Police calls for Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Police calls for Wednesday, May 30, 2018

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

  • May 30, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Alaska boating deaths rose in 2017

Recreational boating deaths surged last year in Alaska, but the long-term trend offers better news for safety on the water, according to figures released Tuesday… Continue reading

Mendenhall Auto co-owners Steve Allwine, center, and Mark Troupin, left, congratulate Doug Scudder, president of the Board of Directors for Trail Mix Inc., after they presented $8,585 to Trail Mix at Mendenhall Auto on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. The donation is part of Subaru’s “Share the Love” promotion. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Mendenhall Auto Center makes donation to trail improvement club

Local trails are feeling the love. Trail Mix, Inc. was given an $8,585 donation from Subaru of America and Mendenhall Auto Center as part of… Continue reading

Mendenhall Auto co-owners Steve Allwine, center, and Mark Troupin, left, congratulate Doug Scudder, president of the Board of Directors for Trail Mix Inc., after they presented $8,585 to Trail Mix at Mendenhall Auto on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. The donation is part of Subaru’s “Share the Love” promotion. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Laron Carlton Graham appears in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, for an arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 15, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Preparation for double murder trial moving slowly

Progress continues to be slow as attorneys prepare for the murder trial of Laron Carlton Graham, who is accused of a 2015 double murder. A… Continue reading

Laron Carlton Graham appears in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, for an arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 15, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters enter a home at the corner of Fifth and Franklin Streets on Monday to put out smaller fires after knocking down the flames. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Fire marshal: Downtown house fire likely caused either by smoking materials, electrical wiring

An investigation into Monday’s fire at a downtown home did not uncover a certain cause, fire marshals say, but they identified a couple possibilities. According… Continue reading

Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters enter a home at the corner of Fifth and Franklin Streets on Monday to put out smaller fires after knocking down the flames. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Post office bust leads to charges for bringing heroin to town

A Juneau grand jury indicted a man last week on second-degree drug misconduct for allegedly engaging in shipping heroin through the mail to Juneau, prosecutors… Continue reading

Police calls for Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Police calls for Tuesday, May 29, 2018

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  • May 29, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
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Police calls for Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Mikah Meyer visits the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery during a stop in Juneau on Monday, May 28, 2018. Meyer plans visit all 417 National Park Service sites to honor his father who passed from cancer. Juneau will marks his first step in Alaska and the beginning of my Memorial Day to Labor Day summer visiting all 23 of Alaska’s NPS sites. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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All 417 national park sites in one trip. What keeps a Christian LGBT adventurer going

Mikah Meyer has driven 46,000 miles to get to Alaska. The self-described “little farm kid from Nebraska” has been to 333 National Parks Service sites… Continue reading

Mikah Meyer visits the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery during a stop in Juneau on Monday, May 28, 2018. Meyer plans visit all 417 National Park Service sites to honor his father who passed from cancer. Juneau will marks his first step in Alaska and the beginning of my Memorial Day to Labor Day summer visiting all 23 of Alaska’s NPS sites. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Flames come from windows on the third floor of a house at 505 N. Franklin Street on Monday. The two occupants of the house, along with their dog, escaped unharmed. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Two escape unharmed from fire at downtown home

When Joshua Stephenson opened the door to his downtown Juneau home Monday morning, the smell of smoke wafted in. Moments later, Stephenson recalled, he and… Continue reading

Flames come from windows on the third floor of a house at 505 N. Franklin Street on Monday. The two occupants of the house, along with their dog, escaped unharmed. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
In this Feb. 27, 2017 photo, student Heidi Davis works on digitizing photos of the Jeanie Greene collection on Alaska Natives at the Sequoyah National Research Center. (Ben Krain | University of Arkansas at Little Rock)

From Alaska to Arkansas: Graduating student’s long journey leads to road to success

In her pursuit of higher education, Heidi Davis left behind everything that she knew and loved in her hometown of Kake, Alaska. For several years,… Continue reading

  • May 28, 2018
  • By BRITTANY DESMUKE
In this Feb. 27, 2017 photo, student Heidi Davis works on digitizing photos of the Jeanie Greene collection on Alaska Natives at the Sequoyah National Research Center. (Ben Krain | University of Arkansas at Little Rock)

Alaska lawmakers call for alliance with other states on Canadian mining issues

A group of Alaska lawmakers wants to team up with Montana and other U.S.-Canada border states in a push to protect Southeast watersheds they say… Continue reading

Police and Fire for Sunday, May 27, 2018

Police and Fire for Sunday, May 27, 2018

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  • May 27, 2018
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Police and Fire for Sunday, May 27, 2018
Brianna Fallis at the state track and field championships Saturday, May 26, 2018 in Palmer, AK. (Michael Dinneen | For the Juneau Empire)

Unified teams from JDHS, TMHS win state track events

Unified teams from Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School brought home state championships on Friday and Saturday at the ASAA Track & Field State Championships.… Continue reading

Brianna Fallis at the state track and field championships Saturday, May 26, 2018 in Palmer, AK. (Michael Dinneen | For the Juneau Empire)
Kenai Central High School’s Zach Tuttle shoots while being defended by Juneau-Douglas High School’s Ezra Geselle, left, Ronan Davies, middle, and Clem Taylor-Roth, right, in the ASAA Division II state championship game at Anchorage’s Service High School on Saturday. Kenai won 3-0. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

JDHS falls to Kenai in championship

The play was emblematic of the entire game: Kenai Central’s Zach Tuttle making really hard plays look easy. With the clock winding down on the… Continue reading

Kenai Central High School’s Zach Tuttle shoots while being defended by Juneau-Douglas High School’s Ezra Geselle, left, Ronan Davies, middle, and Clem Taylor-Roth, right, in the ASAA Division II state championship game at Anchorage’s Service High School on Saturday. Kenai won 3-0. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Henry Cheng, a graduating senior at Juneau-Douglas High School, practices walking across the stage at JDHS with the help of his father, Vincent, second from left, para educator Valerie Cables, right, and physical therapist Che Plang, of Southeast Alaska Therapies, on Thursday, May 24, 2018, in preperation of Sunday’s graduation ceremony. Henry suffered a severe traumatic brain injury after falling off a cliff in 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

This JDHS senior overcame all odds to walk at high school graduation today

A Juneau high schooler who sustained a traumatic brain injury two years ago will be walking across the stage at the Juneau-Douglas High School graduation… Continue reading

Henry Cheng, a graduating senior at Juneau-Douglas High School, practices walking across the stage at JDHS with the help of his father, Vincent, second from left, para educator Valerie Cables, right, and physical therapist Che Plang, of Southeast Alaska Therapies, on Thursday, May 24, 2018, in preperation of Sunday’s graduation ceremony. Henry suffered a severe traumatic brain injury after falling off a cliff in 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas High School senior Marlena Romanoff is defended by Palmer High School senior Dory Schneider in Friday’s ASAA Division II girls soccer state semifinal game at Palmer High School. JDHS won 7-0. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Miller, Cesar set records as JDHS girls soccer punches ticket to state championship

Junior Malia Miller scored four goals as the Juneau-Douglas High School girls soccer team breezed past Palmer High School 7-0 in the ASAA Division II… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas High School senior Marlena Romanoff is defended by Palmer High School senior Dory Schneider in Friday’s ASAA Division II girls soccer state semifinal game at Palmer High School. JDHS won 7-0. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Children arrange flowers and a flag around their great-uncle’s grave following a Memorial Day service at Evergreen Cemetery on Memorial Day 2014. (Matt Woolbright | Juneau Empire File)

Three Memorial Day ceremonies planned for Juneau on Monday

There will be multiple opportunities for people to pay their respects to fallen soldiers this Memorial Day, with three local organizations hosting events at Juneau… Continue reading

Children arrange flowers and a flag around their great-uncle’s grave following a Memorial Day service at Evergreen Cemetery on Memorial Day 2014. (Matt Woolbright | Juneau Empire File)

Police and fire for Friday, May 25, 2018

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  • May 25, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
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Nominate a ‘youth hero’ for scholarship program

Alaska Communications is asking Alaskans to nominate youth heroes for its annual Summer of Heroes scholarship program. The program each year recognizes five young Alaskans… Continue reading

Lea Skaggs and Colin Peacock ready orders at their Salt & Soil Marketplace on Thursday, May 17, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Online farmer’s market growing in second year

Thursdays are pickup and dropoff day for online farmers market Salt &Soil. They keep Colin Peacock busy. Into orange plastic containers, he sorts salad greens,… Continue reading

Lea Skaggs and Colin Peacock ready orders at their Salt & Soil Marketplace on Thursday, May 17, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)