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Assembly presses ahead with plan to keep homeless from sleeping in doorways downtown

The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly is pressing ahead with a plan to keep the city’s homeless…

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Police & Fire for Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017

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Around Town for Tuesday, Jan. 10

Valley Toastmasters meeting, 6:15 a.m., St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Parish Hall. A safe, fun environment to learn public…

Jim Nelson climbs a ladder held by his neighbor Jim Fowler on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, as he replaces asphalt shingles blown off his roof by last week's wind storm.

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Windstorm damage widespread, but minor, after Taku weekend

Monday was a busy day for Chris Bradley. As the weekend’s Taku windstorm calmed, Bradley – of Juneau…

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Around Town for Monday, Jan. 9

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor.…

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Police & Fire for Monday, Jan. 9, 2017

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Juneau police to discuss crisis intervention tonight at NAMI forum

Juneau Police Department Chief Bryce Johnson and Detective Sterling Salisbury will discuss how their department uses Crisis Intervention…

Juneau District Court judge Kirsten Leann Swanson is seen in her chambers on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at Dimond Courthouse. Swanson, the newest district court judge, has been at work for a month. She replaced Keith Levy, who left her the winged pig sculpture on the shelf behind her.

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Juneau’s newest judge has a rock

Juneau District Court Judge Kirsten Swanson has a rock on her desk. It’s a small stone, smooth and…

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Around Town for Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017

Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 5680 Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Gun Club is…

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Police & Fire for Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017

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Juneau Chief of Police Bryce Johnson describes during a press conference at the Juneau police station on Friday how Jeremie Shaun Tinney pointed a rifle-bored axle at Juneau police officers and a paramedic in early December that prompted Sgt. Chris Gifford to fire one shot at Tinney in self-defense. Sgt. Gifford was cleared of any wrongdoing.

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JPD officer cleared in December shooting

State investigators have cleared Juneau Police Department Sgt. Chris Gifford of any wrongdoing in the shooting of a…

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Become ice aware: CCFR, Forest Service host ice safety workshop Saturday

There’s no such thing as safe ice. That’s the harsh reality that visitors venturing out to Mendenhall Lake…

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‘Max’ and ‘Abby’ are most common Juneau dogs

You probably know Max and Abby. If statistics are any guide, you probably know quite a few of…

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Man indicted on jail contraband charge

A Juneau grand jury indicted Brandon S. Estes, 23, on Wednesday for allegedly promoting contraband on Oct. 18.…

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Around Town for Friday, Jan. 6

World’s Largest Lesson, 9 a.m., Eaglecrest Ski Area. First-time skier or snowboarders may register at the Eaglecrest Ticket…

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Police & Fire for Friday, Jan. 6, 2017

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Acid contaminated water runs from the entrance of the Tulsequah Chief Mine in Canada.

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British Columbia to clean up mine near Juneau

JUNEAU — Canadian officials say they will take action to prevent polluted water from a decades-old mine from…

Matthew Sill, center, an engineer with PND Engineers, explains their design of the new floats that are being used in the remodel of the Douglas Harbor during a tour on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017.

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Improved Douglas Harbor nears completion

Sometime in the next few weeks, Matthew Sill of PND Engineers expects someone to look into Douglas Harbor…

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Maintenance or new facilities?: Juneau weighs in on Parks and Rec master plan

Juneauites have weighed in on what they want the future of Parks and Recreation services in the city…

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Port director is chamber’s featured speaker

Carl Uchytil, port director for the City and Borough of Juneau, will be the featured speaker at this…