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Red Cross Mental Health Service Associate Annie Caulfield, a Juneau resident, holds a baby while deployed in Hawaii in May 2018. Caulfield and other volunteers were there in response to the Kilauea Volcano eruption that has displaced thousands of people. (American Red Cross | Courtesy Photo)

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Juneau’s Red Cross volunteers help victims of Hawaii volcano

Annie Caulfield saw tears in the old man’s eyes. The man had lost his home to the flowing…

Aaron Hull, 9, races in the Soapbox Challenge down St. Ann’s Avenue on Wednesday. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

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Soapbox Challenge thrill for youth

For 9-year-old Aaron Hull, racing in the Soapbox Challenge is by-and-large a good time.

Firefighter Emily Lockie sprays down the crowd at the annual Make & Break hose race in Douglas on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Annual hose race douses spectators, honors tradition

About 100 feet from where Firefighter Emily Lockie stood prior to the start of Wednesday’s annual Make &…

Lee Stoops works on a brown bear and cub sand sculpture Wednesday during a sand sculpting contest at Sandy Beach. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

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Fourth festivities draw thousands

Sunny weather and unblemished skies drew thousands to downtown Juneau and Douglas on Wednesday for Fourth of July…

A car window is pictured July 4, 2018. This is not the car in which a dog died of heat stroke Tuesday. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Dog dies after suffering heat stroke in hot car

A young Great Dane died of heat stroke after being left in a car Tuesday afternoon, Gastineau Humane…

A 13-year-old girl and her aunt and uncle are taken back to a cabin on Kruzof Island, Alaska, July 3, 2018, in an Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. The girl was reported missing in a kayak in Shelikof Bay, last seen wearing a purple, blue and black life jacket, and was later found by the Jayhawk crew in good condition. (U.S. Coast Guard | Courtesy Photo)

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With help from aunt, Coast Guard finds missing girl near Sitka

A 13-year-old girl briefly went missing on Kruzof Island near Sitka on Tuesday afternoon, according to a Coast…

A U.S. Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter is seen in this undated image. (The Weather Channel | Courtesy Photo)

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Three on board rescued as boat sinks near Sitka

A Coast Guard helicopter and a good Samaritan fishing vessel helped rescue three people on a sinking vessel…

Juneau Police Department representatives march in the Juneau 4th of July parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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JPD will have increased presence in town during festivities

It’s become a Fourth of July tradition for the Juneau Police Department to have an increased number of…

Pilings at Taku Harbor recently underwent repairs after ice expansion had forced them to come out of the ground. (Courtesy Photo | City and Borough of Juneau Docks & Harbors)

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‘Unusual situation’ at Taku Harbor now fixed

When pilings keeping wooden docks properly floating are no longer straight, it can become a problem. Fortunately, the…

Mod Carousel from left to right: Moscato Extatique, Trojan Original, Paris Original and Luminous Pariah. (Courtesy photo | Mod Carousel)

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More than a strip tease: Boylesque troupe returns to Juneau with fresh material

Returning to Juneau for the ninth time, boylesque troupe Mod Carousel is bringing two new shows to Juneau…

Red Cross Mental Health Service Associate Annie Caulfield, a Juneau resident, holds a baby while deployed in Hawaii in May 2018. Caulfield and other volunteers were there in response to the Kilauea Volcano eruption that has displaced thousands of people. (American Red Cross | Courtesy Photo)

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Juneau’s Red Cross volunteers help victims of Hawaii volcano

Annie Caulfield saw tears in the old man’s eyes.

Alaska Electric Light & Power announced the Regulatory Commission of Alaska approved rate cuts for customers effective Aug. 1. (Empire File Photo)

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Regulatory Commission approves AELP’s request to lower rates

Alaska Electric Light and Power customers will see their electric rates drop.

Ellie Knapp and Adelie McMillan dance together at the annual pre-fireworks “Barn Dance” at St. Ann’s Parish Hall Tueday, July 3. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)

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‘Dance the night away’: Annual pre-fireworks dance a hit for everyone

Odette Edgar has a good reason to always enjoy the annual July 3 “Barn Dance.” She met her…

Juneau Police Department representatives march in the Juneau 4th of July parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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JPD will have increased presence in town during festivities

It’s become a Fourth of July tradition for the Juneau Police Department to have an increased number of…

Pilings at Taku Harbor recently underwent repairs after ice expansion had forced them to come out of the ground. (Courtesy Photo | City and Borough of Juneau Docks & Harbors)

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‘Unusual situation’ at Taku Harbor now fixed

When pilings keeping wooden docks properly floating are no longer straight, it can become a problem.

A U.S. Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter is seen in this undated image. (The Weather Channel | Courtesy Photo)

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Three on board rescued as boat sinks near Sitka

A Coast Guard helicopter and a good Samaritan fishing vessel helped rescue three people on a sinking vessel…

‘My job is to make people smile’: Comic strip creator discusses his career

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‘My job is to make people smile’: Comic strip creator discusses his career

A paper route and a flashlight.

Defense attorney Julie Willoughby is pictured in the photo from her application to the Alaska Judicial Council. (Alaska Judicial Council | Courtesy photo)

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Governor backtracks on judge appointment after seeing ‘disturbing’ legal brief

Comments in an old legal brief prevented a local defense attorney from becoming the state’s newest Juneau Superior…

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Convicted drug dealer indicted for meth in prison

While awaiting his trial for drug conspiracy in 2017, Seattle man Zerisenay Gebregiorgis allegedly was in possession of…

Centennial Hall during the afternoon on Monday, July 2, 2018. Centennial Hall’s day-to-day operations are now being handled by Juneau Arts & Humanaties Council. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)

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Centennial Hall under new management

Centennial Hall’s day-to-day operations are now under new management. After months of discussion, Juneau Arts &Humanities Council officially…