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Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters Craig Brown, left, and Travis Wolfe use a tarp to cover a broken skylight in the 3200 block of Foster Avenue in West Juneau on Monday. CCFR had to break the skylight while fighting a fire that started in a bedroom closet. CCFR Fire Chief Richard Etheridge said, "The smoke was clear down to the floor and it was super hot in there, so for them to find the fire they had to vent the smoke out." The fire was contained to the one room, but the upper floor suffered heavy smoke damage, according to Etheridge. The homeowner was taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital for a minor injury to the top of his head while fighting the fire.

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Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters Craig Brown, left, and Travis Wolfe use a tarp to cover a broken skylight in the 3200 block of Foster Avenue in West Juneau on Monday. CCFR had to break the skylight while fighting a fire that started in a bedroom closet. CCFR Fire Chief Richard Etheridge said, "The smoke was clear down to the floor and it was super hot in there, so for them to find the fire they had to vent the smoke out." The fire was contained to the one room, but the upper floor suffered heavy smoke damage, according to Etheridge. The homeowner was taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital for a minor injury to the top of his head while fighting the fire.

Rescuers try to find skiers stuck on glacier for days

ANCHORAGE — Searchers on Monday hoped to find two skiers who have been stuck on an Alaska glacier for three days and were forced to… Continue reading

Police & fire for Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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

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Introduction to Using Computers, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718.Write About It: Writing Skills to Build Confidence, 9:15-10:45 a.m., The… Continue reading

Zane Jones and Paul Voelckers, left, of MRV Architects, make a presentation for a new arts complex to the Selection Committee of the Architectural Firm at KTOO on Monday. The committee heard presentations by MRV, NorthWind, and Jensen Yorba Lott.

Photo: Arts complex presentation

Zane Jones and Paul Voelckers, left, of MRV Architects, make a presentation for a new arts complex to the Selection Committee of the Architectural Firm… Continue reading

Zane Jones and Paul Voelckers, left, of MRV Architects, make a presentation for a new arts complex to the Selection Committee of the Architectural Firm at KTOO on Monday. The committee heard presentations by MRV, NorthWind, and Jensen Yorba Lott.

Candidates could alter GOP convention rules

WASHINGTON — With the Republican nominating convention less than 100 days away, the GOP’s presidential candidate isn’t the only thing still up for grabs. Also… Continue reading

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. waves after speaking at a campaign rally, Monday, April 11, 2016, in Binghamton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Sanders lags in delegates but leads in likability

WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is still behind when it comes to delegates and votes, but he has one clear advantage over his Democratic and Republican… Continue reading

  • Apr 12, 2016
  • By CATHERINE LUCEY and EMILY SWANSON
  • Nation-World
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. waves after speaking at a campaign rally, Monday, April 11, 2016, in Binghamton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
A woman holds a sign near the Times Union Center before a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Albany, N.Y., Monday, April 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Poll: On issues, Clinton has edge over Trump

WASHINGTON — In an early general election warning for Donald Trump, Americans say they trust Democrat Hillary Clinton over the Republican businessman on a range… Continue reading

A woman holds a sign near the Times Union Center before a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Albany, N.Y., Monday, April 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

California woman marks 70 years working for same hospital

SAN FRANCISCO — Talk about a loyal employee: Elena Griffing has just celebrated her 70th year working for the same San Francisco Bay Area hospital,… Continue reading

Why you might soon text robots as often as your friends

SAN FRANCISCO — The robots are coming — to help run your life or sell you stuff — at an online texting service near you.In… Continue reading

US, Goldman Sachs reach $5B settlement over risky mortgages

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday announced a roughly $5 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs over the sale of mortgage-backed securities leading up to… Continue reading

Paris, Brussels attacks: ‘Supercell’ of extremism

PARIS — The number of people linked to the Islamic State network that attacked Paris and Brussels reaches easily into the dozens, with a series… Continue reading

With UN envoy in Damascus, IS takes Syrian town from rebels

DAMASCUS, Syria — The U.N. special envoy on Monday urged Syria’s warring sides to preserve the fragile U.S.-Russia-brokered cease-fire ahead of the next round of… Continue reading

Arun Suraj, 24, right, sits next to her mother Symala, second right, and other relatives as he displays a poster which has a photograph of his brother Athiraj, 22, who died after a massive fire broke out Sunday during a fireworks display at the Puttingal temple complex in Paravoor village, Kollam district, southern Kerala state, India, Monday, April 11, 2016. Medical teams on Monday tended to hundreds of people injured in a massive fire that killed more than a hundred, while authorities searched for those responsible for illegally putting on the fireworks display that caused the weekend blaze. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Police hunt suspects in India temple fire that killed 110

PARAVOOR, India — Medical teams on Monday tended to hundreds of people injured in a massive fire that killed at least 110 people, while authorities… Continue reading

Arun Suraj, 24, right, sits next to her mother Symala, second right, and other relatives as he displays a poster which has a photograph of his brother Athiraj, 22, who died after a massive fire broke out Sunday during a fireworks display at the Puttingal temple complex in Paravoor village, Kollam district, southern Kerala state, India, Monday, April 11, 2016. Medical teams on Monday tended to hundreds of people injured in a massive fire that killed more than a hundred, while authorities searched for those responsible for illegally putting on the fireworks display that caused the weekend blaze. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Shellfish behavior: US lobster industry at odds with Sweden

PORTLAND, Maine — Exactly how 32 American lobsters wound up in Swedish waters isn’t clear. But because some of them were wearing the rubber bands… Continue reading

Photo: West Juneau house fire

Photo: West Juneau house fire

Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters Craig Brown, left, and Travis Wolfe use a tarp to cover a broken skylight in the 3200 block of Foster Avenue… Continue reading

Photo: West Juneau house fire
A Cessna 206 that crashed on the southern edge of Admiralty Island on Friday is shown in this photograph, which was provided to the Empire on Monday.

NTSB is trying to piece together the tragic, fatal Admiralty crash

The sole survivor of Friday’s plane crash remained in critical condition at a Seattle hospital Monday afternoon.Twenty-one-year-old Morgan Enright is in the intensive care unit,… Continue reading

A Cessna 206 that crashed on the southern edge of Admiralty Island on Friday is shown in this photograph, which was provided to the Empire on Monday.

Monday recap: Legislature tells state to see missing eyes

The Alaska House has voted to require Alaska businesses to report when an employee loses an eye or a limb on the job.Senate Bill 148,… Continue reading

Hazel LeCount holds her pet dog, Serenity, as she waits with other residents to be let back into the Channel View Apartments on Sunday after a fire broke out in a unit on the fifth floor.

2 taken to hospital after downtown apartment fire

Investigators from the Fire Marshal’s office are still at the scene tonight after a top floor apartment fire in downtown Juneau. According to online reports from… Continue reading

Hazel LeCount holds her pet dog, Serenity, as she waits with other residents to be let back into the Channel View Apartments on Sunday after a fire broke out in a unit on the fifth floor.

Sunday recap: Lawmakers join another call for U.S. Constitutional convention

The Alaska House of Representatives is again recommending Alaska join a convention to revise the U.S. Constitution.On Sunday, lawmakers spent nearly 90 minutes debating the… Continue reading