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Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024

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Homes, streets and vehicles are swamped by record flooding from the Mendenhall River on Tuesday morning. (Photo by Rich Ross)

Sullivan: Short-term focus after flood on FEMA aid, long-term focus on ‘engineering solution’

“We can’t have it that Juneau has this problem every summer,” senator says during visit Thursday.

Homes, streets and vehicles are swamped by record flooding from the Mendenhall River on Tuesday morning. (Photo by Rich Ross)
Alaska National Guard members help clear debris Thursday from a neighborhood hit by record flooding of the Mendenhall River earlier this week. (Alaska National Guard photo)

Alaska National Guard deployed to assist with flood recovery efforts

40 members from Juneau and elsewhere will help with debris cleanup, distribution of supplies.

Alaska National Guard members help clear debris Thursday from a neighborhood hit by record flooding of the Mendenhall River earlier this week. (Alaska National Guard photo)
The aftermath of the flood is seen in Maggie Nolen’s basement apartment on Tuesday afternoon. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Juneau residents impacted by the Mendenhall River flood begin recovery step by step

Volunteers help salvage homes and belongings after record flood causes widespread damage.

The aftermath of the flood is seen in Maggie Nolen’s basement apartment on Tuesday afternoon. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
The sticker-covered wall outside the Prudhoe Bay General Store, a landmark in the community of Deadhorse, is seen on Aug. 22, 2018. Behind it is an oil equipment and oil-related facilities sited at Deadhorse, just outside of the Prudhoe Bay field. On Tuesday, temperatures reached 89 degrees at the industrial camp community, the highest ever recorded there and likely the highest ever recorded at this latitude anywhere in North America. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Record-high temperatures bake Deadhorse and other sites on Alaska’s North Slope

A scorching hot day in Alaska’s Arctic set multiple records on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. At Deadhorse, the industrial camp community next… Continue reading

The sticker-covered wall outside the Prudhoe Bay General Store, a landmark in the community of Deadhorse, is seen on Aug. 22, 2018. Behind it is an oil equipment and oil-related facilities sited at Deadhorse, just outside of the Prudhoe Bay field. On Tuesday, temperatures reached 89 degrees at the industrial camp community, the highest ever recorded there and likely the highest ever recorded at this latitude anywhere in North America. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Mayor Beth Weldon chat with Janet Coffin outside her home on Killewich Drive on Wednesday afternoon. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Mayor Beth Weldon chat with Janet Coffin outside her home on Killewich Drive on Wednesday afternoon. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
An early voting station is set up in the atrium of the State Office Building in Juneau, Alaska on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, the first day of early voting for the 2024 Alaska primary election. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

Mail delays postpone the start of pre-Election Day voting in parts of rural Alaska

Democrats express worries about the effect on Mary Peltola’s campaign for U.S. House.

An early voting station is set up in the atrium of the State Office Building in Juneau, Alaska on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, the first day of early voting for the 2024 Alaska primary election. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
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Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024

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Bright red fruit hang from a cherry tree in the Casey-Shattuck Addition in downtown Juneau. The compact neighborhood of small homes is roughly defined by 12th Street, Glacier Avenue, Eighth Street and Calhoun Avenue. It was platted in 1913. (Laurie Craig / Juneau Empire)

A bowl of cherries: Abundant red fruit brightens the neighborhood known as ‘The Flats’

Nobody seems quite sure about the origin of the fruit trees, but people have plenty of ideas.

Bright red fruit hang from a cherry tree in the Casey-Shattuck Addition in downtown Juneau. The compact neighborhood of small homes is roughly defined by 12th Street, Glacier Avenue, Eighth Street and Calhoun Avenue. It was platted in 1913. (Laurie Craig / Juneau Empire)
Homes and streets in the Mendenhall Valley are swamped by record flooding from the Mendenhall River on Tuesday morning. (Photo by Rich Ross)

Record flooding exceeding ‘worst-case’ forecast swamps homes and streets near Mendenhall River

Water from glacial outburst flood crests at 15.99 feet, tops last year’s record by more than a foot.

Homes and streets in the Mendenhall Valley are swamped by record flooding from the Mendenhall River on Tuesday morning. (Photo by Rich Ross)
Jill Lawhorne, community development director for the City and Borough of Juneau, and building inspector Jeff Hedges examine a section of armored riverbank that had minimal damage despite a fast-flowing drainage of water from the Meander Way neighborhood during record flooding Monday and Tuesday. A nearby homeowner reported the only damage to her home was a gash in the garage where a large spruce tree rammed into the exterior and poked a sizable hole that allowed water to get into the garage. (Laurie Craig / Juneau Empire)

City says more than 100 homes damaged by record flood; Gov. Dunleavy issues state disaster declaration

Congressional delegation, organizations and businesses also discussing assistance possibilities.

Jill Lawhorne, community development director for the City and Borough of Juneau, and building inspector Jeff Hedges examine a section of armored riverbank that had minimal damage despite a fast-flowing drainage of water from the Meander Way neighborhood during record flooding Monday and Tuesday. A nearby homeowner reported the only damage to her home was a gash in the garage where a large spruce tree rammed into the exterior and poked a sizable hole that allowed water to get into the garage. (Laurie Craig / Juneau Empire)
Vehicles try to navigate through rapidly rising flood waters in a neighborhood along the Mendenhall River at about 1 a.m. on Tuesday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Suicide Basin flood tracker: Mendenhall River crests at 15.99 feet, expected to retreat rapidly

New record water level more than a foot higher than last year, causes unexpected damage to some homes.

Vehicles try to navigate through rapidly rising flood waters in a neighborhood along the Mendenhall River at about 1 a.m. on Tuesday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
Juno, a 7-year-old Siberian Husky and Alaskan Malamute mix, is officially up for adoption through Juneau Animal Rescue as of Monday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

‘Special street dog’ Juno searches for her forever home

“We just want to make sure she goes to a good, loving home.”

Juno, a 7-year-old Siberian Husky and Alaskan Malamute mix, is officially up for adoption through Juneau Animal Rescue as of Monday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
The former Breakwater Inn on Egan Drive, near where a hit-and-run collision with a pedestrian occurred early Sunday morning. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Pedestrian on Egan Drive critically injured in early morning hit-and-run collision with vehicle

Relative says victim, 38, has broken neck; man ‘involved’ in accident leads police to damaged vehicle.

The former Breakwater Inn on Egan Drive, near where a hit-and-run collision with a pedestrian occurred early Sunday morning. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
The U.S. Capitol is seen on a cloudy day in an undated photo. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)

As early voting opens in Alaska’s U.S. House race, current and former candidates talk about what’s at stake

State has only one seat in the House, but in closely divided Congress is one of few swing districts.

The U.S. Capitol is seen on a cloudy day in an undated photo. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
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Police calls for Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024

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Police calls for Friday, Aug. 2, 2024

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024

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Jasmine Chavez, a crew member aboard the Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, waves to her family during a cell phone conversation after disembarking from the ship at Marine Park on May 10. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Ships in port for the week of Aug. 3

Here’s what to expect this week.

Jasmine Chavez, a crew member aboard the Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, waves to her family during a cell phone conversation after disembarking from the ship at Marine Park on May 10. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
Mayor Beth Weldon cuts a ribbon for Capitol Park’s opening Saturday with John Pugh, Juneau Park Foundation vice chair and Juneau Community Foundation board president. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Newly remodeled Capitol Park welcomes community at ribbon-cutting ceremony

“I’m just looking forward to my great-grandchildren using this park.”

Mayor Beth Weldon cuts a ribbon for Capitol Park’s opening Saturday with John Pugh, Juneau Park Foundation vice chair and Juneau Community Foundation board president. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)