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Tlingit-Haida Central Council purchases Colorado business
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is officially in the federal contracting business.…
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Veterans’ listening session Friday
The Department of Veterans Affairs is holding a veterans’ listening session tonight from 5-6:30 p.m. at Elizabeth Peratrovich…
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2016 Garden Tour this Saturday
Master Gardeners will be hosting a tour of the best gardens of Juneau on Saturday from 11-a.m.-4 p.m.…
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Fire calls for Friday, June 24, 2016
A Daily Bulletin report from the Juneau Police Department was not available by press time. Fire and medical…
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Photo: Passing by
The Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Matanuska passes the Eagle Glacier on its way south to Juneau on Thursday.
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This Day in Juneau History: June 24, 1986
On June 24, 1986, work began on an access road to Sheep Creek tunnel of the Alaska-Juneau Mine,…
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Around Town
Storytime, 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley Library. Details: 586-5267. Organ concert, noon, State Office Building. T.J. Duffy to play…
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Judge denies defendant’s desire for mistrial
A defendant became visibly upset in court Thursday after claiming deliberate misconduct by the prosecution and some indifference…
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Juneau’s first pot testing lab applies for permit, license
When drafting their regulations for the growth and sale of marijuana, the Alaska Marijuana Control Board and the…
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School board approves contract with third union
The Juneau School Board approved a contract between the school district and the principals and administrators’ union during…
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The return of the jökulhlaup
Jökulhlaup season is back. Juneau city officials announced Thursday afternoon that Suicide Basin, a depression above the Mendenhall…
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This Day in Juneau History: June 23, 1986
On June 23, 1986, a Juneau man and teen were arrested by Alaska State Troopers and charged with…
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Police and Fire report for Thursday, June 23, 2016
Burglary • At 2:13 p.m. Tuesday, JPD received a report of a burglary in the 6500 block of…
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Police arrest woman in odd home burglary
The Juneau Police Department said Wednesday it arrested a woman in connection to a home burglary on Taku…
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Correction
In a caption for a photograph that ran on page A2 on Wednesday’s newspaper, the Empire erroneously stated…
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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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State repeals student data requirement in educator evaluations
The state Board of Education and Early Development, which met last week, repealed the requirement that school districts…
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Chamber lunch moves to Moose Lodge
The Juneau Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at the Moose Lodge for its Golf Classic Awards Luncheon…
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Peddling tours: Pedicab business offers new way to see Juneau
From the backseat of one of Juneau’s three new pedicabs, life is easy. Riders get to kick back…
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Defendant-turned-attorney arguing cop conspiracy is a murder suspect
The woman an incarcerated man called the “love of his life” was also a Juneau Police Department informant,…