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Shawna Else welcoming those who enter Dandy Dog Daycare with some of her pack in tow. (Photo by Mackenzie Fisher)

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New dog day care opens in Juneau

The doggy doors of a new business opened the first of September to welcome a pack of furry…

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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio donates $80,000 to Southeast group

You might call it a titanic contribution. The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, founded in 1998 by the eponymous screen…

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Full field of candidates prep for tonight’s forum

The fall municipal election is just eight days away, and Juneau voters will get one of their last…

Natalee Rothaus and Mike Stanley take in the view of Auke Bay during a hike on the Indian Point Trail on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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City officials to consider giving Indian Point land to Native nonprofit

Last year, Juneau’s Indian Point was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This year, a movement…

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Board of Education candidates emphasize economic effects of schools

Prior to Thursday’s Chamber of Commerce Board of Education candidate forum, moderator Mike Satre had a question for…

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Juneau receives grant for electric bus program

The City and Borough of Juneau is looking to make its public transit a little cleaner, and the…

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Despite laws, signs springing up along state-maintained roads

Up until last week, Emily Haynes hadn’t gotten a single complaint from a member of the Juneau community…

School Board candidate Jeff Short works with seniors Derick Nebert, left, Dakota Biddinger, center, and Hayden Bryson in Mara Sheakley-Early’s first-period government class at Thunder Mountain High School on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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High school students meet candidates, share ideas

Thunder Mountain High School senior Joshua Dore wanted to share his experience with an Assembly candidate, and got…

California-based artist Cliff Garten’s rendering of what one of his sculptures will look like on the Juneau Seawalk. The sculptures will be installed starting Sept. 27. (Photo courtesy of Cliff Garten Studios)

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Alaska-inspired art to be installed near cruise docks

Alaska-inspired art will soon line Juneau’s downtown waterfront. Starting Sept. 27, the city will install a series of…

Electric wires surround a chicken coop to deter bears at a North Douglas home on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Neighbors frustrated over bear shooting

The shooting death of a brown bear in the Tee Harbor area has neighbors frustrated over the city’s…

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Board of Education candidates to face off at Thursday forum

The three candidates for the Board of Education election this fall will face off in the Chamber of…

In this March 25 photo, Cindy Dau, left, checks on homeless people sleeping in the downtown Transit Center. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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City seeks funds, location for warming center for homeless during winter

With days getting shorter and temperatures starting to fall, it’s about to get even harder for people to…

Wilson “Will” Woodrow Curtis-Collins is a person of interest in a Juneau Police Department investigation into an assault in Lemon Creek. (Photo courtesy of Juneau Police Department)

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Police seek person of interest in Lemon Creek assault

Update: The Juneau Police Department said in a release Wednesday morning that Curtis-Collins came to JPD for an…

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Urged by Greens Creek executive, Assembly stalls mine resolution

A Greens Creek Mine executive successfully lobbied to stall a resolution requesting federal government intervention in protecting Southeast…

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JEDC finds economic silver lining in Juneau’s private sector

If you’re looking for optimism in Juneau’s economic picture, it helps to look at the private sector, a…

Sister Dee Sizler takes part reciting the Serenity Prayer on Sept. 18 at the Hands Across the Bridge event. (Erin Laughlin | For the Juneau Empire)

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Hands Across the Bridge event aims to change stigma around addiction

It would have been hard for drivers on the Douglas Bridge on Sunday to miss a group of…

Meander Way resident Joyce Goehring overlooks the Mendenhall River from her backyard. Goehring feels that the current proposal from the Natural Resources Conservation Service to slow the erosion is too aggressive and invasive for homes that aren’t experiencing major erosion. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Homeowners propose different approach to stopping erosion

The group of neighbors living along the eroding banks of the Mendenhall River and City and Borough of…

Capital City Fire/Rescue cleans up after fighting a fire at 526 Seward Street, next to the Terry Miller Legislative Building, on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.

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JPD identifies fatal fire victims, investigation into cause continues

The Juneau Police Department says two Mexican brothers, 34-year-old “Wilfrido” Luis Román Olivarría Mora and 21-year-old Adrian de…

In this June 2015 photo, Kate DiCamillo, whose books have been New York Times bestsellers and won two Newbery Medals, reads during storytime at the Downtown Public Library. (Juneau Empire File)

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Toddler time at the valley, downtown libraries

Mondays are a great day to bring young children to Juneau’s public libraries. Toddler Time, which takes place…

Capital City Fire/Rescue cleans up after fighting a fire at 526 Seward Street, next to the Terry Miller Legislative Building, on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.

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Two men pronounced dead after downtown fire

Two men died when a historic building in downtown Juneau caught fire early Sunday morning, according to a…