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Changes on the way for Juneau’s Ford dealership
Stanley Ford Juneau owner Tony Stanley said he’s in the process of selling the new car portion of…
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Juneau man pursued by authorities hits car, still evades police
A Juneau man evading authorities caused a car crash in the Mendenhall Valley Monday afternoon, striking a vehicle…
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Police & fire for Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…
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Around Town
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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Kenai bookworms: Students supply books to their peers
KENAI — Three Nikiski High School students have figured out a way to spread their love of reading…
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Sonar cam helps locate fisherman’s body in Auke Bay
With her husband on one side and an aunt on the other, Cora Watkins bowed her head during…
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Juneau police arrest second suspect in home burglaries
Police have arrested a second man whom they believe is connected to a string of residential burglaries earlier…
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As Juneau counts votes by hand, lawmakers in Anchorage complain
On Monday morning in Centennial Hall, the sound of democracy was the sound of shuffled papers. Half a…
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Sunny weather brings record warmth
Saturday’s sunny weather broke a 75-year-old high-temperature mark as Juneau and Alaska stayed on track for its warmest…
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Police still searching for alleged attempted kidnapper
The Juneau Police Department has already linked a dark green 1990s Ford Explorer to a man suspected of…
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Police calls for Monday, Aug. 29, 2016
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…
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This Day in Juneau History: Aug. 29, 1986
On Aug. 29, 1986, the case against John Kenneth Peel, who was charged with killing eight people and…
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Around Town
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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Homer bans pets in back of pickups
HOMER — Homer has made amendments to the city’s animal control laws that ban a practice some might…
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Higher than expected school enrollment – blessing or curse?
On the first day of school, Thunder Mountain High School vice principal Rhonda Hickok went around the school…
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50 shades of weed: Juneau’s cannabis growers are planning variety on store shelves
You know wine. You’re about to learn cannabis. Earlier this month, Rainforest Farms became Juneau’s first working cannabis…
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Full classrooms, half-empty schools
Juneau schools are seeing an increase this year of about 200 students compared to the 2015-16 school year,…
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Governor announces board appointments from Juneau
On Thursday, the office of Gov. Bill Walker announced the appointment of three Juneau residents to state boards…
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Hunters will be allowed to kill 11 wolves this year on POW
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will permit 11 wolves to be hunted this fall and winter…
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Juneau man gets three years in sex abuse case
A Juneau judge has sentenced a 23-year-old man to three years in prison for attempting to sexually abuse…