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Swiftly app discontinued for Capital Transit

Swiftly app discontinued for Capital Transit

You can download this new app for free.

Swiftly app discontinued for Capital Transit
Faith-based shelter in Anchorage fights to keep out transgender women

Faith-based shelter in Anchorage fights to keep out transgender women

Conservative Christian law firm sues city to stop it from applying a gender identity law to the shelter.

Faith-based shelter in Anchorage fights to keep out transgender women
Man arraigned on weapons, domestic violence charges

Man arraigned on weapons, domestic violence charges

He has a history of violating protective orders.

Man arraigned on weapons, domestic violence charges
Juneau schools get first snow day since 2011
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Juneau schools get first snow day since 2011

Decision comes after a foot of snowfall.

Juneau schools get first snow day since 2011
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Coast Guard searches channel after report of flipped skiff

Coast Guard searches channel after report of flipped skiff

It was in the middle of a snowstorm.

Coast Guard searches channel after report of flipped skiff
Alaska pipeline corporation removes president

Alaska pipeline corporation removes president

The state’s highest paid employee has been ousted.

Alaska pipeline corporation removes president
Juneau Police Department Police Chief Ed Mercer, right, and Lt. Jeremy Weske speak at the Juneau Police Station about the department receiving new funding for drug enforcement on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Alaska has been designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Feds to help fund Juneau’s drug enforcement efforts

Help is on the way.

Juneau Police Department Police Chief Ed Mercer, right, and Lt. Jeremy Weske speak at the Juneau Police Station about the department receiving new funding for drug enforcement on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Alaska has been designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Seven-women group focuses on harmonies, collaboration
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Seven-women group focuses on harmonies, collaboration

Anything is eight-part harmony if you’re brave enough

Seven-women group focuses on harmonies, collaboration
Hunting in the age of internet trolls

Hunting in the age of internet trolls

Don’t make us the enemy.

Hunting in the age of internet trolls
Joe McCabe, a paralegal specialist with the NOAA General Counsel office, talks Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, about being being off work since the partial federal shutdown started on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. McCabe, 55, said he has always had work since he was 13. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

‘It’s ridiculous’: Furloughed Juneau residents frustrated at federal shutdown

It goes beyond just federal employees.

Joe McCabe, a paralegal specialist with the NOAA General Counsel office, talks Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, about being being off work since the partial federal shutdown started on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. McCabe, 55, said he has always had work since he was 13. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Solving the salmon problem

Solving the salmon problem

International Year of the Salmon brings people together for common goal.

Solving the salmon problem
Antarctica on the solstice: Juneau couple spends holidays with thousands of penguins, near-constant daylight
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Antarctica on the solstice: Juneau couple spends holidays with thousands of penguins, near-constant daylight

They traveled south, way south.

Antarctica on the solstice: Juneau couple spends holidays with thousands of penguins, near-constant daylight
Police calls for Friday, Jan. 11, 2019

Police calls for Friday, Jan. 11, 2019

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Friday, Jan. 11, 2019
A Capital City Fire/Rescue crew transports a cruise ship passenger downtown on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Why do fire engines go on medical calls? Fire chief answers common question

They might start doing it differently soon.

A Capital City Fire/Rescue crew transports a cruise ship passenger downtown on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
‘Like the first day of school’: Juneau’s freshman lawmakers gear up for session

‘Like the first day of school’: Juneau’s freshman lawmakers gear up for session

Story, Hannan, Kiehl weigh-in on legislative issues.

‘Like the first day of school’: Juneau’s freshman lawmakers gear up for session
It’s time for snow
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It’s time for snow

Snow falls in downtown Juneau on Jan. 10, 2019. Read more about the winter storm here. Video by Michael Penn | Juneau Empire… Continue reading

It’s time for snow
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Blood Bank of Alaska opens permanent Juneau location

Blood Bank of Alaska opens permanent Juneau location

It’s the first permanent facility in Southeast.

Blood Bank of Alaska opens permanent Juneau location
Winter storm warning issued for Juneau
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Winter storm warning issued for Juneau

Heavy snowfall predicted.

Winter storm warning issued for Juneau
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Juneau Arts & Humanities Council Board Vice President Bing Carrillo gifts a piece of art to departing Board President Eric Scott during the JAHC annual meeting. Scott had served as president for three years and said he was feeling loss and melancholy. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
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New JACC pushes forward for funding

Demolition of the old Juneau Arts & Culture Center won’t start in spring as originally planed, but those spearheading the New JACC said Wednesday they’re… Continue reading

Juneau Arts & Humanities Council Board Vice President Bing Carrillo gifts a piece of art to departing Board President Eric Scott during the JAHC annual meeting. Scott had served as president for three years and said he was feeling loss and melancholy. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
What’s the future for New JACC funding?
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What’s the future for New JACC funding?

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What’s the future for New JACC funding?