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Angoon’s Levi Johnson Sr., left, grabs Hoonah’s Jimmy Refuerzo in the C bracket of the the Juneau Lion’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on Monday, March 19, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Angoon fends off late Hoonah run to advance

The ball clanged off the back rim, and for a brief moment Hoonah had life. Down double-digits to Angoon with under two minutes to play,… Continue reading

Angoon’s Levi Johnson Sr., left, grabs Hoonah’s Jimmy Refuerzo in the C bracket of the the Juneau Lion’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on Monday, March 19, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Responders pull unconscious woman from water near Marine Park

Responders from Capital City Fire/Rescue pulled an unconscious woman from the Gastineau Channel on Sunday night. Assistant Chief Chad Cameron said it’s unknown how she… Continue reading

Kathy Miller talks on March 7 about her 10 years as a volunteer firefighter/EMT for Capital City Fire/Rescue at the Lynn Canal Fire Station after a career as a nurse. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

‘The toughest job you’ll ever love:’ Longtime volunteer firefighters reflect on time with department

Kathy Miller keeps her windshield clean and her pager on. For the past 10 years, Miller has been on call as a volunteer with Capital… Continue reading

Kathy Miller talks on March 7 about her 10 years as a volunteer firefighter/EMT for Capital City Fire/Rescue at the Lynn Canal Fire Station after a career as a nurse. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Pat Dryer of Juneau Mountain Rescue, testing out the RECCO Rescue System on the tarmac, in the Blackhawk Helicopter. JMR personnel believe this search is the first in Alaska that used a RECCO system from an aircraft to locate missing persons. (Courtesy photo | Ben Huff)

Searchers use radar technology to locate missing climbers, wait for recovery continues

As clouds swirled, snow blew and avalanche activity changed the layout of the Mendenhall Towers last weekend, the searchers waited. Responders from Juneau Mountain Rescue… Continue reading

Pat Dryer of Juneau Mountain Rescue, testing out the RECCO Rescue System on the tarmac, in the Blackhawk Helicopter. JMR personnel believe this search is the first in Alaska that used a RECCO system from an aircraft to locate missing persons. (Courtesy photo | Ben Huff)
Officer Blain Hatch of the Juneau Police Department visits Thunder Mountain High School on Friday. Hatch is JPD’s one school resource officer who is assigned to all the schools in the district. Hatch has been named Municipal Employee of the Year. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Fifth-graders express appreciation for retiring school officer

School Resource Officer Blain Hatch spent the first part of Tuesday night’s DARE graduation shaking the hand of every Juneau fifth-grader who went through the… Continue reading

Officer Blain Hatch of the Juneau Police Department visits Thunder Mountain High School on Friday. Hatch is JPD’s one school resource officer who is assigned to all the schools in the district. Hatch has been named Municipal Employee of the Year. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Juneau Mountain Rescue searchers get off an Army National Guard MH-60 Blackhawk helicopter on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Tuesday marked the sixth day in the search for climbers George “Ryan” Johnson and Marc-Andre Leclerc. (Courtesy photo | Juneau Mountain Rescue)

Weather improving as search for climbers continues

As Jackie Ebert, the operations section chief for Juneau Mountain Rescue, spoke outside the Army National Guard hangar at the Juneau International Airport on Tuesday… Continue reading

Juneau Mountain Rescue searchers get off an Army National Guard MH-60 Blackhawk helicopter on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Tuesday marked the sixth day in the search for climbers George “Ryan” Johnson and Marc-Andre Leclerc. (Courtesy photo | Juneau Mountain Rescue)
Chief Boatswains Mate Matt Oliveira speaks to representatives from the U.S. Navy on March 13, 2018 on the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Coast Guard, Navy collaborate on preparing for mines, security threats in Southeast Alaska

Correction: A previous version of this article listed the John McCormick as the only fast-response cutter on the West Coast. It was the first one… Continue reading

Chief Boatswains Mate Matt Oliveira speaks to representatives from the U.S. Navy on March 13, 2018 on the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Laron Carlton Graham appears in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, for an arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 15, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Double-murder trial is at least 11 months out

Those hoping and waiting for answers regarding a 2015 double murder will have to wait a while longer. In February, a Juneau grand jury indicted… Continue reading

Laron Carlton Graham appears in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, for an arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 15, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
British Columbia climber Marc-Andre Leclerc, 25, is pictured on a climb. (Courtesy photo | ARCTERYX)

Update: Climbers presumed deceased after searchers find ropes in crevasse

Two climbers who have been missing on the Mendenhall Towers since last week are presumed dead, according to Alaska State Troopers. Juneau resident George “Ryan”… Continue reading

British Columbia climber Marc-Andre Leclerc, 25, is pictured on a climb. (Courtesy photo | ARCTERYX)

Weather limits Monday search to under an hour

Monday marked the fifth day of the Alaska State Troopers’ search for two missing climbers at the Mendenhall Towers, and weather conditions continue to interfere… Continue reading

In this Sept. 1, 2017 photo, Thunder Mountain’s Roy Tupou, left, chases Juneau-Douglas’ Liam Van Sickle at TMHS. TMHS won 10-7 in overtime. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Derogatory internet definition drives students to move on from Thunder Bear mascot name

The process of consolidating Juneau’s high school football teams is off to a bumpy start. In November 2017, the Alaska School Activities Association voted to… Continue reading

In this Sept. 1, 2017 photo, Thunder Mountain’s Roy Tupou, left, chases Juneau-Douglas’ Liam Van Sickle at TMHS. TMHS won 10-7 in overtime. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Search begins for overdue Mendenhall Towers climbers

When two men went on a climbing trip to the Mendenhall Towers, they told friends and family they’d be back no later than Wednesday evening.… Continue reading

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Men chase down skateboarding burglar, help lead police to arrest

By acting fast and being observant, two men were able to help the Juneau Police Department arrest 24-year-old James Andrew Lysons, who had a warrant… Continue reading

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Man allegedly stole from Juno Froyo, using paper towel mask

Around 2 p.m. this past Saturday, a man walked into Juno Froyo looking to take more than just free samples. According to a press release… Continue reading

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Woman texts JPD tipline, looking to sell meth

The Juneau Crime Line tip cellphone lit up with an odd text in the early hours of Valentine’s Day — someone was offering to sell… Continue reading

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Gastineau Apartments are pictured in January 2016, just prior to the city’s demolition of the building. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Gastineau Apartments trial could take place this summer

Two years ago today, the City and Borough of Juneau filed a lawsuit against James and Kathleen Barrett and Gastineau Apartments LLC. Later this summer,… Continue reading

Gastineau Apartments are pictured in January 2016, just prior to the city’s demolition of the building. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighter Blake Fleming and other members of CCFR’s rescue team arrive at the Spaulding Meadows snowmachine trail with a man rescued from the John Muir Cabin on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. The man was said to have had a medical issue. Juneau Snowmobile Club members helped in the rescue. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau Snowmobile Club assists in snowy rescue

A 65-year-old man was more than three miles away from a road and at 1,500-foot elevation when he woke up with chest pains Wednesday morning.… Continue reading

Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighter Blake Fleming and other members of CCFR’s rescue team arrive at the Spaulding Meadows snowmachine trail with a man rescued from the John Muir Cabin on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. The man was said to have had a medical issue. Juneau Snowmobile Club members helped in the rescue. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police arrest wanted man, two others for unrelated warrants

Police arrest wanted man, two others for unrelated warrants

Since early this month, Derick Nathaniel Skultka has been a wanted man for a parole violation. On Tuesday night, the Juneau Police Department found and… Continue reading

Police arrest wanted man, two others for unrelated warrants
Laron Carlton Graham appears in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, for an arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 15, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Man pleads not guilty at arraignment for 2015 double murder

Ten days after being indicted for allegedly committing a double murder, Laron Carlton Graham sat in Juneau Superior Court on Monday and pleaded not guilty.… Continue reading

Laron Carlton Graham appears in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, for an arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 15, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The damming of Long Lake south of Juneau allowed for the construction of the Snettisham Hydroelectric project in the 1960s, which has provided low-cost power to the state capital ever since. A pending sale that could allow the dam to become owned by a Canadian utility is drawing objections from across the state and its lone U.S. Rep. Don Young. (Photo/Courtesy/Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority)

AEL&P pledges not to purchase Snettisham unless it benefits ratepayers

After three weeks of negotiations, the major parties involved in the purchase of Juneau’s electric utility pledged to not purchase the Snettisham Hydroelectric Project unless… Continue reading

The damming of Long Lake south of Juneau allowed for the construction of the Snettisham Hydroelectric project in the 1960s, which has provided low-cost power to the state capital ever since. A pending sale that could allow the dam to become owned by a Canadian utility is drawing objections from across the state and its lone U.S. Rep. Don Young. (Photo/Courtesy/Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority)