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MY TURN: Science on Alaskan fisheries must adapt " not disappear
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (401+ words) Published 11: 30 am Sunday, May 17, 2026 Those concerns deserve serious discussion and serious solutions. But increasingly, Alaska's fisheries debate is drifting away from science-based problem-solving and toward campaign-season slogans. That is a mistake, particularly at a time when changing ocean conditions demand…...
I Went to the Woods: Finding time for the best days of our lives
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (255+ words) Published 4: 30 am Saturday, May 16, 2026 The first fish was dark with a slender physique, a few inches under 30, I guessed. The second student caught one with similar dimensions but wore the shine of the spring run. Their success reminded me I…...
Alaska's seafood industry employs 41 K workers, accounts for 7% of state GDP
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (442+ words) Published 4: 30 am Saturday, May 16, 2026 By Juneau Empire staff Seine fishermen work to catch chum salmon during a six-hour opening outside of Amalga Harbor. (Juneau Empire File) The latest report from Juneau-based Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute says the seafood industry remains…...
Juneau community calendar: May 16 and 17
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (662+ words) Published 4: 30 pm Friday, May 15, 2026 Juneau Audubon Society Bird walk 8 to 10 a. m. at Airport Dike Trail Public guided bird walks. Juneau Audubon provides binoculars. Free & open to the public. Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Alaska 9: 30 to 11: 30 a. m. at Skater's Cabin, Skater's…...
Juneau's Capital City Fire Rescue handled 793 calls for service in April
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (156+ words) Published 9: 06 am Thursday, May 14, 2026 By Juneau Empire staff Capital City Fire Rescue responded to 416 incidents in April, according to the latest summary from the fire department. There were a total of 793 calls for service last month, ranging from emergency response,…...
OPINION: What! They don't pay taxes?
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (487+ words) Published 5: 30 am Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File) Hilcorp, in acquiring BP's Alaska assets, follows a record of cooperation with…...
OPINION: Defacing Juneau's history doesn't defend humanity
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (607+ words) Published 11: 45 am Wednesday, May 13, 2026 The "New Office Building" in the Treadwell Mine Historical Park. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File) Sometime last Saturday night, vandals defaced a historic building in our community. The inside walls of the "New" Office Building in…...
High school student selected to represent Juneau at Washington Youth Summit
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (323+ words) Published 9: 09 am Wednesday, May 13, 2026 By Juneau Empire staff Kaycee Parady has been selected as a National Youth Delegate representing Juneau at the 2026 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George Mason University June 28 to July 3. (George Mason University/submitted) A…...
OPINION: A ballroom for Trump, the bill for taxpayers
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (643+ words) Published 4: 30 am Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Doug Mills/The New York Times President Donald Trump with a model of his proposed ballroom, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Dec. 12, 2025. Trump wants a palace. Congress is supposed to provide…...
Juneau jury indicts man for attempted murder
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (358+ words) Published 12: 52 pm Monday, May 11, 2026 By Juneau Empire staff Juneau Superior Court at Dimond Courthouse. (Michael S. Lockett/Juneau Empire) A Juneau jury has indicted a 45-year-old man for attempted murder. In additioned to attempted murder, the jury indicted Pharoah Akhenaten on…...