Police & Fire for Friday, Aug. 11, 2017

Police & Fire for Friday, Aug. 11, 2017

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

  • Aug 11, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police & Fire for Friday, Aug. 11, 2017
In this Oct. 19, 2016 photo, a man fishes for salmon in the Snake River above the Lower Granite Dam in Washington state. A group that represents farmers says saving imperiled salmon in the largest river system in the Northwest U.S. is too costly and is turning to the Trump administration. The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association wants the government to convene a Cabinet-level committee known as the “God Squad” due to its authority to allow exemptions to the Endangered Species Act. (Jesse Tinsley | The Spokesman-Review)

Trump administration urged to avoid salmon protection rules

BOISE, Idaho — A group that represents farmers is calling the costs of saving imperiled salmon in the largest river system in the Pacific Northwest… Continue reading

In this Oct. 19, 2016 photo, a man fishes for salmon in the Snake River above the Lower Granite Dam in Washington state. A group that represents farmers says saving imperiled salmon in the largest river system in the Northwest U.S. is too costly and is turning to the Trump administration. The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association wants the government to convene a Cabinet-level committee known as the “God Squad” due to its authority to allow exemptions to the Endangered Species Act. (Jesse Tinsley | The Spokesman-Review)

Random Acts filmmakers to visit Juneau

Random Acts filmmakers to visit Juneau The Juneau Police Department is hosting a celebration of its 2017 Year of Kindness with a visit from the… Continue reading

PHOTOS BY ALEX McCARTHY | JUNEAU EMPIRE Justin Papenbrock, a sergeant-at-arms for the Southeast Alaska Panhandlers Motorcycle Club, places a stuffed animal on a pile of donated toys on Thursday. The club brought 10 large trash bags of stuffed animals, raised at the 23rd annual Toy Run, to Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Panhandlers make annual toy donation

Wearing two large, silver rings in the shape of skulls, Justin Papenbrock held a plush beaver and jokingly rocked it like a baby. Papenbrock, a… Continue reading

PHOTOS BY ALEX McCARTHY | JUNEAU EMPIRE Justin Papenbrock, a sergeant-at-arms for the Southeast Alaska Panhandlers Motorcycle Club, places a stuffed animal on a pile of donated toys on Thursday. The club brought 10 large trash bags of stuffed animals, raised at the 23rd annual Toy Run, to Bartlett Regional Hospital.

How to fish for cohos, this year’s derby darling

With king salmon fishing closed in Southeast, cohos will get their chance to shine at this year’s Golden North Salmon Derby. Derby fishing starts today,… Continue reading

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Hotel tax increase would be temporary

If the hotel bed tax in Juneau ends up rising, it will only be temporary. The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Finance Committee voted… Continue reading

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Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies, including Juneau Police, Alaska State Troopers and the FBI served a search warrant at a residence in the 400 block of Fourth Street Wednesday afternoon, just a few days after a warrant search on the neighboring house. (Courtesy photo)

Neighboring houses raided days apart

Less than a week after a multi-agency warrant search of a house in the 400 block of Fourth Street that blockaded several roadways, federal law… Continue reading

  • Aug 10, 2017
  • By LIZ KELLAR
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies, including Juneau Police, Alaska State Troopers and the FBI served a search warrant at a residence in the 400 block of Fourth Street Wednesday afternoon, just a few days after a warrant search on the neighboring house. (Courtesy photo)
Girls on the Run 2014 5k Tutu Trot. (Photo by Christine Davenport, courtesy of SAFV)

A place for healing: Sitkans Against Family Violence

The numbers don’t lie. According to the most recent Alaska Victimization Survey, 47 percent of adult women in the City and Borough of Sitka have… Continue reading

  • Aug 10, 2017
  • By Geoff Kirsch
Girls on the Run 2014 5k Tutu Trot. (Photo by Christine Davenport, courtesy of SAFV)

Juneau man sentenced to five years in federal child porn case

A Juneau man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for the distribution of child pornography. Gilberto Valadez-Garcia, 40, a citizen of Mexico,… Continue reading

  • Aug 10, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire

Sex offender gets 18 months for failing to register

A Seattle man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Anchorage for failing to register as a sex offender on several occasions, including a period… Continue reading

City buses return to downtown

After a year-long hiatus, Capital Transit buses are once again driving through downtown. Due to construction at the Alaska State Capitol and on South Franklin… Continue reading

Study: In seafood sales, looks matter more than sustainability

The fish are biting, but are customers? Alaska’s seafood marketers have spent millions over the past few years to promote the idea that Alaska seafood… Continue reading

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First Aid class coming up

In a few short hours, Juneauites can learn how to save a life. Starting earlier this summer, the City and Borough of Juneau Parks and… Continue reading

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Police & Fire for Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017

Police & Fire for Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017

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

  • Aug 10, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police & Fire for Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017
David Valentine Evenson, 51, appears for his arraignment in Juneau District Court July 10, 2017, in this archive photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Defendant in fatal assault seeks lowered bail

A judge refused to allow a man accused of manslaughter and homicide to be released to the custody of his sister Monday. But the public… Continue reading

David Valentine Evenson, 51, appears for his arraignment in Juneau District Court July 10, 2017, in this archive photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Lands and Resources Manager Greg Chaney presents to the CBJ Assembly on on April 10, 2017 about moving forward with the Pederson Hill subdivision. The first stage of the project is set to go out to bid by the end of August. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

City changes approach toward Pederson Hill construction

Prospective home builders will have to wait just a bit longer for a chance to build in Juneau’s newest subdivision. Through working on the design… Continue reading

Lands and Resources Manager Greg Chaney presents to the CBJ Assembly on on April 10, 2017 about moving forward with the Pederson Hill subdivision. The first stage of the project is set to go out to bid by the end of August. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Niki Skeek-Wheeland shows off her Espionage Room at her new business, Escape Game Alaska, on Monday, August, 7, 2017. The business will be the first escape room in Southeast Alaska. Skeek-Wheeland is planning to open next month. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Escape room craze comes to capital city

While portraits of Josef Stalin, Edgar Allan Poe and Dr. Evil stare down at her, Niki Skeek-Wheeland handles Gold Rush-era tools. This is Escape Game… Continue reading

Niki Skeek-Wheeland shows off her Espionage Room at her new business, Escape Game Alaska, on Monday, August, 7, 2017. The business will be the first escape room in Southeast Alaska. Skeek-Wheeland is planning to open next month. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau School District Superintendent Mark Miller smiles at Student Representative Dessa Gerger, a junior at Juneau-Douglas High School, at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. Topics at Tuesday’s meeting included teacher shortages and a new policy manual for the district. ALEX McCARTHY |  JUNEAU EMPIRE

Teacher shortage looms as school year approaches

It’s not unusual to have teacher vacancies after a school year. What is unusual, Juneau School District Director of Student Services Bridget Weiss said, is… Continue reading

Juneau School District Superintendent Mark Miller smiles at Student Representative Dessa Gerger, a junior at Juneau-Douglas High School, at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. Topics at Tuesday’s meeting included teacher shortages and a new policy manual for the district. ALEX McCARTHY |  JUNEAU EMPIRE
Juneau Empire Editor Emily Russo Miller

A Note from the Editor’s Desk: Sold!

Change can be scary, but in this case, it doesn’t have to be. I woke up Wednesday morning to the same news as everybody else:… Continue reading

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The Juneau Empire building on Channel Drive. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Morris Publishing sells Juneau Empire to GateHouse Media

AUGUSTA, Ga. – As part of a strategic restructuring to focus its business on lifestyle publications, property development and new business, Morris Communications Co. announced… Continue reading

  • Aug 9, 2017
The Juneau Empire building on Channel Drive. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)