Police calls for Friday, April 20, 2018

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

  • Apr 20, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
The Wilderness Adventurer is docked at the Seadrome on Friday, April 13, 2018. Aboard, politicians and representatives from the tourism industry spoke about bringing tourists to S.E. Alaska in the spring — a few months earlier than usual. The vessel set sail on its first spring cruise in Alaska the day after this photo was taken. (Richard McGrail | Juneau Empire)

Tourism’s next push: the spring cruise

It’s a few weeks early for cruise ship tourism in Juneau. That won’t stop Dan Blanchard. Hosting a dinner aboard his cruise vessel the Wilderness… Continue reading

The Wilderness Adventurer is docked at the Seadrome on Friday, April 13, 2018. Aboard, politicians and representatives from the tourism industry spoke about bringing tourists to S.E. Alaska in the spring — a few months earlier than usual. The vessel set sail on its first spring cruise in Alaska the day after this photo was taken. (Richard McGrail | Juneau Empire)
Kara Nelson, Director of Haven House, testifies against Senate Bill 127 in front of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, April 19, 2018. the bill is sponsored by Sen. Mia Costello, R-Anchorage, right. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Southcentral Alaskans plead for SB 91 rollback, Juneau testifiers urge otherwise

Southcentral Alaskans offered passionate testimony in support of a rollback of criminal justice reforms, but despite outcry from those in Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley,… Continue reading

Kara Nelson, Director of Haven House, testifies against Senate Bill 127 in front of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, April 19, 2018. the bill is sponsored by Sen. Mia Costello, R-Anchorage, right. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

E. Coli outbreak, believed to be from contaminated lettuce, sickens eight in Nome

At least eight people have been sickened at Nome’s Anvil Mountain Correctional Center by an outbreak of E.Coli bacteria attributed to contaminated romaine lettuce from… Continue reading

Devil’s Club Brewing Co.’s Evan Wood talks to customers at the microbrewery’s new taproom on Franklin Street on Wednesday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Four years in the making: ‘Taproom-focused’ microbrewery opens on N. Franklin Street

After four years of preparation, a new brewery opened Wednesday on North Franklin Street. Devil’s Club Brewing Co., a microbrewery owned and operated by three… Continue reading

Devil’s Club Brewing Co.’s Evan Wood talks to customers at the microbrewery’s new taproom on Franklin Street on Wednesday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
Kate Troll speaks at the 2018 Women’s March on Jan. 20, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

‘Too few women’: Campaign workshop aims to help Juneau women get into politics

Kate Troll knows a thing or two about running for public office, and one thing she learned quickly is sometimes you lose. “I remember when… Continue reading

Kate Troll speaks at the 2018 Women’s March on Jan. 20, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Juneau School District Board of Education member Jeff Short listens to a presentation about the new science curriculum at the district’s middle and high school at Tuesday’s meeting. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)

Juneau school board contemplates creating Tlingit Language Revitalization Task Force

The Juneau school board on Tuesday heard plans to create a Tlingit Language Revitalization Task Force. Ted Wilson, Director of Teaching and Learning Support, presented… Continue reading

Juneau School District Board of Education member Jeff Short listens to a presentation about the new science curriculum at the district’s middle and high school at Tuesday’s meeting. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)

Oil, gas drilling in pristine Alaska refuge takes step ahead

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving forward on oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, fulfilling a longtime Republican priority that… Continue reading

Dr. Gilbert Truitt speaks after receiving the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska President’s Lifetime Achievement Award during President’s Awards Banquet April 19. (Courtesy Photo | Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska)

Renowned Sitka educator, ‘Mr. Mt. Edgecumbe,’ honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

“It’s about time.” That was the response Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (CCTHITA) President Richard Peterson received when he… Continue reading

Dr. Gilbert Truitt speaks after receiving the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska President’s Lifetime Achievement Award during President’s Awards Banquet April 19. (Courtesy Photo | Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska)
The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Debt doubt: Legal argument may threaten state’s ability to borrow money

It’s a situation like a homeowner who opens a wall during renovations and unexpectedly finds termites. A legal dispute between attorneys could make billions of… Continue reading

The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Police calls for Wednesday, April 18, 2018

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  • Apr 18, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Tribal Hostess Bertha Karras, of Sitka, left, and Tribal Host Fred Hamilton Sr., of Craig, share a laugh at the 83rd Annual Tribal Assembly of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Tribal Assembly begins with talks of inter-governmental relationships

Sasha Soboleff walked on stage in front of the 83rd annual Tribal Assembly with a package of frozen herring eggs. He handed them to Kenan… Continue reading

Tribal Hostess Bertha Karras, of Sitka, left, and Tribal Host Fred Hamilton Sr., of Craig, share a laugh at the 83rd Annual Tribal Assembly of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Police calls for Thursday, April 19, 2018

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  • Apr 19, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime

Legislature approves flat schools budget, but no increases may force cuts

The Alaska Legislature on Wednesday approved a $1.2 billion budget for public schools in the next fiscal year. With a 31-9 vote, the Alaska House… Continue reading

Leader of California drug ring had apartment in Juneau

The “primary facilitator” of a drug ring that extended from California to Alaska had an apartment in Juneau, a spokesperson for a California U.S. Attorney’s… Continue reading

Police seek culprit in tool theft

On Feb. 12, someone arrived to a work trailer to find the trailer open and more than two dozen tools missing, according to a Juneau… Continue reading

PBS president is paying visit to Juneau

For the first time in more than 30 years, a member of PBS senior management will be in Juneau. PBS President & CEO Paula Kerger… Continue reading

Members of the House-Senate conference committee on the budget meet Tuesday afternoon, April 17, 2018 in the Senate Finance committee room of the Alaska State Capitol. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire)

House, Senate negotiators take first steps toward budget compromise

The Alaska Legislature took its first tentative steps toward a budget compromise as conferees from the House and Senate met Tuesday afternoon and agreed upon… Continue reading

Members of the House-Senate conference committee on the budget meet Tuesday afternoon, April 17, 2018 in the Senate Finance committee room of the Alaska State Capitol. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire)

Police investigate theft of medication from hospital

Several medications disappeared from a room in Bartlett Regional Hospital’s Emergency Department last week, and police are looking for the person or persons who took… Continue reading

Juneau Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters work a building fire at North Franklin and Second Street on Monday, April 16, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Franklin Street fire began due to electrical problem, fire marshal says

An electrical issue caused the fire that damaged a North Franklin Street building on Monday night, Capital City Fire/Rescue Fire Marshal Dan Jager said. The… Continue reading

Juneau Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters work a building fire at North Franklin and Second Street on Monday, April 16, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)