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Police & fire calls for Friday, Feb. 26, 2016
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…
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Ballot initiative not done yet
A ballot initiative proposing a law to make it easier for Alaskans to register to vote isn’t officially…
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Tip leads police to woman linked to drive-by shooting
Juneau Police Department detectives followed up on a tip Thursday morning that helped them locate one person of…
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APOC quashes complaint against Crane
It didn’t take long for the Alaska Public Offices Commission to reject Assembly member Debbie White’s complaint against…
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Mayoral candidates disagree on senior sales tax, heroin crisis and ‘The Road’
Community members packed the Assembly Chambers on Wednesday night to hear mayoral candidates Karen Crane and Ken Koelsch…
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Juneau man indicted for child pornography
The U.S. Attorney’s office indicted a Juneau man Wednesday for the distribution of child pornography. Steven Raymond Foster,…
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Perseverance’s 38th season to be biggest one yet
The 38th season marks a first for Perseverance, with a seven-show season in Juneau and a six-show season…
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Around Town
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel. Storytime, 11 a.m., Douglas Library. Details: 586-5267. Annual…
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Coast Guard: Challenger recovery may cost more
The tugboat Challenger has been raised from Gastineau Channel and is moored at the AJ Dock, but its…
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Chamber hosts judge, attorney for lunch
The Juneau Chamber of Commerce hosts Juneau District Court Judge Keith Levy and attorney Benjamin Brown for its…
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Marijuana drama at planning commission meeting
After a four-hour meeting as dramatic as it was long, Juneau’s Planning Commission decided Tuesday night to forward…
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Police seek two people in drive-by shooting
The Juneau Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating two Juneau residents who are persons of…
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School district’s budget priorities could cut cultural education resources
Depending on how much funding the Juneau School District gets, items like cultural education paraeducators and middle school…
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The few, the loud, the Marines
What the audience at Monday night’s Veterans Affairs town hall lacked in numbers, it made up for in…
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Fighting language loss: ‘Our language is a source of wealth’
“Even though we are from different tribes, we are all in the same canoe. We need to work…
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Mayoral candidates clash over seniors, wages
As Juneau’s upcoming special mayoral election draws closer, candidates Karen Crane and Ken Koelsch are beginning to move…
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Hallmark store could close as soon as April
After nine years in the Hallmark greeting card business at the Nugget Mall, owner Marilyn Molburg is calling…
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JPD chief awards top leaders in the workplace
It was officer Steve Warnaca’s day off and he was watching his daughter, but the Juneau Police Department…
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Engineering & Public Works Director appointed
The City and Borough of Juneau announced Tuesday afternoon that Roger Healy has been appointed to the Engineering…
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Bambino’s Baby Food’s Hali Halibut wins at Symphony of Seafood
Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation unveiled the winners of the Alaska Symphony of Seafood, and named Bambino’s Baby Food’s…