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Baton-wielding burglar indicted on two counts

A man who allegedly broke into a Mendenhall Valley residence and beat a man with a metal baton…

Carvers Lee Burkhart, left, and Herb Sheakley work on the Wolf Totem Pole at Harborview Elementary School on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Healing totem pole taking shape with figures of wolf, Taku River, bear, Tlingit clansmen

Nicholas Galanin can’t wait to see the totem pole from far away. Galanin, the lead carver on a…

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Remember the old Thane Ore House? Here’s what’s going to take its place

Speaking to a packed room at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday, Central Council of Tlingit and…

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Jury finds man guilty of running heroin, meth ring in Southeast Alaska

A Washington man is facing a minimum of five years in jail after a jury found him guilty…

A Coast Guard boat searches Gastineau Channel for two missing boaters on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (Angelo Saggiomo | Juneau Empire)

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Coast Guard suspends search for missing boaters

The Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday night for two missing men in Gastineau Channel after their skiff…

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City taking time in considering downtown development

The members of the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly are looking to take their time considering the…

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Men accused of meth distribution heading to trial in March

The trial of two men accused of distributing meth in Juneau will take place this coming March. Charles…

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Federal drug case to go to jury today

After four days of witness testimony in a federal case that painted a picture of a drug smuggling…

Work begins on the demolition of Project Playground at Twin Lakes on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Meetings to provide updates on playground rebuild

Project Playground will look a bit different when it is rebuilt next year, and members of the community…

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Police: Two missing in Aurora Harbor waters

Update: The Coast Guard has suspended its search. Read more here. — The Coast Guard is searching the…

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Prosecution nearing end of case against accused drug smuggler

Witnesses gave jurors a look inside a drug trafficking ring that brought heroin and meth into Southeast Alaska…

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Federal trial begins for man who allegedly distributed drugs to Southeast Alaska

The trial for a Washington man accused of smuggling large amounts of heroin and meth into Southeast Alaska…

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Phone scam puts family through fake kidnapping situation

Fraudulent phone calls have been spiking in Juneau recently, according to a Juneau Police Department release, and one…

FILE - This July 26, 2017 file photo shows the Emerald Princess cruise ship docked in Juneau, Alaska. Kenneth Manzanares, charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife Kristy while aboard the ship on a cruise to Alaska, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Juneau Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Kristy Manzanares was found dead in a cabin last month on the ship while it was in U.S. waters off Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

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Cruise ship murder trial pushed back to November 2018

The trial date for the Utah man accused of killing his wife on a cruise ship near Juneau…

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Juneau woman to plead guilty in drug conspiracy case

Correction: An earlier version of this article erroneously stated that Spaulding pleaded guilty on drug conspiracy charges. Although…

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Officials investigating downtown fire as arson

Emergency officials are looking into a possible arson at a business on Franklin Street that took place early…

In this August 2013 file photo, Jack Hempstead of the U.S. Forest Service directs bus traffic at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)

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City buses will stick mostly to diesel in coming years

Juneau’s fleet of buses will likely remain primarily diesel-fueled for the next few years. The City and Borough…

In this February 2015 photo, Jeremy S. Deach enters Juneau Superior Court for his sentencing hearing for child porn. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Court of Appeals upholds sentence in child pornography case

The Alaska Court of Appeals has upheld a 2014 conviction of a Juneau man on charges of distributing…

The entryway to the Twin Lakes Playground still stands after the rest of the burnt-down playground has been cleaned up and taken away. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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City approves first funding for playground rebuild

The Project Playground rebuilding project has its first funding. In a unanimous vote Monday, City and Borough of…

Miners in the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Entry Level Underground Mining Training program walk into the AJ Mine at the Sheep Creek entrance in June 2010. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Assembly approves new appointees to Mining Subcommittee

The list of new additions to the city’s Mining Subcommittee was approved Monday night, and the four new…