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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S.C.G Dive Team, U.S. Army Dive Team and the Canadian Coast Guard participate in the annual Buoy Tender Olympics at Station Juneau on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Canadian Coast Guardsmen triumph in Buoy Tender Olympics

The inter-vessel competition was fierce.

Maria Flores went missing in Hinesville, Georgia on May 20. (Courtesy Photo)

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‘I have to find her’: Local women raise money to search for missing daughter

They’ll fly to Georgia to look for her.

Two students from Floyd Dryden Middle School were arrested for terroristic threatening, or planning to commit a school shooting, on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Update: Two Juneau middle schoolers arrested for planning school shooting

The 13-year olds were arrested on the fourth day of school.

DV1 Shawn Price, of the U.S. Army Dive Team fronts his team during the annual Buoy Tender Olympics at Station Juneau on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Vying for Glory: These Olympic-style games make Coast Guard training fun

They’re going for gold.

Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to the scene of a structure fire the evening of Aug. 19, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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‘There was too much smoke’: Neighbors who tried to save house fire victim tell story

The investigation is still ongoing.

U.S. Coast Guard vessels are moored alongside Station Juneau ahead of the Annual Buoy Tender Roundup, Sunday, Aug. 18. (Michael S. Locket | Juneau Empire)

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Coast Guard vessel Kukui open for public tours in Juneau

Come aboard.

The Juneau Police Department is auctioning off 10 vehicles beginning on Monday, Aug. 26. (Courtesy Photo | Juneau Police Department)

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JPD vehicle auction begins next week

The department has 10 vehicles to auction.

The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly voted Monday to include ordinances funding the New JACC and Centennial Hall repairs on October’s municipal ballot (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Voters to decide fate of these three ballot measures on Oct. 1

Ordinances up for vote in October municipal election

Empire Live: Assembly votes in ordinances for New JACC, Centennial Center funding

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Empire Live: Assembly votes in ordinances for New JACC, Centennial Center funding

The Assembly will approve ordnances for public ballot.

Juneau officer pleads not guilty in drunken driving case

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Juneau officer pleads not guilty in drunken driving case

Officer arrested following off-duty traffic crash.

Sgt. Cesar Rodriquez, left, and Sgt. Kenneth Byrd, of the U.S. Army’s 74th Engineer Dive Detachment check their gauges one last time before submerging on a project at the Don D. Statter Boat Harbor in Auke Bay on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Members of the U.S. Army’s 74th Engineer Dive Detachment and U.S. Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker West worked together to inspect and replace the bolts holding the harbor’s breakwater together. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Army-Coast Guard team-up is going down

Dive teams stage joint exercise in Alaska.

ATM stolen from Ramada Hotel in Juneau

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ATM stolen from Ramada Hotel in Juneau

Police say it had been cut open and an undetermined amount of money was stolen.

A Wings Airways floatplane takes off from Juneau’s downtown harbor as the Norwegian Bliss leaves it port of call on July 31, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Keeping it all in the air: How does Juneau handle all its air traffic?

Controlling the chaos.

The Cornerstone Residential Facility will shut down Friday, Aug. 16. (Courtesy photo | Gus Marx)

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Juneau Youth Services to close Cornerstone youth shelter

Juneau youth shelter will shut down Friday.

The Marie Drake Building houses the Yaakoosgé Daakahidi High School, Montessori Borealis and the HomeBridge program. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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School board requests construction money, heartily approves Native language program

The funding request now goes to the city.

Candidate withdraws from school board race

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Candidate withdraws from school board race

Four candidates remain.

A helicopter tour over the Mendenhall Glacier in August 2010. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Unseasonable warmth causes sled dog camp to close early

It’s a cruel, (cruel), cruel summer.

Dr. Bridget Weiss, superintendent of the Juneau School District, speaks to members of the Juneau Board of Education during a meeting Tuesday, August 13. (Juneau Empire | Michael S. Lockett)

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Live: Juneau Board of Education meets for working session, meeting

Live coverage from Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting.

Juneau City Manager Rorie Watt, right, greets Greg Smith after Smith applied to run for one of two Assembly District 1 seats in this falls municipal election on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. Watt said, “Welcome to the fray.” (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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The ballot is set: Here’s who is running for this year’s Assembly, school board seats

The application period closed Monday afternoon.

Police release names of those in officer-involved shooting

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Police release names of those in officer-involved shooting

Police say the investigation is still ongoing.