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Schools see sub shortage

It’s not the kind of absence often thought of when it comes to a school day, but hundreds…

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Alaskans targeted by phone banking fraud

A phishing scam is targeting Alaskans with automated phone calls to steal personal financial information. The scammer or…

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District, union carve out new contract

Time is money, and after 10 months of negotiating, Juneau’s teachers’ union is collecting for efforts previously considered…

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Photo: Slam’s new look

PCL Construction employees install copper-color glass panels onto the front of the State Library, Archives, and Museums building…

Mayor Greg Fisk talks about his first week on the job during an interview on Friday.

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A sit down with the new mayor

Greg Fisk officially assumed his position as Juneau’s new Mayor when he was sworn in Oct. 20. On…

Sheryl Weinberg, a cancer survivor, is the executive director of the non-profit Southeast Regional Resource (SERRC).

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Gynecologic cancer: “Be aware down there”

In the spring of 2013, Sheryl Weinberg ran into a friend at a grocery store in Juneau. While…

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Police & Fire for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015

Burglary • At 8:16 a.m. Sunday, the Juneau Police Department received a report of a stolen laptop from…

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Around town for Wednesday, Oct. 28

Computer Basics, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry way. Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30 a.m.,…

The U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender Elderberry takes aboard navigation markers from Gastineau Channel on Tuesday morning, Oct. 27, 2015. Each winter, the markers are removed from the channel to protect them from damage during ice and winter storms. The markers are reinstalled in the spring.

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Photo: Elderberry removes buoy

The U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender Elderberry takes aboard navigation markers from Gastineau Channel on Tuesday morning, Oct.…

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Wrangell father, son plead guilty to fishing violation

Before a 70-year-old Wrangell fisherman and his son entered the Juneau federal courthouse for their first court appearance,…

Scott Willis, Vice President and Generation Engineer for AEL&P, right, discusses the rebuilding process of transmission lines destroyed in an avalance with Tim McLeod, president of AEL&P, at the Snettisham hydroelectric project in April 2008.

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AEL&P’s avalanche man dies at age 61

The public face of Alaska Electric Light and Power during the Snettisham avalanche crisis has died. Kenneth Scott…

Safeway employees Heather Abrams and Aileen Sanchez, right, embrace during a memorial Monday for former employee Brandon Cook, 30, who was murdered last week. Police have charge Christopher Strawn with the crime and he is being held on $1 million bail.

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At Safeway, co-workers and friends remember Brandon Cook

Gathered on the sidewalk outside Safeway, friends and co-workers remembered Brandon C. Cook as someone with a big…

An Assembly work session on Monday evening put an end to plans to send marijuana ordinance back to the Community Development Department.

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Pot biz block stopped

A motion to send an ordinance relating to marijuana businesses back to the Community Development Department was shot…

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Photo: Healy departs

With the help of two tugboats, the polar icebreaker U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy leaves Juneau’s downtown harbor…

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Around town for Tuesday, Oct. 27

Computer Basics, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry way. Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30 a.m.,…

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SHI launches weekly lunch lecture series

Sealaska Heritage Institute will begin its weekly lunch lecture series on Nov. 3 with Tsimshian master artist David…

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Journeyman archivist program seeks applicants

The Alaska State Historical Records Advisory Board is seeking applicants for a six-week internship at an archive in…

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Rain streak runs to 19 days

No rain fell in Juneau on Sunday, marking the first dry day in the capital city since Oct.…

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Theater finds slithery surprise

A double showing of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” brought plenty of unusual sights to the Gold Town…

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Tsimshian art, language classes to take place in Juneau

Sealaska Heritage Institute will next week host two Northwest Coast artists for art and language classes in Juneau.…