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Main Street USA: Juneau looks to join downtown revitalization program
Downtown Juneau is on the cusp of what several business owners see as an exciting revitalization, and it’s…
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Toy run returns for 22nd year
The annual Panhandlers Motorcycle Club toy run returns this weekend for a 22nd year. The lineup takes place…
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UAS hosts Dauenhauer memorial
The University of Alaska Southeast is hosting a memorial service in remembrance of Richard Dauenhauer, the poet and…
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Tongass Democrats host annual picnic
Juneau’s branch of the Democratic Party hosts its annual picnic this weekend at Sandy Beach. The picnic begins…
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Rescuers find, return New York couple stranded on Mount Roberts
A pair of hikers from New York called for help on Wednesday night when they were unable hike…
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DBA to speak at chamber lunch
Several members of the Downtown Business Association will be speaking at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce’s weekly luncheon…
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This Day in Juneau History: Aug. 18, 1986
On Aug. 18, 1986, 260 municipal workers of the Inland Boatmen’s Union were to vote at their next…
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Police and fire for Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016
Assault • At 2:33 p.m. Saturday, the Juneau Police Department received a report of an assault in the…
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Around Town
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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AMHS deals ferries to cover winter gaps
The Alaska Marine Highway will shuffle the schedules of three ferries this winter to avoid dropping service to…
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Coast Guard rescues cruise ship passenger suffering from internal bleeding
The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued a cruise ship passenger suffering from internal bleeding, the agency reported Wednesday.…
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Fight to shut down Haven House comes to an end
A neighborhood association’s multi-year fight to shut down a transitional home for women recently released from prison may…
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City gov picks parking over housing for downtown
In 1970, Joni Mitchell famously lamented the paving of paradise to put up a parking lot in her…
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Correction
A Tuesday story about a decision by Alaska’s attorney general to drop opposition to tribes’ land-into-trust case mischaracterized…
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Correction
The article, “Four run to fill two seats,” on page A1 of yesterday’s paper includes the incorrect first…
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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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Fire and medical calls for Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…
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Polls bare: Few turn out for primary in Juneau
Juneau voters might disagree about politics, but on Tuesday, they seemed to agree about one thing: Turnout at…
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Juneau police take over search for missing fisherman
The sister of a missing man in Juneau said she’s grateful for the U.S. Coast Guard’s efforts to…
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Assembly considers fireworks ban
The Juneau Assembly has directed the city attorney to draft a borough-wide ordinance restricting the use of fireworks.…