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Santa plans helicopter landing

Santa Claus will visit Home Depot via helicopter this weekend, according to an email from the store’s operations…

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Police & Fire for Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016

This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation…

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Front Street closed for Gallery Walk

Front Street will be blocked to traffic between 3-10 p.m. Friday to accommodate Gallery Walk shoppers. The closure…

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Around Town for Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor.…

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Eaglecrest to open bunny hill this weekend

Eaglecrest Ski Area will open for its winter season this weekend after getting “a little help from Mother…

Kim Champney stands outside of her home in the Flats, where her children run a Christmas tree business each year. Champney and her kids received a shipment of 200 trees from Orting, Washington, late last week. They plan to donate $5 from each tree sale to Juneau's Housing First Project.

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Christmas tree hunting in Juneau

During the month of December, Juneau residents can harvest one evergreen tree per household on city- or state-owned…

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Coast Guard rescues lost hunter on Admiralty

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a Juneau man Friday night after he got lost while deer hunting near…

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Infographic: How we voted

If Juneau had its way, Hillary Clinton would be president. It doesn’t, and she won’t. According to the…

A strong storm is expected to sweep Southeast Alaska between Monday night and Tuesday night.

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Strong winter storm to sweep Southeast

A strong storm was expected to sweep into Southeast Alaska starting Monday night, according to the National Weather…

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Around town for Monday, Nov. 28

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 and fire blotter for Monday, Nov. 28, 2016

This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation…

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This Day in Juneau History: Nov. 28, 1986

On Nov. 28, 1986, Gov.-elect Steve Cowper and the rest of the state was busy, with Cowper’s campaign…

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Mendenhall Mall robbery injures store employee

An 18-year-old Juneau man is being accused of dragging a store employee with his car after a strong-arm…

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Pot shop opens, sells out within three hours

Juneau’s first retail marijuana shop opened on schedule Friday — and promptly sold out of product. Rainforest Farms…

Sherri McDonald decorates animals she made for REACH's annual Christmas window outside their Third Street offices on Friday.

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Photo: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Sherri McDonald decorates animals she made for REACH’s annual Christmas window Friday outside their Third Street offices.

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Photo: Ice blue

Two people stand on the frozen Mendenhall Lake near the face of Mendenhall Glacier on Friday.

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Police & Fire for Sunday Nov. 27, 2016

This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation…

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Schoenfeld, Lesewski wed

Elizabeth Schoenfeld and Mike Lesewski weere wed Aug. 27, 2016, at Myrtle Edwards Park in Seattle, Washington. A…

Local Tlingit man Angelo Katasse dons his Eagle clan, Split-Killer Whale moeity regalia before embarking to Cannon Ball, North Dakota to join the Standing Rock Sioux in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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Juneau man embraces Tlingit identity in fight against Dakota Access Pipeline

Growing up half white, half Tlingit, Juneau local Angelo Katasse has always had a foot in two worlds.…

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This Day in Juneau History: Nov. 26, 1986

On Nov. 26, 1986, governor-elect Steve Cowper appointed more members of his cabinet, a week ahead of taking…