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Assembly member Carole Triem chairs the Visitor Industry Task Force meeting in the Assembly chambers on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The task force will hear public testimony Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Visitor Industry Task Force to hold public comment meeting

Here’s your second chance to weigh in.

Alaska Wildlife Troopers are searching for an illegal crabber near Auke Bay after at least two illegal, homemade crab pots were discovered. (Courtesy Photo | Alaska State Troopers)

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Alaska Wildlife Troopers fishing for outlaw crabber in Auke Bay

At least two illegal, unmarked pots were found.

David A. Powell, 54, appears in court after being charged with property damage for nailing a sign to the door of the governor’s mansion on Dr. Martin Luther King Day as a form of protest, Jan. 27, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Man charged for nailing sign to governor’s mansion pleads no contest

He was fined and got a suspended three-day jail sentence.

Man pleads guilty for reduced sentence in 2016 theft

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Man pleads guilty for reduced sentence in 2016 theft

He was arrested last December for stealing a car.

Burglars strike American Legion, steal appliances, war memorial items

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Burglars strike American Legion, steal appliances, war memorial items

Police are investigating the burglary, which includes items from the post’s USS Juneau memorial

Cars drive past Harris Harbor on Jan. 22, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Sloppy weather makes for dangerous driving

Take your time as you drive and save yourself an accident.

A submerged boat at Harris Harbor activated an automatic emergency beacon, triggering a search and rescue deployment from local Coast Guard units on Jan. 23, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Emergency beacon triggers Coast Guard search downtown

The Coast Guard traced the signal to a partially submerged boat downtown.

A man shovels snow near the state capitol as rising temperatures turn the roads to slush, Jan. 22, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau in for warm, slushy week

The bitter cold is gone for now.

The sign nailed to the Governor’s Mansion by a man on Jan. 20, 2020. (Courtesy Photo)

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Police nail man for hammering message to governor’s mansion front door

The contents of the sign are unknown at this time.

Axes to grind: Big changes coming to the Viking Lounge

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Axes to grind: Big changes coming to the Viking Lounge

The future for the Viking is shiny.

Man wanted for animal cruelty arrested

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Man wanted for animal cruelty arrested

He was taken into custody peacefully Tuesday night.

Shots fired near Cinema Drive on Sunday, Monday nights

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Shots fired near Cinema Drive on Sunday, Monday nights

No one was injured and no property damage was located.

Shelby Surdyk gives a presentation on the health effects of depleted uranium ammunition on people in Iraq at KTOO Studios on Thursday. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Poison from the past: An Alaskan’s quest to study effects of depleted uranium ammo

The tank-killing rounds are likely killing Iraqis even now.

Photos: Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Juneau

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Photos: Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Juneau

Scenes from today’s community celebration.

Orrin Noon, 10, Arlo Davis, 11, and Axel Boily, 10, beam at the crunchy critters they were about to eat. The boys were among the theatergoers who sampled edible insects prepared by David George Gordon, aka Bug Chef. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Bugs are the new popcorn? Juneau moviegoers sample crickets, locusts, grasshoppers

Not your normal movie fare.

Courtesy Photo | Joan Travers                                 Inspiring Girls Expeditions is holding two tuition-free expeditions for 16- and 17-year-old girls in Alaska this summer.

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Program introduces girls to science expeditions in wilderness

Expeditions in Alaska will explore a glacier and the intertidal zone.

Why they march: Juneau women tell us in their own words

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Why they march: Juneau women tell us in their own words

It wasn’t only political protest.

Kevin Ritchie adds a comment to a map at a kickoff meeting for City and Borough of Juneau’s effort to create South Douglas-West Juneau Area Plan, Wednesday, Jan. 15. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Douglas residents share vision for community’s future

Finished product will help guide next 20 years.

A student fixes her hood as she walks across the campus at the University of Alaska Southeast on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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UAS proposes undergrad tuition hikes for next academic year

The increases would begin in Fall 2020.

Bradley A. Bethel, 32, is wanted by the Juneau Police Department for a $20,000 warrant pertaining to a felony cruelty to animals charge issued Thursday. (Courtesy photo | Juneau Police Department)

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$20K warrant out for man who allegedly tortured kittens

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact JPD.