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SEADOGS, JMR locate lost hikers near Spaulding Meadows Trail
Three hikers who became lost near the Spaulding Meadows Trail in Auke Bay were located and escorted back…
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Free child car seat inspections in Juneau today
Buckling up a child in the backseat can be harder than it looks. Alaska Injury Prevention Center technicians…
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Juneau rally urges lawmakers to ‘Do your jobs!’
Across the street from the Terry Miller Building where the Alaska Legislature held the first day of its…
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Goldbelt announced new CEO, elects board members
Goldbelt Incorporated has a new CEO — sort of. During a July 9 shareholders meeting, the Native corporation…
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Update: Search suspended for missing Juneau woman
Update: At 4 p.m. Monday, authorities halted the search effort for Kristina Elizabeth Young, 36, pending further investigative…
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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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Photos: Gold panners
Cameron Jardell pauses while scooping sediment into a sluice box in Gold Creek near Basin Road on Friday.…
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This Day in Juneau History: July 11, 2016
On July 11, 1986, Alaska’s oil revenue continued to drop along with the price of a barrel of…
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Juneau cost of living falls closer to American average
Juneau is an expensive place to live, but according to new figures from the Council for Community and…
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Photos: Rotary Day at the Pool
Jasz Garrett, 15, exits the water slide at the 6th Annual Rotary Day at the Pool at the…
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Cobbling together funding for Housing First
As construction of the Juneau Housing First project moves steadily along, its board of directors is still waiting…
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Necropsy finds Southeast’s eldest whale was sick, not rammed
The National Park Service has released the results of an examination conducted on a humpback whale found dead…
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Night or day, willing to face the flames
On a summer evening, Kristi Asplund ascends closer to the overcast sky above her while climbing a 100-foot…
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This Day in Juneau History: July 10, 1986
On July 10, 1986, top officials of the Alaska Public Employees Association, the largest state employee union in…
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Forest service closes Neva Lake Bridge
Tongass National Forest supervisor Earl Stewart recently ordered Neva Lake Bridge, which runs over South Creek near Excursion…
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Around Town
Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 1 Mile Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Gun Club…
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Kensington gold production rises
Coeur Mining, owner of Kensington Gold Mine, has reported increased gold production at its Juneau-area prospect. On Thursday,…
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Police and fire for Sunday, July 10, 2016
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…
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Fireweed Factory gets state marijuana license approval
Fireweed Factory LLC has become the second Juneau marijuana business to receive the state’s blessing. On Friday afternoon,…
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Mother of ‘Alaskan Bush People’ star tries to reconnect with estranged daughter
In 37 years, Earlene Branson has seen her daughter in only one place: Reality TV. Branson is the…