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Substance misuse costs the state of Alaska $3.45 billion every year, according to a report released recently by the McDowell Group. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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“Every hour of every day:” the cost of substance misuse in Alaska

Alaskans are paying in money and lives.

David A. Powell, 54, appears in court Monday after being charged with property damage for nailing a sign to the door of the governor’s mansion on Dr. Martin Luther King Day as a form of protest. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Man charged for nailing sign to governor’s mansion pleads no contest

He was fined and got a suspended three-day jail sentence.

A student fixes her hood as she walks across the campus at the University of Alaska Southeast on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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UAS proposes undergrad tuition hikes for next academic year

The increases would begin in Fall 2020.

Bartlett Regional Hospital on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Alaska teen hospitalized for vaping related injury

It’s the first case of vaping related injury in Alaska.

Marine scientist Molly Zaleski gives public comment during a hearing held by NOAA on proposed whale habitats being created in the coastal waters of the West Coast at University of Alaska Southeast on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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NOAA proposes humpback whale habitat protections

Not everyone’s a fan.

Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka, left, and Alaska Public Defender Samantha Cherot discuss a report Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska, that says the public defender agency is passing off more cases to the Office of Public Advocacy due to conflicts of interest with other cases or clients. The report from a state oversight unit says the number of conflicts jeopardizes the primary defense role the agency plays. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Report highlights staffing issues at Public Defender Agency

A report released Monday highlights problems and solutions.

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake occured at a depth of less than a kilometer 100km northwest of Juneau on August 31. (Screenshot from USGS)

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5.0 earthquake rumbles Juneau, but doesn’t do any harm

The quake originated 45 miles west of Haines.

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire Members of the Inland Boatmen’s Union of the Pacific picket in front of the Auke Bay Terminal on Thursday. The union called a strike on Wednesday over failed negotiations with Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration.

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Ferry workers strike continues; State says strike ‘illegal’

Ferry workers strike, and the state strikes back