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Police & fire for Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016

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

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Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel. Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30…

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Juneau election debates schedule announced

Municipal, school board and legislative debates have been set by Juneau Votes, the Juneau Empire and KTOO Public…

This picture from the city's Community Development Department shows Sweetheart Lake covered in ice. The lake, which is about 37 miles southeast of downtown, is the proposed site of a new hydroelectric power facility.

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Juneau Hydropower secures permit for Sweetheart Lake

In 1952, then U.S. Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman told Congress that Juneau’s Sweetheart Lake was…

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Trooper helps assault victim during traffic stop

When an Alaska Wildlife Trooper noticed a driver’s vehicle registration was expired, he began a traffic stop that…

A fisherman casts a lure at the mouth of Sheep Creek as Holland America's Amsterdam arrives in Juneau on Tuesday.

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Photo: Fishing for ‘tourists’

A fisherman casts a lure at the mouth of Sheep Creek as Holland America’s Amsterdam arrives in Juneau…

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Police and fire for Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016

A Daily Incident Report from Capital City Fire/Rescue was not available by the end of the business day.…

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Around town for Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016

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

The map shows where Thursday's bear mauling took place.

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‘Then the bear took down the lead guide’: UnCruise owner tells the story behind bear mauling

The brown bear mauling near Sitka last week that left two UnCruise Adventures guides injured took place in…

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Central Council abruptly reduces employment training, support services

Due to a $650,000 cut in federal funding, Southeast’s largest tribal organization is discontinuing employment training and other…

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Tribal house to mark Huna Tlingit connection to Glacier Bay

ANCHORAGE — A tribal house years in the making will be dedicated on the shores of Glacier Bay…

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Police and fire calls for Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016

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

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Today, Aug. 24 Valley Toastmasters meeting, 6:15 a.m., St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Parish Hall. A safe, fun environment…

Sara Boesser, left, celebrates with Assembly member Maria Gladziszewski, right, as Mo Longworth greets Mayor Ken Koelsch after the Assembly voted to pass an anti-discrimination ordinance during their Monday meeting.

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Assembly passes equal rights ordinance

Discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or…

Sculpture artist R.T. "Skip" Wallen, left, and Bruce Botelho, president of the Board of Directors for The Whale Project, watch the installation of the life-sized bronze whale on Sunday.

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Video: Sculptor Skip Wallen talks about his whale’s journey to Juneau

Sculpture artist R.T. “Skip” Wallen talks about his whale’s journey in an interview with Empire photographer Michael Penn…

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JPD busts burglar in the act

On Sunday morning, Juneau Police Department officers arrested a man they caught burglarizing a business in the 5100…

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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 dispatches for Aug. 22, 2016

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

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Aug. 22, 1986

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This Day in Juneau History: Aug. 22, 1986

On Aug. 22, 1986, incumbent Gov. Bill Sheffield defended himself against three other gubernatorial candidates including Fairbanks attorney…

Juneau Food Tours owner Midgi Moore talks to two of her customers at Tracy's King Crab Shack, the first tasting of the day.

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Sharing Juneau’s food with visitors, one belly at a time

Midgi Moore loves food, and she loves Juneau. Less than two years ago, she started a business that…