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Boat targeted twice by possible arsonist, covered with racial slur
The sound of a boat exploding woke up several Mendenhall Valley residents Thursday morning in a possible race-related…
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Mendenhall Glacier Park Rangers keep cool under pressure, save a life
There was silence, then the return of a heartbeat, and then a soft voice escaped from the man…
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Police calls for Thursday, July 14, 2016
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…
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Photo: Rainy day reflections
A visitor is reflected in rain-soaked sidewalks downtown on Tuesday. — More photos by Michael Penn: Kodak moment…
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AEL&P engineer to speak at chamber luncheon
An engineer with the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company will be speaking about the construction of a…
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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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Cope Park road access still closed due to construction
The road to access Cope Park is still closed to vehicle traffic and will be until further notice,…
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City to celebrate new subdivision
On July 27, city officials will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at the intersection of Jackie and Renninger…
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This Day in Juneau History: July 14, 1986
On July 14, 1986, state jobs fell even shorter with impending cuts to Alaska’s budget. Even with the…
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Police await medical reports to learn more about siblings’ deaths
A small collection of candles and flowers sit outside a Lemon Creek trailer in remembrance of Kristina Elizabeth…
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A small but significant step toward fixing Juneau’s decades-old housing problem
The Juneau Planning Commission took the first step toward fixing Juneau’s decades-old housing problem at its Tuesday night…
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PokéStop at the Empire
Attention all Pokémon Go trainers: The Juneau Empire is about to be overrun by Pokémon and we need…
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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, East Forelands setnets open for first period
KENAI — A skiff called the Santa Maria, flying a pirate flag, skidded into the Nikiski beach, grating…
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Harmful algal bloom advisory released
The Southeast Alaska Tribal Toxins (SEATT) partnership has been collecting phytoplankton samples throughout southeast Alaska to monitor for…
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Discovering Pokémon Go in Juneau
I am one of the last people who would ever play Pokémon Go. I haven’t played a video…
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Update: Kristina Elizabeth Young’s body found in North Douglas
Update: At 8:38 p.m. Tuesday, the Juneau Police department confirmed in a press release that the body found…
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Joe Miller really wants to fire Gov. Walker, and here’s his plan to do it
A protest in downtown Anchorage Monday night urging people to sign an application to recall Alaska’s governor was…
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Voters to decide on city sales tax: five years or forever?
For more than 30 years, Juneau voters have decided whether to extend sales taxes through a reappearing ballot…
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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.…