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Mayoral candidates meet in final forum
At the Juneau Chamber of Commerce’s mayoral candidate forum Thursday afternoon, the greatest difference between candidates Karen Crane…
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Around Town
GED orientation class, 9 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. GED orientation is designed to improve the…
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Police calls for Friday, March 4, 2016
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…
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Icy Strait Point completes new dock, adventure center and restaurant
This summer, the Alaska Native-owned cruise destination Icy Strait Point will welcome 160,000 passengers with a newly built…
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My Turn: The voices guiding Alaska’s senate majority aren’t Alaskan
Does Senate President Kevin Meyer really want to right-size state government or super-downsize it? That’s a matter of…
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Two Juneau shop owners tied to Native art scam
Two downtown business owners with shops frequented by summer tourists are facing charges for allegedly violating the Indian…
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Assembly finance talks tax exemptions
Wednesday night’s Assembly Finance Committee meeting was all about tax exemptions. During the meeting, the committee discussed sales…
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Historic agreement gives tribe foster care control
When children are taken out of their homes due to neglect or abuse, they’re under the responsibility and…
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Petition: No commercial pot in residential zones
What started as a group of about half a dozen North Douglas residents unhappy about the city’s zoning…
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Legislators join the crowd at Super Tuesday polls
In addition to the 682 Juneau voters who cast votes Tuesday, 100 non-Juneau voters cast out-of-district ballots at…
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Super Tuesday lives up to the adjective in Juneau
Sometime about 4:30 p.m., a man walked through the parking lot doors of Centennial Hall and uttered a…
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Juneau man avoids felony charges with plea deal
A deep knife wound in a woman’s armpit could just have easily wounded an artery that would have…
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Around Town
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel. Open lab computer training, 9 a.m.-11 a.m, The…
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Interim commissioner appoints interim deputy
Interim Commissioner Susan McCauley appointed longtime Alaska educator Betty Walters as interim deputy commissioner Wednesday. Walters replaces Les…
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Police & fire for Thursday, March 3, 2016
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…
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Photo: Sun at last
A Juneau resident reads while enjoying Tuesday’s afternoon sunshine at the State Office Building.
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Alaska Airlines applies for Havana flights
Alaska’s state airline has applied for two of a handful of flights authorized by a new diplomatic agreement…
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US Marshals warn of law enforcement telephone scam
A fraudulent caller is contacting members of the public and telling them they have federal arrest warrants with…
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Photos: University rally
Callie Conerton, vice chair for the Coalition of Student Leaders of the University of Alaska system, rallies a…
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Drive-by bullet misses man by 8 inches
According to charging court documents filed Friday, a man narrowly missed being shot in the head by a…