The Alaska Department of Fish and Game receives bear calls year-round, but fall is one of their busier seasons for human-bear interactions. In September and October, bears enter hyperphagia, a period ...

Faithful readers of the Juneau Empire may have noticed a change to the paper’s masthead in the last couple weeks with reporter Mari Kanagy’s addition to the publication’s ranks on Sept. 22. First ...

Unofficial municipal election results released just before midnight Tuesday show Proposition 2 likely to pass, while the ...

The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet and is one of the most rapidly changing places on ...

“Obviously, we’re excited about the preliminary results,” Rodell said. “It’s something that volunteers, neighbors have worked really hard to get, and we’re hopeful that these results will be ...

Juneau residents are voting to fill three seats on the Assembly and another three on the Board of Education, along with ...

Five candidates are vying for two full Board of Education terms and one partial term: Melissa Cullum, Jeremy “JJJ” Johnson, Jenny Thomas, and Steve Whitney are on the ballot, with Deedie Sorenson ...

A state ballot initiative to clarify voting eligibility was certified by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom on Oct. 3. The measure seeks to make explicit that non-citizens cannot vote in Alaska ...

A federal program that supports flights across dozens of rural communities in Alaska may be halted as soon as Sunday due to the government shutdown. Subsidies to support the Essential Air Service ...

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Cases of sexually transmitted infections declined in Alaska from 2023 to 2024, though as in past years, they continue to dominate the state’s annual infectious disease totals, according to state ...