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Junier Basulto Lorenzo, right, speaks at a rally to support protesters in Cuba on July 17 at Mayor Bill Overstreet Park. Janett Hampton, left, and Stacey Lacey, center, also attended the rally along with about 25 people. (Dana Zigmund/Juneau Empire)

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Residents gather to support protests in Cuba

Many supporters share close ties with the island nation

This December 2020 photo shows a CCFR vehicle. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Man arrested on charges related to vehicle fire

No injuries were reported in the early morning fire.

Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire Glory Hall executive director Mariya Lovishchuk points out some of the new features of the new Glory Hall, located near the airport and set to open on Thursday, July 22, 2021.

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New Glory Hall readies for opening next week

The new structure, with twice the space of the old one, has far better accomodations.

Aukeman Triathlon supporters and volunteers cheer on a swimmer as they leave Auke Lake on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Juneau is being considered to host a three-year series of Ironman triathlons, the first of which would be held next August. (Nolin Ainsworth/Juneau Empire File)

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Juneau is in the running to host an Ironman triathlon

Running, biking and swimming to the finish line

Michelle Bonnet Hale on July 14 at the office of the Juneau Empire. Hale is seeking a second, three-year term on the City and Borough of Juneau City Assembly. So far, she is the only candidate to announce a run for the District 2 seat in the valley. (Ben Hohenstatt/Juneau Empire)

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Assembly member to seek reelection

She’s currently unopposed in District 2

A bystander intervened in an attack near Nugget Mall Wednesday afternoon, resulting in the arrest of a 32-year-old man for multiple charges. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Man arrested for assault after bystander intervenes

The victim was seriously injured and taken to the hospital.

A 60-year-old Juneau man was sentenced for multiple sexual assaults, some occurring as far back as 1999, on Tuesday at Dimond Courthouse, seen here Oct. 20, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

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Juneau man sentenced for multiple sexual assaults

The offenses occurred between 1999 and 2015.

A bear splashes through Steep Creek in this September 2018 photo. The non-elevated portions of the Steep Creek Trail will close beginning Friday, the U.S. Forest Service announced. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Non-elevated portion of Steep Creek Trail to close

Goes into effect Friday, July 16.

Troy Wuyts-Smith on July 12. Wuyts-Smith recently entered the race to replace long-serving City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Member Loren Jones, who is barred from seeking an additional term due to term limits. His entry means there are now three candidates for the seat. Paul Kelly and Barbara Blake have also announced bids to run. (Dana Zigmund/Juneau Empire)

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CBJ Assembly race heats up

A third candidate files to run for District 1 position

William Tamaree of the Kayáashkéedítaan clan stands next to the Kéet Koowaal in this undated photo. The Kéet Koowaal is being returned to the clan from a museum in Alabama. (Courtesy photo / CCTHITA)

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Alaska Native works coming home after decades down South

The objects will be returned to home, to be displayed in a future cultural ceremony.

The commercial fishing vessel Della G, seen here the next morning, caught fire and was completely destroyed in the Gastineau Channel on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Knight)

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Adrift and ablaze: emergency services respond to late-night boat fire

Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that torched the 32-foot vessel.

A person aboard the American Constellation wears a mask as the ship arrives late Monday afternoon at the downtown cruise docks. A cluster of COVID-19 cases associated with the ship has reached 10. All known cases in the cluster are isolating. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Cruise ship COVID cluster reaches 10

Public Health: Risk of exposure to the public is low

The Holland America Line Eurodam pulls into Juneau’s downtown harbor heading for the city-owned dock on Monday, May 6, 2019. The privately-owned South Franklin Dock, foreground, is currently the only dock set up to provide electric power to a ship while at berth in Juneau. However, city officials are hoping to get a federal grant to add electrified docks. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Plugging into federal money

City OKs match for potential electric docks grant

Justin Dorn pedals through the finish of Thane Road Donut Time Trial. Dorn claimed the top spot in the bicycle race that weights results based on the number of doughnuts each rider eats. Dorn finished with a doughnut-adjusted time of 21 minutes and 22 seconds by virtue of eating five doughnuts. (Courtesy Photo / Rob Welton)

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‘Hole’ lot of fun: Bike club holds annual doughnut-fueled race

Glazed and confused.

A former SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium chiropractor accused of more than 15 counts of sexual assault while he was employed at SEARHC will not have his conditions of release altered, a Juneau judge decided on Monday. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

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Conditions unchanged for ex-chiropractor charged with sexual assaults

The defendant isn’t to leave the country or to do chiropractictic work, but remains unincarcerated.

Two black bears walk along Skilak Lake Road on Monday, June 14, 2021 near Skilak Lake, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bears and dogs don’t mix

The best way to enjoy bear country with pups is by keeping them close.

Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File The Coast Guard’s 2020 Boating Safety Statistics Report highlighted an expected spike in boater accidents, deaths, and injuries with more people on the water during the pandemic.

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Boating accidents, casualties expectedly high in 2020

More people on the water with the pandemic means more potential for accidents to happen.

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File Coeur Alaska will likely be able to expand their facilities at the Kensington Gold Mine including the Tailing Treatment Facility, seen here in this October 2019 photo, after the U.S. Forest Service announced it intends to approve the company’s proposal to extend the mine’s life by 10 years. Operations were expected to end in 2023 under a plan approved in 2005.

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Forest Service set to approve Kensington expansion

Objections period is open.

The second of two summer school terms offered by the Juneau School District started on July 6. Harborview School, shown here in May 2020, is one of the locations offering the program. Summer sessions offer an opportunity for students to brush up on content they may have missed over three semesters marked by COVID-19-related schedule disruptions. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Hitting the books this summer

In-person summer programs offer catch-up opportunity

Two hikers, third and fourth from the right, were rescued after being stranded on Mount Roberts Wednesday evening by rapidly changing weather. (Courtesy photo / Juneau Mountain Rescue)

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2 hikers stranded by weather rescued off Mount Roberts

Juneau’s mercurial weather left them high, but not dry.