereniz Blackwell)
Andy Koch enjoys a solo before leaping off the stage to join the dancing crowd while still playing his guitar. (Courtesy photo / Bereniz Blackwell)
This aerial photo provided by the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service shows a tundra fire burning near the community of St. Mary's, Alaska, on June 10, 2022. Alaska's remarkable wildfire season includes over 530 blazes that have burned an area more than three times the size of Rhode Island, with nearly all the impacts, including dangerous breathing conditions from smoke, attributed to fires started by lightning. (Ryan McPherson / Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service)

Alaska experiencing wildfires it’s never seen before

Already more than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut.

This aerial photo provided by the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service shows a tundra fire burning near the community of St. Mary's, Alaska, on June 10, 2022. Alaska's remarkable wildfire season includes over 530 blazes that have burned an area more than three times the size of Rhode Island, with nearly all the impacts, including dangerous breathing conditions from smoke, attributed to fires started by lightning. (Ryan McPherson / Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service)
It's a police car until you look closely. The eye shies away, the . (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Saturday, July 23, 2022

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

  • Jul 25, 2022
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
It's a police car until you look closely. The eye shies away, the . (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
A Princess Cruise Line ship is docked in Juneau on Aug. 25, 2021. (Michael Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

Ships in Port for the week of July 24

Here’s what to expect this week.

A Princess Cruise Line ship is docked in Juneau on Aug. 25, 2021. (Michael Lockett / Juneau Empire File)
Students show off their new backpacks at Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s annual backpack distribution at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on July 23, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

Back to school: Tlingit and Haida holds annual backpack distribution

Hundreds of backpacks were distributed, with hundreds still to go out.

Students show off their new backpacks at Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s annual backpack distribution at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on July 23, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
Capital City Fire/Rescue personnel triage a casualty during an exercise simulating a plane crash at Juneau International Airport on July 23, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

(Simulated) great balls of fire: Airport carries out emergency plan exercise

Dozens of volunteers took part, simulating the variously wounded survivors of a plane crash.

Capital City Fire/Rescue personnel triage a casualty during an exercise simulating a plane crash at Juneau International Airport on July 23, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
Chris Cotton, in black, and Matthew Wetherholt measure off distance in a house they and other members of Team Rubicon, a disaster-recovery nonprofit, are helping to restore following the Haines landslide of 2020. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

Haines recovery continues with help from within and without

Dozens of landslides struck the town, destroying homes and requiring extensive rebuilding.

Chris Cotton, in black, and Matthew Wetherholt measure off distance in a house they and other members of Team Rubicon, a disaster-recovery nonprofit, are helping to restore following the Haines landslide of 2020. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
David Keith, right, an Oklahoma hospital leader who is among the three finalists for the CEO position at Bartlett Regional Hospital, chats with Bartlett board members Hal Geiger and Kenny Solomon-Gross during a meet-and-greet Friday at the Andrew P. Kashevaroff Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Hospital holds 3rd CEO candidate meet and greet

David Keith meets folks for the last in a series of three.

David Keith, right, an Oklahoma hospital leader who is among the three finalists for the CEO position at Bartlett Regional Hospital, chats with Bartlett board members Hal Geiger and Kenny Solomon-Gross during a meet-and-greet Friday at the Andrew P. Kashevaroff Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
A Hills Bros. coffee can found at an old cabin on the Fortymile River. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)
A Hills Bros. coffee can found at an old cabin on the Fortymile River. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)