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Gastineau Apartments are pictured in January 2016, just prior to the city’s demolition of the building. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Gastineau Apartments trial could take place this summer

Two years ago today, the City and Borough of Juneau filed a lawsuit against James and Kathleen Barrett…

Mandy Cole stands on the corner of 10th St. and Egan Dr. on Thursday, March 1, 2018, encouraging drivers to donate money to non-profit organizations. (Richard McGrail | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau nonprofits rally for Pick.Click.Give donations

Making people aware of a simple charitable donation brought out a group of sign-holders braving the early-morning wind…

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Gunman who robbed Travelodge Hotel had accomplice

It’s been more than a year since a man walked into the Travelodge Hotel in the Mendenhall Valley,…

Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighter Blake Fleming and other members of CCFR’s rescue team arrive at the Spaulding Meadows snowmachine trail with a man rescued from the John Muir Cabin on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. The man was said to have had a medical issue. Juneau Snowmobile Club members helped in the rescue. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau Snowmobile Club assists in snowy rescue

A 65-year-old man was more than three miles away from a road and at 1,500-foot elevation when he…

Police arrest wanted man, two others for unrelated warrants

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Police arrest wanted man, two others for unrelated warrants

Since early this month, Derick Nathaniel Skultka has been a wanted man for a parole violation. On Tuesday…

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The Juneau Empire News Quiz!

Did you pay attention to the news this week? Test yourself to see how informed you are. For…

Laron Carlton Graham appears in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, for an arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 15, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Man pleads not guilty at arraignment for 2015 double murder

Ten days after being indicted for allegedly committing a double murder, Laron Carlton Graham sat in Juneau Superior…

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St. Vincent de Paul Society purchases Valley Auto building

While one long-standing Juneau local business plans to close its doors after nearly four decades in business, another…

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CBJ extends application deadline for volunteer boards

The City and Borough of Juneau has extended the deadline for applicants to submit for volunteer board positions…

The damming of Long Lake south of Juneau allowed for the construction of the Snettisham Hydroelectric project in the 1960s, which has provided low-cost power to the state capital ever since. A pending sale that could allow the dam to become owned by a Canadian utility is drawing objections from across the state and its lone U.S. Rep. Don Young. (Photo/Courtesy/Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority)

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AEL&P pledges not to purchase Snettisham unless it benefits ratepayers

After three weeks of negotiations, the major parties involved in the purchase of Juneau’s electric utility pledged to…

One of four windows that show damage on the backside of Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Principal catches burglar in act from afar

On Saturday, Feb. 17, Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School Principal Molly Yerkes caught a burglar breaking into the school…

Native elder David Katzeek. (Courtesy Image | Colin Arisman and Connor Gallagher)

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Doc takes aim at Greens Creek environmental record

Three years after an Angoon subsistence hunter harvested a mercury-laden seal near Greens Creek Mine, a documentary sponsored…

This illustration in a preliminary drawing of the future “Native Arts Park.” (Courtesy Photo | MRV Architects via Sealaska Heritage Institute)

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Sealaska is building a Native Art Park in its downtown parking lot

Sealaska Heritage Institute is planning on building an Alaska Native “art park” in the Sealaska Plaza parking lot…

Ati Nasiah, prevention outreach director for AWARE, leads a Racial Equity and Liberation meeting at Northern Light United Church on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Confronting Racism: Group gathers for discussions on racial, cultural issues

During a week filled with hot-topic issues from cultural appropriation and racial institutionalization locally and nationwide, it is…

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Landslide maps, emergency system need updating, officials say

Southeast Alaska is a vertical, rainy place. Deep glacier-cut fjords give way only to tall, steep mountains blanketed…

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Juneau police respond to two apparent suicides on same day

Juneau police on Wednesday responded to two apparent suicides on Wednesday, just four hours apart. Police say the…

In this Dec. 5, 2017 photo, lead carver Nicholas Galanin works on the Wolf Totem Pole at Harborview Elementary School. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Artist Nicholas Galanin selected for Native Burial Ground Monument

The City and Borough of Juneau and the Douglas Indian Association are constructing a Native Burial Ground Monument…

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Three arrested as part of JPD, Troopers, FBI investigations

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Alaska State Troopers and Juneau Police Department arrested three people in a Mendenhall…

In this June 2008 photo, Becky Iverson sorts her plastic container at the Waste Management site in Lemon Creek. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Lemon Creek recycling building closes but service continues

Juneau residents who use the Lemon Creek recycling facility may be slightly confused when they see the building…

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council (JAHC) board listens to community member Catherine Hatch at its Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 board meeting. More than 100 people showed up to speak about the issue of cultural appropriation. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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JAHC: We ‘let the entire community down’ at Wearable Arts Show

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council Board issued an apology Thursday afternoon to all involved in the fallout…