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Mining for grants and striking gold
During its roughly 40-year lifespan, the Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company pulled almost $70 million worth of gold…
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Photo: Selfie with an eagle
Elsa and Bret Light, of Washington, D.C., take a selfie with a juvenile bald eagle on the shore…
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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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Territorial Sportsmen asks for float support
The Juneau-based Territorial Sportsmen will be entering a float in the Juneau and Douglas Fourth of July Parades…
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Famous evangelist Franklin Graham makes stop in Juneau
Franklin Graham of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will lead a prayer rally in Juneau on Friday, July…
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Assembly shoots down grocery sales-tax exemption question
The Juneau Assembly handily shot down a proposal that could have removed the 5 percent sales tax on…
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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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Living a dream and becoming an American
I grew up in a family of seven people — my mom, my three cousins, my two sisters…
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Dead humpback whale found in Glacier Bay National Park
The longest sighted humpback whale recorded in Southeast Alaska was found dead Sunday morning. “Festus” — or whale…
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Norway around it
If there was any doubt that Cruise Lines International Association Alaska’s lawsuit against the City and Borough of…
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Gimme Shelter (Island)
At low tide Thursday morning, Kevin Murphy, Chief Ranger for Southeast Area State Parks, piloted a boat out…
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Meet Juneau’s garage sale king
Lava lamps, collectible coins, baseball cards, bagpipes, VHS copies of every “Young Indiana Jones” film ever made. If…
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This Day in Juneau History: June 27, 1986
On June 27, 1986, a national campaign to raise funds for the Alaska-Siberia Peace Bridge was announced. In…
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Woman questioned on the stand by her alleged attacker
During a trial that’s become something of a spectacle with a loquacious inmate acting as his own defense,…
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Healing history and undoing the silence
Under the covered basketball court at Harborview Elementary School in downtown Juneau, a group of carvers have just…
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Police & fire for Sunday, June 26, 2016
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…
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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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This Day in Juneau History: June 26, 1986
On June 26, 1986, Porky the Porcupine wreaked havoc once again. The victim this time was an assistant…
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Water restored to Lena Point homes after late night leak
Water is back on for several homes in the Lena Point area after a water main leak caused…
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Victim in fatal Hoonah crash identified
Jeffrey Turner, 23, a Tampa Bay, Florida, resident, died in a vehicle rollover in Hoonah sometime between 10…