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Police calls for Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016

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

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Police, troopers find missing Juneau woman at end of Thane

A 52-year-old Juneau woman is recovering in a hospital after police officers and state troopers helped locate her…

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Waterfront Vendor Booth Permit Auction cancelled

The Docks & Harbors 2016 Vendor Booth Permit Outcry Auction scheduled for Feb. 18 has been cancelled. For…

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Elizabeth Peratrovich to be honored at Thursday event

Today is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, a day dedicated to the civil rights leader who advocated for Alaska Native…

Prolonged warmer weather is causing Mendenhall Lake to break up sooner than usual. Tuesday is expected to be mostly cloudy with highs around 38. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

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Photos: Spring break up comes early

Prolonged warmer weather is causing Mendenhall Lake to break up sooner than usual. Tuesday is expected to be…

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Quick action halts Douglas kitchen fire

When a pot caught fire inside a Douglas apartment Sunday night, a bystander quickly took it outside and…

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Around Town

Intermediate Microsoft Excel, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Learn to use Excel spreadsheets and other…

Cora Petty and her son, Quinn, 2, picnic at the base of Nugget Falls on Monday.

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Photo: Picnic at Nugget Falls

Cora Petty and her son, Quinn, 2, picnic at the base of Nugget Falls on Monday.

First part of the U.S.S Presentation Silver Set, hosted by the Mendenhall Flying Lions and the Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum Sunday afternoon.

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Photos: Silver service

A man peers at a silver punchbowl, part of the U.S.S. Juneau’s silver service, that was unveiled at…

Audience members watch as models display artist KD Roope's "Clipped Counterparts" made of paper clips, binder clips, mercury glass and wire during the Wearable Art Extravaganza 2016 at Centennial Hall on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016.

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Photos: Wearable Art

Artist Samantha and Owen Adams take to the stage in her “Steampunk Metamorphoses” made of plastic wrap, sharpie…

Sundown Arasmith, 40, is shown here playing with his 2-year-old dog Mason. Alaska State Troopers found Arasmith's body Saturday along with his friend Arnold Jongsma, 60, after a kayaking accident. Family members are continuing to search for the dog and a kayak the men used for their trip to Shelter Island.

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Two dead in kayak trip near Juneau

Family members are continuing the search for a loved one’s pet after two people were found dead Saturday.…

The rusted remains of a six-cylinder, 1928 Buick engine, sits on the beach in front of Ernest Gruening's cabin near Amalga Harbor. The engine powered the the Ark of Juneau, a boat built by the Satko family that brought them to Juneau in the summer of 1938.

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Ark of Juneau ‘wasn’t some glorious odyssey’

Beached on the rocky shore by territorial Gov. Ernest Gruening’s cabin near Amalga harbor, the tides of Favorite…

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Crane to duck beneath bridge this week

Juneauites are expected to see an unusual sight on the waterfront this week as a large crane moves…

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Intermediate Microsoft Excel, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Learn to use Excel spreadsheets and other…

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Two rallies planned for Capitol

The Juneau Police Department has announced that Fourth Street will be closed between Main Street and Seward Street…

Juneau mayorial candidates Karen Crane and Ken Koelsch answer questions during a forum held by the Downtown Business Association in the Senate Building on Friday.

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DBA screens mayoral candidates

What can you do for us? This age-old interview question was at the heart of the Downtown Business…

Gasoline prices have fallen under $3 in Juneau. The automatic pump at Fishermen's Bend in Auke Bay, pictured here Friday, have the lowest prices in town.

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Pumped up: The concealed truth behind gas prices

At 11 a.m. every weekday, Wade Bryson sits in a small swivel chair, leans close to a microphone,…

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GCI works to repair damaged undersea fibers in Sitka, Angoon

GCI customers should expect service interruptions today due to recent damage to the undersea fiber optic cable that…

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Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016

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

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Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Trap Club, 1 Mile Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Trap Club…