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The Gas ‘N Go in Lemon Creek was robbed on April 16, 2020. Burglars stole roughly $10,000 in vaping and e-cigarette supplies, a Juneau Police Department spokeperson said. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Gas station burgled for 3rd time in a year

Roughly $10,000 in merchandise was stolen.

The Juneau Family Health and Birth Center, April 28, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Special delivery? Juneau home birth center poised to take up slack from hospital

Could be an option for those who want to avoid taking resources or exposure to the coronavirus.

The Downtown Juneau Library, April 7, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau board has no plans to follow Mat-Su’s lead on banned books

Stricken authors include Maya Angelou and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Police say teenager a ‘person of interest’ in Fred Meyer vehicle vandalism

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Police say teenager a ‘person of interest’ in Fred Meyer vehicle vandalism

The damages totalled about $16,000.

Mindy Roggenkamp, co-owner of Franklin Street Barbers, cuts hair while wearing her personal protective equipment on Friday, April 24, 2020. She already has reservations booked two weeks ahead, but under the new regulations only one barber can be working in their shop at a time. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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City plotting its own course forward as state eases off restrictions

Some businesses are easing open as the state throttles back regulations.

Eva Goering signs her committement to play college soccer for North Idaho College. (Courtesy photo | Heidi Johnson)

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Double trouble: Two JDHS soccer players headed to Idaho together

They’ve been playing together for a decade.

Busy roadwork season for city coming up

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Busy roadwork season for city coming up

Traffic delays may be closer than they appear.

Courtesy Photo | Erin Pratt                                 Erin Pratt (top left), an ICU nurse in a hospital outside of New York City, is one of the many people Juneau at the forefront of the coronavirus crisis.

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FOMO to exhaustion: Juneau locals at forefront of pandemic across country

Medical professionals from Juneau are digging in nationwide

No cruises till July at the earliest mean these tourist-targeted shops downtown will likely remain shuttered for months longer, March 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Optimism and apprehension greet decision to ease open restaurants

A slow open could ease supply line strain and mitigate outbreak risk.

Braden Jenkins has committed to playing college basketball at Luther College. (Courtesy photo | John Blasco)

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Thunder Mountain trio signs to play college basketball

The last time three players signed in one year was 2014.

The Juneau School District building, March 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Charter school helps students stay connected amid distance

Teachers work with students and families to support each other.

Courtesy photo | Sealaska Heritage Institute                                 This original Ravenstail-style design, inspired by traditional designs in use for hundreds of years in Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures, was created by Clarissa Rizal, a master weaver, in 1996. (

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Sealaska Heritage Institute sues Neiman Marcus for “blatant” copyright infringement

The case is the first of its kind in the U.S.

The Juneau Arts and Culture Center is being used as a shelter for Juneau residents experiencing homelessness in the face of the coronavirus. (Courtesy photo | City and Borough of Juneau)

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With shelter plans in place for the homeless, city and nonprofits look ahead

Long-term planning is the game now.

Antidrug task force makes arrest, seizes $24,000 in drugs

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Antidrug task force makes arrest, seizes $24,000 in drugs

Officers seized $9,000 and pills.

Juneau woman arrested for terroristic threatening

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Juneau woman arrested for terroristic threatening

No one injured, and police say the threat appears to have been false.

Inmates at Lemon Creek Correctional Center will be part of the Alaska Department of Corrections’ effort to manufacture more masks for the coronavirus crisis. (Courtesy photo | Department of Corrections)

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Mask-sewing program underway at Lemon Creek as state confirms 7th COVID-19 case

The Department of Corrections wants to make 40,000 masks by next week.

Juneau residents line up with legislators for a picture and a cheer during a Go Blue Day Rally for National Child Abuse Prevention Month at the Capitol on Friday, April 5, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Advocacy groups worried about child abuse during quarantine

It’s Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Lemon Creek Correctional Center has multiple confirmed cases of the coronavirus, April 10, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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LCCC isolating infected staff, distancing inmates as coronavirus spreads

Isolating confirmed cases, seperating inmates, and issued PPE are all in effect.

Mike Satre, left, Manager of Government and Community Relations at Hecla Greens Creek Mine, presents a $20,000 check to Chris Schapp, Manager, Southeast Alaska Food Bank, and David Lefebvre, Food Bank Board. (Courtesy photo | Hecla Charitable Foundation)

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Local mine digs deep, donates ‘Hecla’ lot to Southeast Alaska Food Bank

The fund donated $20,000 to the SE AK Food Bank

Lemon Creek Correctional Center staff members have several confirmed cases of the coronavirus, April 10, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Multiple confirmed coronavirus cases reported among Lemon Creek Correctional Center staff

So far, no inmates have tested positive.