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An Anchorage man was sentenced to prison for multiple armed robberies on Nov. 13, 2020. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)

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Anchorage man gets 13 years for multiple armed robberies

No one was injured, but the man did shoot into the ceiling in the robberies.

The Dimond Courthouse in Juneau, Alaska, Oct. 20, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

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Misdemeanor jury trials postponed until December due to coronavirus

The high infection rate prompted the push to the right.

In this Nov. 3, 2020, photo, Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, gathers with supporters in Anchorage. Young, the longest-serving Republican ever in the U.S. House, has won his 25th term. Young defeated Alyse Galvin in back-to-back elections for Alaska’s sole seat in the House. The race was called Wednesday, Nov. 11. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News)

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Rep Young says he tested positive for COVID-19

The 87-year old representative recently won reelection.

Craig Wilson, president of the Juneau chapter of Veterans for Peace, stands in front of the bell at the Alaska State Capitol as Juneau residents prepare to ring it in honor of Armistice Day, as Veterans Day was previously known on Nov. 11, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

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Group commemorates Armistice Day, embraces peace

They decry the spectacle they say Veterans Day has become.

Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Lemon Creek operations center in Juneau is pictured in 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Damaged insulator knocks out power to large swaths of Juneau

November has been a ‘rough patch of outages’.

Col. Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson was the 5th commander of the Women’s Army Corps and oversaw the integration of the service. On Nov. 9, 2020, Operation Mary Louise, named in her honor, was stood up to enhance visibility and access to services for women veterans in Alaska. (Courtesy Photo / Rasmuson Foundation)

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Group seeks to improve support for women veterans in Alaska

Alaska has nearly 10,000 women veterans. Less than a third of them use services they’ve earned

Work on Aurora Harbor is just part of City and Borough of Juneau’s Docks and Harbors’ ongoing slate of projects, including work on Don. D Statter Harbor and basin clearing at Harris Harbor. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Docks and Harbors readies for winter

Construction is going forward unabated.

Juneau Police Department narcotics dog Buddy and handler Officer Mike Wise pose with Buddy’s new kennel, assembled with funds raised by the Juneau Crime Line. (Courtesy photo / Robin Paul)

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Juneau Crime Line helps fund police dog kennel

The police station did not previously have an “office” for the narcotics dog.

Two people were arrested in the Mendnehall Valley for multiple warrants, Juneau Police Department announced. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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2 arrested in multi-agency effort

JPD, FBI, Troopers and U.S. Marshals were involved.

Courtesy photo / JAMM Inmates at Lemon Creek Correctional Center are working with the nonprofit Juneau Alaska Music Matters to make xylophones.

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Inmates work with nonprofit to make instruments for kids

The xylophones come as part of a pandemic-driven curriculum shift.

Coast Guard personnel from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka rescued a 70-year-old man from the water near Union Bay on Nov. 1, 2020. (Screenshot / U.S. Coast Guard)

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Coast Guard rescues man from water Sunday evening

Weather at the scene was 57-mph winds and 10 foot seas.

State Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, speaks during a women's march held downtown on a sunny Saturday in October. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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State House incumbents lead in unofficial results

District 33 race offers 1 of night’s few clear winners.

A City and Borough of Juneau worker clears the road in a downtown neighborhood on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

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‘Somewhere between mashed potatoes and wet concrete’: Heavy snow causes havoc

Not quite a wonderland.

Michael S. Lockett / Junerau Empire Capital City Fire/Rescue fire marshal Dan Jager demonstrates the proper stance for use of a fire extinguisher. CCFR recommends that all Juneau residents replace the batteries for their smoke alarms this weekend, and also have a fire extinguisher.

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Day life saving time: Make sure batteries work while turning back clocks

Many organizations recommend checking smoke alarm batteries when clocks change.

Capital City Fire/Rescue and the Juneau Police Department are investigating a fire that occurred near an apartment on Willoughby Avenue on Oct. 25, 2020 as arson. (Courtesy photo / CCFR)

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Authorities investigate probable downtown arson

Video footage shows an unidentified man stuffing newspaper into a butt can and lighting it.

The Juneau Police Department, March 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Police to allow beards, purple hair for child cancer awareness

The fundraiser will last for two months.

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) is in the fast Ice Jan. 2, 2020, approximately 20 miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi / USCG)

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Coast Guard heavy icebreaker retasked for Arctic deployment

The ship typically spends these months breaking trail to McMurdo Station in Antarctica.

Foodstuffs sit on tables at St. Vincent de Paul on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2019, to be bagged to feed up to 200 families for Thanksgiving. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Charities prepare for a pandemic-conscious Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving meal will go on, albeit in very modified form.

First Student employees load meals on school buses so the meals can be distributed to Juneau youths. (Courtesy Photo / Juneau School District)

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School district updates meal pickup schedules

The break and holiday meal schedule is coming.

The site of the future Glory Hall at the corner of Teal Street and Alpine Avenue in the Mendenhall Valley. Co-located will be the Southeast Community Services Center, forming and integrated campus, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Trust donates $150K to Juneau community services center

The structure will be a hub for many of Juneau’s community-oriented nonprofits.