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JDHS wins Region V softball Tournament
juneauempire.com > sports...“This is our first Region V tournament championship since this tournament started,” JDHS coach Lexi Razor said.... ...Crimson Bears defeat home field host Sitka Lady Wolves.... ...In the bottom of the sixth inning JDHS junior Mila Hargrave led off with a single to left field and was replaced by sophomore pinch runner Tatum ... ...Yadao earned a one out walk and senior courtesy runner Bailey Hansen replaced her on base....

Falcons fall from softball region tourney
juneauempire.com > sports...The Thunder Mountain Falcons were eliminated from the Region V Softball Tournament in an 18-8 loss to the Sitka Lady Wolves, Saturday morning, on... ...With Sitka leading 18-6 Thunder Mountain would end their season as junior Ashlyn Gates hit a one-out double and scored on a two-out single by junior... ...Tucker tripled in Macee Steinson and scored on a passed ball, Adriana Denkiner singled in Harlee Nelson, Naia Nelson tripled home Denkiner and N.... ...For the Lady Wolves Naia Nelson had three RBI, Tucker, Denkiner, and Kaiya Balovich two each, and Kaelynn Balovich one....

JDHS boys win state soccer crown
juneauempire.com > news...the premier programs in Alaska dominating the Soldotna Stars 4-0 in the championship game of the ASAA Division II State Soccer Tournament, Saturday... ..., at West Anchorage High School, winning their second consecutive state title and not giving up a goal.... ...It is a good way to end my high school career.”... ...Gary is a father figure and coach Tulio (Fontanella) is like a big brother to me....

Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid ...
juneauempire.com > news...WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation"s legal debt ceiling late... ...Negotiators agreed to some Republican demands for increased work requirements for recipients of food stamps that had sparked an uproar from House... ...The deal came together after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress that the United States could default on its debt obligations by June 5... ...The Democratic president and Republican speaker reached the agreement after the two spoke earlier Saturday evening by phone, said McCarthy....

Crimson Bears soccer girls finish fifth at state
juneauempire.com > sports...High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears continued on in another close 2-1 loss to North Pole in the 2023 ASAA DII Girls State Soccer third/fifth... ...place game on the West Anchorage High School pitch.... ...JDHS freshman forward Peyton Wheeler put the first score of the match in for the Crimson Bears and would stand for the first half.... ...Since state soccer championships split into DI and DII classifications in 2018 JDHS had won five straight state championships....

Man arrested after assault with knife in Lemon Creek area
juneauempire.com > news...Erin Rorem, 19, of Juneau was arrested on charges of two counts of second-degree assault, a Class B felony, and was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional... ...Emergency lights flash on top of a police car. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File) Alcohol was involved, police say.... ...knife after getting into an altercation with Rorem as they walked down Davis Avenue in the Lemon Creek area to a friend"s house together, according... ...According to the state court system, Rorem has previous alcohol-related and disorderly conduct convictions....

Friday night lights: Alumni game provides memories and funds for ...
juneauempire.com > sports...Players line up during the final quarter of Juneau Alumni Football game on Friday at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park.... ...The Juneau Alumni Football game on Friday at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park was anything but calm with the combined energy from the crowd, live band... ...Sara Chambers, Juneau Huskies Football Board member at large, said each year the team has to raise at least $100,000 to support travel and other... ...Alumni Football game on Friday at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park....

Ships in Port for the Week of May 28
juneauempire.com > news...(Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File) This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska"s 2023 schedule.... ...Silver Muse (596) 9:30 a.m. Carnival Luminosa (2,260) 1-10 p.m. NG Quest (100) 6 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sapphire Princess (2,670) 6:30 a.m.... ...Sapphire Princess (2,670) 8 a.m. Silver Whisper (382) 10 a.m. Viking Orion (930) 12-8 p.m.... ...Norwegian Bliss (4,004) 7 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Millennium (2,218) 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Majestic Princess (3,560) 8 a.m.- 9:15 p.m....

Dunleavy illegally altered rules for union dues, state supreme court ...
juneauempire.com > news...Matthew Murray, an attorney representing the Alaska State Employees Association, presents the union"s arguments in its lawsuit against the Dunleavy... ...administration to the Alaska Supreme Court on Oct. 13, 2022.... ...and anti-union hostility, rather than sound legal footing,” said Heidi Drygas, executive director of ASEA Local 52, in a news release issued immediately... ...The court awarded the Alaska State Employees Association nearly $450,000 in damages, legal fees and interest for its lawsuit against Gov....

Opinion: Sustainability report is a greenwashing effort
juneauempire.com > opinion...(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File) Report leaves out “the not-so-pretty.”... ...new 32-page so-called ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) pitch talks a lot about developing natural resources for the maximum benefit of its... ...The biggest of these is the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline boondoggle that has been kicked around by various governors for decades.... ...Reading the report, you might not realize that public comment periods for Alaska Department of Natural Resources are few and far between, and the...