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Twin Lakes drained for weed control

If you notice a decrease in the water level at Twin Lakes — despite this week’s drizzly weather…

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Run or walk to support Hospice & Home Care

The 11th Annual Heart of Hospice Run is happening on Saturday morning at Twin Lakes. Participants can either…

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Video Highlights: Folk Fest Opens in Juneau

Check out this Empire video to see highlights from the first night of the Alaska Folk Festival, which…

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Assembly takes first swing at pot ordinance

The Juneau Assembly took its first crack at an ordinance that will give the city more control over…

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Alleged car thief, attacker pleads not guilty

The 38-year-old man who was at the center of a police search in Switzer Village Mobile Park last…

Kristy Dillingham has been named principal of Mendenhall River Community School.

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Mendenhall River principal announced

Mendenhall River Community School has a new principal. The Juneau School District announced Saturday that Kristy Dillingham will…

Sound engineer Rick Miller of Anchorage untangles microphone cords in front of the Alaska Folk Festival stage at Centennial Hall on Monday. The week-long free music festival includes nightly performances, dances starting Thursday night and weekend workshops.

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Folk Fest calendar for Tuesday, April 5

Folk Fest Juneau 2016 Tuesday, April 5 Juneau String Ensembles Aurora Strings, 7 p.m. Jack Cannon, 7:15 p.m.…

Kyleigh Hurt takes in the view of Juneau's downtown harbor with the help of the high-power binoculars aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau during a public tour on Monday. The Morgenthau, a 378-foot Hamilton-class high endurance cutter homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, has a crew of 160, including 20 officers and 140 enlisted personnel. The crew patrols from South America to the Bering Sea, conducting counter-narcotics missions, alien migrant interdiction operations, foreign and domestic fisheries enforcement, and search and rescue.

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Photo: View from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau

Kyleigh Hurt takes in the view of Juneau’s downtown harbor with the help of the high-power binoculars aboard…

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Around Town

Introduction to Using Computers, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718. Parks and Recreation…

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Correction

The Empire incorrectly reported that the Denison University’s Swim & Dive team placed third in the NCAA Division…

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Sealaska announces spring distribution amount

Sealaska’s board of directors approved a spring distribution to shareholders totaling $16 million. The regional Native corporation reported…

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Police calls for Tuesday, April 5, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…

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Police link car to attempted kidnapper

Juneau police have linked a vehicle to an unidentified man who allegedly tried to kidnap a pregnant woman…

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Folk Fest calendar for Monday, April 4

Folk Fest Juneau 2016 Monday, April 4 Centennial Hall PFLAG Juneau Pride Chorus, 7 p.m. A chorus of…

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AMP test makes early exit in Alaska

After a second technical error paused standardized testing across the state last week, officials at the Department of…

Michele Stuart Morgan, far left, shows Juneau residents at the "Hope, Not Heroin" event Saturday inside the Juneau Arts & Culture Center how to use medical waste containers on the go in case they come across syringes in the community. The tubes were purchased by the City and Borough of Juneau, and the organization "Stop Heroin, Start Talking" is helping to distribute them for free.

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Hope trumps heroin at community rally

Looking around a room that for the first time seemed to welcome discussions about drug abuse instead of…

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Hellenthal Building sold

First National Bank has sold the Hellenthal Building, the site of its former downtown location, to a Juneau…

A sign proclaims the availability of gigabit Internet service on April 2, 2016 at the GCI store in the Mendenhall Valley.

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GCI turns on gigabit Internet in Juneau

Imagine Gold Creek. Compare it to the Taku River. On Saturday, GCI held a party at its store…

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City begins months-long line flushing process

The City and Borough of Juneau Water Utility will begin flushing the water distribution system today. Work is…

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Juneau club’s ‘Rotary Roses’ fundraiser begins

The Downtown Juneau Rotary Club has launched its annual Rotary Roses fundraiser. People can buy a dozen roses…