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Kindergarten, new student registration this Friday

Children who are 5 years old by Sept. 1 can register for kindergarten this Friday. Registration Day for…

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Repeat sex offender from Juneau heads to prison for life

Not long after a Juneau man left prison — where he served more than 20 years for the…

Jeff Brown talks Tuesday at KTOO about his newest project, fake event posters, to make people laugh.

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Walmart pot garden mystery solved

For local funny man Jeff Brown — who wears clown shoes every day and treats April Fools’ Day…

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Weather Service: 10th straight month of above-normal temps

Juneau’s warm stretch continued in July, according to measurements taken by the National Weather Service. Temperatures last month…

Coast Guard Station Juneau crewmembers transfer a cruise ship passenger during a medevac near Juneau, August 2, 2016. The crew responded when watchstanders received a report that the passenger was suffering from heart attack symptoms. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Kuehnis.

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Coast Guard rescues ailing 96-year-old from cruise ship

The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued a 96-year-old man from a cruise ship near Juneau. On Monday evening,…

Mark Dundore puts out a neon "open" sign after rolling out two shelves of goods at his market and coffee stop called The Douglas Outpost. The city is officially keeping Dundore from opening his business inside the building because of a lack of five onsite parking space required by city code for new businesses.

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Assembly hears Douglas parking proposal

A Douglas business owner urged the Juneau Assembly to make city parking rules more business friendly during Monday…

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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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Chamber luncheon speaker announced

Ed Page, the executive director of the Marine Exchange, will be speaking at this week’s Juneau Chamber of…

A 25-person inflated life-boat sits next to a Dolphin Jet Boat Tours whale-watching boat tied up at the Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay on Monday. One of the companies boat sunk on the south end of Aaron Island on Sunday. Eighteen people were rescued with one minor injury reported.

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‘We’re sinking:’ Juneau family’s fast actions save lives at sea

At first, Mike Carriker thought the whale-watching boat ahead of him in Favorite Channel had stopped on Sunday…

This Nov. 2, 2010 file photo shows U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, walking to Election Central in Anchorage with her sons Nick, left, and Matt. The election night tradition in Alaska of candidates of all parties milling about at Election Central awaiting election results or going there for media interviews has ended.

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Alaska ending election night gathering amid budget crunch

JUNEAU — It’s an election night tradition in Alaska: jubilant candidates followed by chanting, sign-waving supporters parade into…

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Becker to seek third Assembly term

Juneau Assemblywoman Mary Becker announced Monday she will seek a third term, which coincides with the start of…

Tommy Vrabec, right, smiles after receiving a life-saving award from Capital City Fire Rescue with Peter Fergin, center, on Friday evening, July 29, 2016 at the Juneau International Airport fire station. At left, wiping tears from his eyes, is Stephen Hamilton, who suffered heart failure but was eventually revived with the assistance of Fergin and Vrabec.

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On the tennis court, saving a life is no racket

Stephen Hamilton doesn’t remember the day, but he remembers the men who saved his life. On Friday evening,…

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This Day in Juneau History: Aug. 1, 1986

On Aug. 1, 1986, Gov. Bill Sheffield announced his new budget plan for the upcoming year, which included…

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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.…

Recreational boaters watch two orca whales swim near Juneau in July 2011.

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Whale-watching boat sinks; 18 rescued

Eighteen people are wet but alive after their whale-watching boat sank Sunday afternoon in Favorite Channel. According to…

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This Day in Juneau History: July 31, 1986

On July 31, 1986, Gov. Bill Sheffield edited the new budget plan and said that the final draft…

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Police & fire for Sunday, July 31, 2016

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Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 1 Mile Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Gun Club…

This screenshot shows the GoFundMe page for the Wolfe family. The effort raised almost $10,000 in just five hours to benefit the family whose home was destroyed on Saturday, killing a family member.

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House fire claims life of Yakutat man

A Yakutat man is dead and his sister’s home has been gutted by a Saturday morning house fire.…

The front page of the Empire on July 30, 1986.

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This Day in Juneau History: July 30, 1986

On July 30, 1986, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries continued to toy with oil prices, fertilizing doubt…