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Battling invasive plants in downtown Juneau — a walk...

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2025/06/21

Last week was invasive species awareness week in Alaska. An invasive plant expert in Juneau identifies pesky plants that have taken root downtown.

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Former Juneau Empire editor launches new, local...

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2025/06/20

Founder Mark Sabbatini says he wants to give Juneau residents the option to support a nonpartisan newspaper that is written, edited and reported by people who live in the community.

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Juneau drafts an update to its borough-wide risk...

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2025/06/18

The city and Tlingit & Haida are seeking public comment on the assessment, which will help them update the borough’s hazard mitigation plan.

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Cruise ship passenger arrested in Juneau for fraud...

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2025/06/18

Over four days on the cruise ship, Enrico Ronquillo allegedly made large cash withdrawals with a stolen credit card at the ship’s casino. Ronquillo is a citizen of the Philippines who legally lives in the U.S.

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Missing Juneau woman is declared dead by court after...

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2025/06/18

Tracy Lynn Day's family sought the declaration so they could settle her estate, but say they are still hoping for answers.

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Police clear homeless encampment in Juneau amid...

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2025/06/18

Juneau Police Chief Derek Bos issued a 48-hour vacate notice with approval from the city manager’s office on Friday. Some people living there say they don't know where they’ll go next.

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Mat-Su Borough Mayor Edna DeVries joins 2026...

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2025/06/18

DeVries said she believes in limited government and is a supporter of large Permanent Fund dividends in line with a decades-old formula.

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Severe thunderstorm soaks Juneau, loosens cruise ship...

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2025/06/17

It was a sunny afternoon until the sky abruptly darkened, heavy rain came down and winds gusted up to 60 mph. A cruise ship docked downtown broke free of its mooring and drifted into the Gastineau Channel at the height of the storm.

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Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bill that would strengthen...

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2025/06/17

Gov. Mike Dunleavy told legislative leaders Monday that he had vetoed a bipartisan bill that the heads of the state House and Senate say was necessary to address what they described as a “persistent pattern of obstruction within the senior ranks of Alaska’s Department of Revenue.”

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One of Juneau’s housing nonprofits is getting a new...

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2025/06/17

The Juneau chapter of St. Vincent de Paul will have a new executive director in July. Dave Ringle, who has led the organization for the last five years, is stepping down as director.

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Juneau Empire’s managing editor departs, with plans...

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2025/06/17

Mark Sabbatini said he submitted his resignation letter three weeks ago over disagreements with the publisher, Carpenter Media Group, which bought the paper last year.

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Judge pauses upcoming Xunaa Borough election after...

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2025/06/17

Judge Larry Woolford granted a motion to stay requested by Tenakee Springs, Pelican, Gustavus and Elfin Cove. The communities filed an appeal of the state's local boundary commission’s decision in April.

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Eaglecrest Ski Area permanently closes its Black Bear...

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2025/06/14

Eaglecrest’s general manager Craig Cimmons said it would cost too much to fix the ailing Black Bear chairlift.

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Plastic fish food bags litter the water between Sitka...

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2025/06/14

A shipping container full of empty hatchery feed bags fell off a barge near Admiralty Island.

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Juneau fire department offers paid internships to...

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2025/06/13

Juneau’s fire department is piloting a paid internship program this year that equips locals with certifications and skills needed to work in the field. It's a long-term investment in the department’s future after years of understaffing woes.

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Dunleavy cuts Legislature’s education funding...

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2025/06/13

The reduction in education funding is one of more than $100 million in budget reductions Dunleavy made using his line-item veto power.

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House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media

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2025/06/13

The House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation Thursday to eliminate the next two years of federal funding for public media outlets.

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Juneau School District to crack down on cell phone use

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2025/06/12

Students in kindergarten through high school will now have to turn off any phones, tablets, and laptops and stow them in their backpack or locker for the day. High school students will be allowed to use phones outside of school buildings at lunch or during free periods.

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Amid gas crunch, Alaska could revoke leases from a...

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2025/06/12

Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration is threatening to strip a company of oil and gas leases in Cook Inlet outside Anchorage.

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Who has beef with the Republican mega-bill? Alaska’s...

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2025/06/12

At stake are several kinds of tax credits. Some help homeowners install solar panels, heat pumps and the like. Thousands of Alaskans have claimed them.

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