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Engineer’s Cutoff Road access reduced for construction

Those who live on Engineer’s Cutoff Road will have a bit more trouble getting home starting Monday. From…

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Expo aims to equip locals for disasters big and small

Dealing with disasters in Alaska isn’t quite like dealing with disasters in the Lower 48, Red Cross Disaster…

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Rotary Club to honor 9/11 victims, first responders

The Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club will host a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of terrorist attacks on Sept.…

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Dunn Street construction starts next week

Dunn Street construction starts next week New water mains and storm drain improvements are coming to Dunn Street…

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Centennial Hall, JACC try to ease parking concerns

The situation in the shared parking lot between Centennial Hall and the Juneau Arts and Culture Center has…

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Coast Guard aids cruise ship passenger

The U.S. Coast Guard aided a 69-year-old male from the cruise ship Norwegian Pearl near Coghlan Island on…

Kahyl Dybdahl, left, and Bronze Chevis eat an egg sandwich breakfast before school at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. The Juneau Community Foundation presented a check for $24,300 to Juneau School District for in-school food programs on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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School district expands free breakfast for all elementary, middle school students

A.J. Wilson’s parents have always told him that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Now,…

The sky over the Mendenhall Wetlands Game Preserve is seen Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau sees first 70-degree September day in 7 years

Summer’s last gasp may have come in the first days of September. On Tuesday, the temperature at Juneau…

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Ketchikan director this week’s Chamber speaker

Kimberlee Hayward will be this week’s speaker at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Hayward is the Ketchikan…

Michele Elfers, Chief Landscape Architect for the city, instructs fourth-grade students from Harborview Elementary School on how to plant salmonberries on a newly created island next to the Seawalk on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Harborview students will get a chance to plant 300 native species on the island over the next week to transform the area into habitat for birds. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Greening ‘Apocalypse’: Students learn and beautify Juneau’s new downtown island

It’s been nicknamed “Apocalypse Island” for its barren, rocky look, but the unnamed island built at the mouth…

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Second Saturday Market

Second Saturday Market will be held this Saturday, Sept. 9, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Airport Shopping…

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Canvas to teach intertidal pottery, wheel throwing

The Canvas Community Art Studio and Gallery will offer five different classes in September: Beginning Wheel Throwing, Intertidal…

President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd while speaking at a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center Aug. 22 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Rick Scuteri | The Associated Press)

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UAS to host Electoral College lecture

The University of Alaska Southeast will host Charles Biles, emeritus professor of mathematics at Humboldt State University, for…

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Recovery community tackles stigma, focuses on fun

When local Casey DenAdel travelled back to her hometown of Petersburg, one of the first things she did…

Owners Stuart and Suzy Cohen are closing their South Franklin shop, Invisible World, after 32 years and plan to sell through the internet only. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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After 32 years, Invisible World to close doors

Since 1985, locally-owned shop Invisible World has outfitted Juneauites and tourists alike with fall’s favorite garment: the sweater.…

A mature bald eagle perches on top of one of the landscaped trees along the new seawalk in downtown on July 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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City seeks input in future of downtown waterfront

New restaurants and food trucks or more public space? Perhaps more parking downtown? The City and Borough of…

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Notice to Capital Transit riders

Due to construction on the Alaska State Capitol, Fourth Street will be closed to through traffic, disrupting Capital…

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Two indictments issued

A Juneau grand jury handed up two indictments on Wednesday. Thomas D. Norris, 27, was charged with two…

Linda Price works at her desk decorated with flowers by Branch Manager Tyler Davis at the Valley branch of Wells Fargo Bank on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. Price is retiring after 19 years with Wells Fargo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Beloved local banker retires

One husband, three kids, eight grandkids: Longtime local banker Linda Price has a big family. But throughout her…

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CBJ annual water flushing to start next week

Beginning Sept. 4, the City and Borough of Juneau water utility will begin the annual flushing of the…