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Juneau court roundup
Here is a list of recent indictments, sentencings and other court proceedings from the Juneau District and Superior…
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JPD serves search warrant on Barrett residence
Juneau Police Department officers raided a third residence in less than a month within a two-block radius of…
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Serial shoplifter pleads guilty in three cases
A woman suspected of a rash of shoplifting incidents across Juneau took a plea deal in court Monday…
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Appeals court upholds 2008 rape conviction of Juneau man
The state Court of Appeals has upheld earlier rulings in the conviction of a Juneau man on charges…
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Live-aboards seek better security at harbors to prevent crime
More than 30 people showed up to Thursday night’s Harbor Live-aboard Community Meeting, ready to talk about a…
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Juneau ralliers respond to Charlottesville
It’s been two weeks since a white supremacist drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville,…
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Robe weaves its way back home
It’s been gone for more than 100 years, but now it’s home. Tradition, love and healing filled the…
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New citizens pledge their allegiance
Hakan Sebcioglu was a young boy living on the coast of Turkey when his uncle, who was working…
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Write-in candidate begins campaign to contest Areawide Assembly seat
Andy Hughes had made up his mind. Though he’d run for a seat on the City and Borough…
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Body found in hot tub identified as missing woman
Alexis Ashley Ehlers, a Juneau woman missing since Aug. 13, has been identified as the person found dead…
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Defendant in federal drug conspiracy case pleads not guilty
A Juneau woman pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of drug conspiracy in U.S. District Court Wednesday.…
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Cruise ship murder suspect pleads not guilty
Kenneth Manzanares, the Utah man suspected of killing his wife aboard a cruise ship near Juneau last month,…
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New AEL&P owners have ‘no interest’ in selling
The new owner of Juneau’s electric utility has “no interest” in selling it to local owners. Hydro One,…
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City creating new position to coordinate homeless resources
Juneau Empire In response to rising homelessness in town, the City and Borough of Juneau is creating a…
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City tells homeless campers to relocate within two weeks
They spoke like old friends, though one was handing the other an eviction notice. Officer Ken Colon of…
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Judge denies request to postpone murder trial
Homicide suspect Christopher D. Strawn lost a bid to postpone his new trial, currently set for Oct. 2.…
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Senior issues highlight Chamber of Commerce luncheon
Juneau’s senior population is quickly increasing, and is about to find itself in what Sioux Douglas calls a…
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Juneau family pays it forward
Fifty schoolkids from around Alaska and beyond were a lot more prepared to start the school year, thanks…
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PFD fraud trial for former Board of Fisheries nominee postponed to November
The on-again, off-again trial of a former Board of Fisheries nominee charged with Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend fraud…
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Join us at Heritage Thursday
Some of the leaders of the Juneau Empire will be hanging out at the downtown Heritage Coffee shop…