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Up to $10,000 in medical grants available for Alaska children
The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is accepting grant applications from Alaska families in need of financial assistance to…
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Free ice cream at Coppa on Saturday
It’s Free Ice Cream Day this Saturday, April 30, at Coppa’s downtown store from noon-5 p.m. Coppa will…
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Around Town
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel. English as a Second Language, 9-10:15 a.m., Gruening…
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School district, support staff union reach tentative contract agreement
The Juneau School District reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with its second largest employee association…
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A sticky situation: Asphalt plant proposal forces tough choice at commission meeting
The Juneau Planning Commission tabled a conditional use permit for an asphalt plant at the Rock Dump. The…
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Photo: Egan Drive work
SECON employees use an excavator and bulldozer to remove grass from the median north of Channel Drive on…
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Police & fire for Wednesday, April 27, 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
Introduction to Using Computers, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718. Write About It:…
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Condition of Alaska bear mauling victim improves
ANCHORAGE — The university professor mauled while leading a mountaineering class in southeast Alaska continues to improve. Forest…
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Photos: Tourist prep
Woody Collins touches up the paint on the Effy Jewelers on South Franklin Street on Tuesday. The first…
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Enright moved out of ICU, continues treatment in Seattle
KETCHIKAN — Morgan Enright continues her recovery in Seattle after surviving a plane crash on Admiralty Island earlier…
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Free technical driving class for teens
The Taylor White Foundation is hosting a free “Technical Teen Driver Training” event May 14-15 at Eaglecrest Ski…
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How UAS handles sexual assault complaints on campus is changing
“The Hunting Ground,” a film about sexual assault on college campuses, is really troubling to view, said University…
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Boat sinks in Auke Bay
A 30-foot Bayliner boat was found sunk in Auke Harbor early Monday morning. The boat is owned by…
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Empire earns 25 Alaska Press Club awards
The Juneau Empire received 25 awards from the Alaska Press Club during an awards ceremony in Anchorage on…
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Around Town
Introduction to Using Computers, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718. Write About It:…
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Police & Fire for Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Assault • At 12:06 a.m. Sunday, Natasha Roberts, 24, was arrested for assault after punching and injuring a…
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Video: Fluting fisherman
Rudy Isturis takes a break to play his Native American flute while fishing for king salmon off the…
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Cause of weekend car crash still unknown
Police are still investigating the cause of a car crash in the Mendenhall Valley that sent four people…
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Man who threatened clinic turns himself in for mental health evaluation
Juneau police have located the man who threatened to harm people at a Juneau behavioral health unit Thursday…