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Capital City Fire Rescue Fire Marshal Dan Jager, left, speaks with a firefighter after a fire at a residence at 17625 Lena Loop Road Sunday night. No was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries. The structure was declared a total loss.

Photo: Lena Loop house fire

Capital City Fire Rescue Fire Marshal Dan Jager, left, speaks with a firefighter after a fire at a residence at 17625 Lena Loop Road on… Continue reading

Capital City Fire Rescue Fire Marshal Dan Jager, left, speaks with a firefighter after a fire at a residence at 17625 Lena Loop Road Sunday night. No was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries. The structure was declared a total loss.

Correction

In an article titled “Man with nothing gives a piece back,” published Friday, the Empire mistakenly identified the Glory Hole outreach coordinator as Travis Kellar… Continue reading

See a need, fill a need

It’s a simple solution to a serious problem — where there is room available, offer space to a homeless family. See a need, fill a… Continue reading

Around town for Sunday, Oct. 11

Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Trap Club, 1 Mile Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Trap Club is open to members and public trap… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015

This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading

Outgoing President Lance Stevens, right, welcomes Dan Fabrello as the incoming President of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at their weekly luncheon meeting held at the Juneau International Airport on Thursday.

Photo: Incoming Chamber president

Outgoing president Lance Stevens, right, welcomes Dan Fabrello as the incoming president of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at their weekly luncheon at the Juneau… Continue reading

Outgoing President Lance Stevens, right, welcomes Dan Fabrello as the incoming President of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at their weekly luncheon meeting held at the Juneau International Airport on Thursday.
Daniel Darbonne, left, is congratulated by Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson after being sworn in as a new officer on Thursday.

Officer injured at airport awarded Police Purple Heart

When an airline passenger tried to subdue a Juneau Police Department officer at the airport and take her weapon, Sgt. Christopher Burke put his partner’s… Continue reading

Daniel Darbonne, left, is congratulated by Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson after being sworn in as a new officer on Thursday.

At LCCC, prison riot starts with a phone

A Lemon Creek Correctional Center dorm has been left uninhabitable and all inmate visitations have been stopped after a prison riot Monday night.According to sources… Continue reading

Lon Garrison escapes some of Thursday's rain by exercising his dog, Barnacle, under the Douglas Bridge. The National Weather Service forecast for Friday calls for rain, heavy at times in the afternoon. Highs around 55. Northeast wind 20 to 30 mph. Wind gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon.

Photo: Escaping the rain

Lon Garrison escapes some of Thursday's rain by exercising his dog, Barnacle, under the Douglas Bridge. The National Weather Service forecast for Friday calls for… Continue reading

Lon Garrison escapes some of Thursday's rain by exercising his dog, Barnacle, under the Douglas Bridge. The National Weather Service forecast for Friday calls for rain, heavy at times in the afternoon. Highs around 55. Northeast wind 20 to 30 mph. Wind gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon.
Charles Wheaton, 59, shows stuffed toys he plans to present to Bartlett Regional Hospital staff for caring for him after it was discovered he had a bleeding ulcer. Wheaton recently moved in a one-room apartment at St. Vincent de Paul after being homeless in Juneau for nine years.

Man with nothing gives a piece back

After spending nine years living on the streets and under Gold Creek bridge, the first bed Charles Wheaton had to lay his head was in… Continue reading

Charles Wheaton, 59, shows stuffed toys he plans to present to Bartlett Regional Hospital staff for caring for him after it was discovered he had a bleeding ulcer. Wheaton recently moved in a one-room apartment at St. Vincent de Paul after being homeless in Juneau for nine years.

Police euthanize bear after it was hit by car

The Juneau Police Department euthanized a bear after it was struck by a car in the Mendenhall Valley Wednesday night, according to police.Shortly after 8… Continue reading

Tools taken from truck

Police are seeking help tracking down persons involved with the theft of tools from a parked vehicle early Tuesday morning.According to a press release by… Continue reading

Around town for Friday, Oct. 9

Alaska Club classes fundraiser for Cancer Connection, 5:30 a.m.-6:30 a.m., Group Ride, valley location; 8:15 a.m-9:15 a.m. R30, valley location. Free classes. Donations requested. All… Continue reading

An electric motor coach provided by BYD Auto Co., Ltd., a Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, and Alaska Coach Tours stops at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center to showcase the potential for electric vehicle bus transportation as part of the tourism industry in Alaska on Tuesday.

A $750K ride to the glacier

A group of about 20 people took a short tour to the Mendenhall Glacier Tuesday morning. The tour was considerably different than most: The tour… Continue reading

An electric motor coach provided by BYD Auto Co., Ltd., a Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, and Alaska Coach Tours stops at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center to showcase the potential for electric vehicle bus transportation as part of the tourism industry in Alaska on Tuesday.

Around town for Thursday, Oct. 8

Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Open lab computer training, 9 a.m.-11 a.m, The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way.ALEXsys job search workshop,… Continue reading

Photo: Eagle tour

A mature bald eagle flies past Juneau’s waterfront harbor on Tuesday.… Continue reading

Affordable housing still planned for Juneau

Despite a failed partnership that paused plans for a new affordable senior housing complex in Juneau, things are moving forward once again. It’s just not… Continue reading

Eva Bornstein, left, Carolyn Gould,Pam Bergeson, Sondra Stanway and Mary Willson, right, hike to Cropley Lake at Eaglecrest as the destination of this weeks Parks & Recreation Wednesday Hike.

Photo: Cropley Lake travelers

Eva Bornstein, left, Carolyn Gould, Pam Bergeson, Sondra Stanway and Mary Willson, right, hike to Cropley Lake at Eaglecrest as the destination of this week’s… Continue reading

Eva Bornstein, left, Carolyn Gould,Pam Bergeson, Sondra Stanway and Mary Willson, right, hike to Cropley Lake at Eaglecrest as the destination of this weeks Parks & Recreation Wednesday Hike.
This unidentified man fell from the Alaska Steamship Dock but was rescued by a Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighter Tuesday evening, Oct. 6, 2015.

Firefighter leaps into harbor to rescue man

An unidentified man was pulled from the ocean below the Alaska Steamship Dock on Tuesday evening after a Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighter took a chilly… Continue reading

This unidentified man fell from the Alaska Steamship Dock but was rescued by a Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighter Tuesday evening, Oct. 6, 2015.

Hiker, dog rescued on Mount Roberts

The Juneau Mountain Rescue team helped a stranded man and his dog escape steep terrain on Mount Roberts Tuesday morning after he called Alaska State… Continue reading