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Trial for DUI homicide case could be delayed

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Trial for DUI homicide case could be delayed

Case might come down to crash experts.

Thomas Jack Jr., 42, speaks with his defense attorney Richard Payne during his sentencing in Juneau Superior Court for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl placed in his and his wife’s care in 2009. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Judge upholds ‘extraordinarily long’ sentence for sex offender

“The case that never ends.”

Hoonah Volunteer Fire Department firefighters battle a blaze at cabins in Hoonah on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Hoonah Volunteer Fire Department)

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Gas explosion, boulder cause scares in Hoonah

It was a busy weekend for authorities.

New Hoonah Police Chief Rick Groshong is seen in an undated photo he provided to the Empire. (Courtesy photo)

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Hoonah hires Wrangell policeman as new chief

Hoonah’s small police department has a new leader.