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Monte Skon Nix is seen in Juneau District Court on Monday, April 2, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Police arrest man who allegedly smashed downtown windows with rock

A Juneau man allegedly went on a vandalism spree Saturday night and Sunday morning, smashing windows with rocks,…

Juneau-Douglas High School sophomore Asianna Mazon (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the second half of the team’s 5-2 win over Thunder Mountain High School on Friday, March 30, 2018. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Bears begin season with win over Falcons on snow-rimmed field

On a field surrounded by snow, Juneau-Douglas High School senior Marlena Romanoff put the game on ice. With…

Two Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters examine pet birds that survived a house fire in the Mendenhall Valley on Friday, March 30, 3018. A third bird died in the fire. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Residents survive Valley house fire, pet bird perishes

Two people are safe after a fire broke out at a home in the Mendenhall Valley on Friday…

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Man indicted for allegedly hitting family member in face with beer bottle

A Juneau man allegedly struck a family member in the face with a bottle this past weekend, according…

A front window of Duck Creek Market is cracked after a car crashed into the front of the building on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Car crashes into Duck Creek Market

On Wednesday afternoon, cracks spread across one of the front windows of Duck Creek Market. Bricks below the…

Andy Jones, director for the Alaska Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention, speaks during a community meeting in the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, on what Juneau needs to fight opioid misuse. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Local, state leaders gather to confront the opioid crisis

Almost everyone in the room had their hand up. Hope Finkelstein from the state’s Office of Substance Misuse…

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Police looking for ‘large’ number of stolen guns, gold

If you think a deal you got on a gun or gold recently in Juneau was too good…

Dr. Steve Atwater, pictured, will be the executive dean of the University of Alaska Southeast’s Alaska College of Education. (Courtesy photo | University of Alaska Southeast)

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UAS selects dean of education school

The University of Alaska Southeast’s new Alaska College of Education (AKCOE) has its executive dean. University of Alaska…

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Options fairly limited when a pet dies in Juneau

A recent backup at Juneau’s only pet cremation service has shed light on the fact that pet owners’…

Collette Costa, co-owner of Gold Town Nickelodeon, talks Monday, March 26, 2018, about two recent break-ins at the downtown theater. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Three break-ins occur at Gold Town Nickelodeon, Rainbow Foods within one week

When Collette Costa, co-owner of the Gold Town Nickelodeon, arrived at the movie theater on Monday, March 12,…

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Man heading to trial on federal drug conspiracy charges

Bryan O’Neil Yambao Arce was arrested last April for bringing meth into Juneau, and is currently serving a…

Canine Ricky and his handler Petty Officer 1st Class Jordan Brosowsky, a member of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco (91105), conducts a sweep of the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry terminal parking lot in Juneau, Alaska, March 12, 2018. (Courtesy photo | Lt. Brian Dykens)

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Coast Guard, partners, search ferries for drugs, explosives

If you traveled on the Alaska Marine Highway System earlier this month, you might have been welcomed into…

Kake’s Kip Howard keeps the ball away from Hoonah’s Ken Willard Jr. in the Master’s bracket final at the Juneau Lion’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on Saturday, March 24, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Buzzer-beater lifts Kake over Hoonah in M Bracket final

Kip Howard didn’t know how much time was left. When he grabbed the offensive rebound with his Kake…

Yakutat’s women’s team celebrates beating Haines in the Women’s final in the Juneau Lion’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on Saturday, March 24, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Strong second half pushes Yakutat to first title since 2014

Haines entered Saturday’s Women’s Bracket championship game looking for its third title in a row. Yakutat had other…

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Man with warrant leads police on foot chase after ditching stolen car

After a pursuit that included a crash into a snowbank, the hopping of a fence and the suspect…

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Woman pronounced deceased after assault results in head injury

Ten days after an assault sent a 59-year-old California resident to an Anchorage hospital, the woman was pronounced…

Hydaburg’s Joe Young drives to the basket against Lance Doeake, center, and Rudy Bean in a B bracket game in the Juneau Lion’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on Thursday, March 22, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Hydaburg stays alive with flurry of threes in final minutes against Kake

All of a sudden, the lead was gone. From the final minutes of the second quarter until midway…

Leah Van Kirk, Southeast Alaska Pretrial Enforcement Supervisor, speaks from the new pretrial office on Sherwood Lane on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Pretrial enforcement showing promising signs

A man came into Southeast Pretrial Enforcement Supervisor Leah Van Kirk’s office about a month ago after being…

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DOT employees learn more about challenges for pedestrians with disabilities

Employees from the Alaska Department of Transportation &Public Facilities got a different look at downtown Juneau on Tuesday.…

Klukwan’s Tony Tompkins, right, attempts a steal against Hydaburg’s Damen Bell-Holter in their B bracket game at the Juneau Lion’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on Monday, March 19, 2018. Klukwan won 65-61. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Gold Medal: The basketball tournament where everybody knows your name

The distinctive sounds of Gold Medal basketball filled the Juneau-Douglas High School gym on Monday. The pounding of…