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GED orientation class, 9 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. GED orientation is designed to improve the…

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CCFR report for Friday, March 25, 2016

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

A pasta making machine churns out fresh cavatelli at the In Bocca Al Lupo restaurant downtown on Thursday.

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New Italian restaurant opens in old Silverbow Bakery space

Lining the back wall of In Bocca Al Lupo’s dining room are stacks of apple tree logs. A…

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Construction alters bus routes

Starting Monday, service to the Whittier Street bus stop near the State Library, Archives, and Museum will stop…

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Lands and Resources Division moves offices

The city’s Lands and Resources Division has moved from City Hall to the building across the street. The…

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Juneau records seventh record-high temperature

The capital city has racked up its seventh record-high temperature this month as warm, sunny weather continues in…

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Bethel woman named boss of Mount Edgecumbe

Janelle Vanasse of Bethel has been named director of the state-owned boarding school in Sitka. She replaces Bill…

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Gerber recalls organic food pouches delivered to Alaska

Due to a potential packaging defect, Gerber Products Company is voluntarily recalling specific organic pouch products. The packaging…

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State names new SLAM chief

The new Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum building will begin operations with a new boss. On Thursday,…

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Officials investigate ‘suspicious’ trailer fire

Fire department officials declared a home a total loss after a Wednesday night fire in the Sprucewood Trailer…

Capital City Fire/Rescue personnel wheel a man to a waiting ambulance at the scene of a two-car accident near the Egan Drive and Mendenhall Loop Road intersection in the Mendenhall Valley Thursday morning. Two people were treated at Bartlett Regional Hospital for minor injuries.

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Man drives through red light, causes rollover on Egan

The Juneau Police Department cited Paul M. Lorentz, 28, after he drove through a red light on Egan…

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Police & fire for Thursday, March 24, 2016

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

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DOT, city begin spring cleaning

The sun is shining, and the street cleaners are out making the rounds. It’s spring-cleaning time for the…

Robert Edwardson, left, speaks during the Native Issue Forum on the current state and future of Alaska Native languages at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday. Other speakers are Alfie Price, second from left, Lance Twitchell, Marvin Adams and Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, right. Kolene James, center, is the moderator.

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Advocates say Tlingit language immersion preschool, childcare coming to Juneau this year

The Alaska Legislature is considering two bills that would pave the way for language immersion charter schools in…

June Hall and Paul Disdier talk on Feb. 18 at their attorney's office about their plans to permit and build one of the first legal marijuana grow sites in Juneau at their North Douglas property.

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City awards first pot permit

Juneau has issued its first conditional use permit for a marijuana business. June Hall and Paul Disdier, of…

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Police & fire for Wednesday, March 23, 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

Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel. Open lab computer training, 9-11 a.m, The Learning…

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Discovery Southeast taking nominations for second annual teacher award

Discovery Southeast is accepting nominations for teachers who go the extra mile to engage their students in nature.…

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JPD to co-host “Hope, Not Heroin” rally

The Juneau Police Department and the Alaska Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse are hosting a rally…

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Mayoral election results certified

The results from last week’s special mayoral election are now official: Ken Koelsch is still Juneau’s new mayor.…