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Rep. Geran Tarr, D-Anchorage, center, is joined with representatives of the Food Bank of Alaska, the Alaska Food Coalition, the University of Alaska's Cooperative Extension Service to discuss food waste during a press conference at the Capitol on Wednesday. "It's unacceptable that so many people are struggling with hunger when billions of pounds of food are wasted every year," said Rep. Tarr. "I'm hopeful that by raising awareness of this under-reported issue, we can meet the goal put forward by the Secretary of Agriculture to reduce food loss and waste by 50% by 2030." With Rep. Tarr are Sarra Khlifi, of the Alaska Food Coalition, right, Cara Durr, of the Food Bank of Alaska, Sara Truitt, of the Southeast Alaska Food Bank, and Darren Snyder, of the Cooperative Extension Service.

Photo: Reducing food waste

Rep. Geran Tarr, D-Anchorage, center, is joined with representatives from the Food Bank of Alaska, the Alaska Food Coalition and the University of Alaska’s Cooperative… Continue reading

Rep. Geran Tarr, D-Anchorage, center, is joined with representatives of the Food Bank of Alaska, the Alaska Food Coalition, the University of Alaska's Cooperative Extension Service to discuss food waste during a press conference at the Capitol on Wednesday. "It's unacceptable that so many people are struggling with hunger when billions of pounds of food are wasted every year," said Rep. Tarr. "I'm hopeful that by raising awareness of this under-reported issue, we can meet the goal put forward by the Secretary of Agriculture to reduce food loss and waste by 50% by 2030." With Rep. Tarr are Sarra Khlifi, of the Alaska Food Coalition, right, Cara Durr, of the Food Bank of Alaska, Sara Truitt, of the Southeast Alaska Food Bank, and Darren Snyder, of the Cooperative Extension Service.

Police & Fire for Thursday, Feb. 4, 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

Around Town

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

Correction

A Wednesday story incorrectly stated that the trans-Alaska Pipeline System is owned and operated by Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. The pipeline is operated by Alyeska… Continue reading

PHOTO: TWIN LAKES OIL SPILL

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School district mulls what to cut next

During the public school board budget meeting Tuesday evening at the Juneau-Douglas High School library, Superintendent Mark Miller addressed the sparse group consisting of school… Continue reading

Legislative committee votes to protect Chuck-e-Cheese

Chuck-e-Cheese and Dave & Buster’s need not worry for much longer. The Alaska Legislature is preparing a bill to shield arcades from the state’s gambling… Continue reading

Sen. Mia Costello, R-Anchorage, left, and Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, listen to Sen. Bill Stoltze, R-Chugiak, speak to the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Juneau, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, about his bill calling for a convention of the states to adopt an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow for the states, with a three-fifths vote of state legislatures, to repeal or nullify federal laws or executive orders that adversely affect their interests.

Lawmakers hear resolution to strengthen states’ rights

JUNEAU — A Senate committee heard testimony on Wednesday on an effort to amend the U.S. Constitution and establish a mechanism for states to overturn… Continue reading

Sen. Mia Costello, R-Anchorage, left, and Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, listen to Sen. Bill Stoltze, R-Chugiak, speak to the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Juneau, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, about his bill calling for a convention of the states to adopt an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow for the states, with a three-fifths vote of state legislatures, to repeal or nullify federal laws or executive orders that adversely affect their interests.
A technician with Nortech uses an absorbent boom to soak up heating oil that drained into Twin Lakes after a tank failure in the Mountainside Estates subdivision on Wednesday.

DEC works to clean up spill from tank

Just off the Twin Lakes trail, a yellow snake-like boom — similar to those that float around the perimeter of most oil spills — surrounds… Continue reading

A technician with Nortech uses an absorbent boom to soak up heating oil that drained into Twin Lakes after a tank failure in the Mountainside Estates subdivision on Wednesday.

Former Juneau resident tied to Tongass fires

A former Juneau resident pled guilty Monday to charges related to an unauthorized burning of timber and failure to maintain control of a fire in… Continue reading

An excavator sifts through the rubble that was the Gastineau Apartments as seen from Gastineau Avenue on Tuesday.

Photo: So long and farewell

An excavator sifts through the rubble that was the Gastineau Apartments as seen from Gastineau Avenue on Tuesday.In case you missed it, check out the… Continue reading

An excavator sifts through the rubble that was the Gastineau Apartments as seen from Gastineau Avenue on Tuesday.
Global Diving and Salvage has started work Tuesday to remove the 96-foot tugboat Challenger that sank in Gastineau Channel in September.

Wrecked tugboat to be lifted from Gastineau Channel by March

The tugboat Challenger, sunken in Gastineau Channel since September, will be lifted from the seafloor within three months, the head of marine pollution response for… Continue reading

Global Diving and Salvage has started work Tuesday to remove the 96-foot tugboat Challenger that sank in Gastineau Channel in September.
Rob Annett, an engineer with the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, speaks about the difficulties of keep oil running at a reduced rate through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System during a lunch meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Slow flow, low flow is oil pipeline’s issue

The trans-Alaska Pipeline System is still 100 percent full.The speed of oil flow, not the amount of oil in the 39-year-old pipeline, is the issue… Continue reading

Rob Annett, an engineer with the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, speaks about the difficulties of keep oil running at a reduced rate through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System during a lunch meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday.
Marissa Capito, an engineering assistant at the Mendenhall Water Treatment Plant, gives a tour of the facility in November. A new dryer will be located at the plant to process biosolids.

Assembly chooses biosolids solution

At a work session Monday night, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly worked for about an hour to answer the age-old question: What happens… Continue reading

Marissa Capito, an engineering assistant at the Mendenhall Water Treatment Plant, gives a tour of the facility in November. A new dryer will be located at the plant to process biosolids.

Defendant in homicide case will return to Juneau

A former Juneau resident listened to a Juneau judge 500 miles away over the phone Tuesday as she made her first court appearance in connection… Continue reading

Correction

Stories on Jan. 29 and Feb. 2 incorrectly identified Walt Monegan as a corrections commissioner under former Gov. Sarah Palin. He served as her commissioner… Continue reading

President signs executive order demanding seismic safety

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to use earthquake-resistant designs when remodeling an existing building or building a new… Continue reading

City to hold candidate meet-and-greet for new chief housing officer position

The City and Borough of Juneau will hold a public meet-and-greet Thursday with the two candidates looking to fill Juneau’s new chief housing officer position.Scott… Continue reading

Eleven candidates in GOP’s Alaska presidential poll

If Iowa and New Hampshire aren’t enough to shake out the Republican presidential field, Alaska will sit among the deciding states.Eleven candidates have registered for… Continue reading

Troopers use dog to detain 2 men suspected of burglary

FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers used a police dog to arrest two men suspected of burglarizing a Fairbanks home.Troopers just before 11 p.m. Sunday took… Continue reading