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Suspect identified in Subway break-in, flees from victim and cops

A Juneau man with multiple larcenies on his record is the suspect in two break-ins Thursday night and is being sought by the Juneau Police… Continue reading

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Tiffany Jo Spaulding is seen in this 2014 archive photo. (Courtesy photo)

Two arrested in Fourth Street house on federal drug charges

Two residents of a house in the 400 block of Fourth Street are facing drug conspiracy charges after allegedly having oxycodone and methamphetamine shipped to… Continue reading

Tiffany Jo Spaulding is seen in this 2014 archive photo. (Courtesy photo)
Trevin Carlile and Sharon Burns show their excitement about silver salmon caught during the 71st Annual Golden North Salmon Derby on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Golden North Salmon Derby unofficial results

Monday, 11 a.m. Unofficial results have been updated to include all fish weighed in for the Golden North Salmon Derby. Final results will be certified… Continue reading

Trevin Carlile and Sharon Burns show their excitement about silver salmon caught during the 71st Annual Golden North Salmon Derby on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Tory Houser, left, and Dee Galla, of the U.S. Forest Service, persaude a brown bear to move off the trail at the Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

What can bears bear?

ANAN WILDLIFE OBSERVATORY — When the bear faced her, Forest Service ranger Trina Wade had a gun and pepper spray. She used neither. “Ho bear,… Continue reading

Tory Houser, left, and Dee Galla, of the U.S. Forest Service, persaude a brown bear to move off the trail at the Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Keith Gregory, the new President and CEO of the Tlingit and Haida Regional Housing Authority, speaks during an interview in his office in this archive photo on Friday, June 23, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Meet and greet set for new President and CEO of Tlingit and Haida Regional Housing Authority

The Tlingit and Haida Regional Housing Authority is inviting the public to come and meet the organization’s new president and CEO, Keith Gregory, this afternoon.… Continue reading

Keith Gregory, the new President and CEO of the Tlingit and Haida Regional Housing Authority, speaks during an interview in his office in this archive photo on Friday, June 23, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police & Fire for Friday, Aug. 11, 2017

Police & Fire for Friday, Aug. 11, 2017

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

  • Aug 11, 2017
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Police & Fire for Friday, Aug. 11, 2017
In this Oct. 19, 2016 photo, a man fishes for salmon in the Snake River above the Lower Granite Dam in Washington state. A group that represents farmers says saving imperiled salmon in the largest river system in the Northwest U.S. is too costly and is turning to the Trump administration. The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association wants the government to convene a Cabinet-level committee known as the “God Squad” due to its authority to allow exemptions to the Endangered Species Act. (Jesse Tinsley | The Spokesman-Review)

Trump administration urged to avoid salmon protection rules

BOISE, Idaho — A group that represents farmers is calling the costs of saving imperiled salmon in the largest river system in the Pacific Northwest… Continue reading

In this Oct. 19, 2016 photo, a man fishes for salmon in the Snake River above the Lower Granite Dam in Washington state. A group that represents farmers says saving imperiled salmon in the largest river system in the Northwest U.S. is too costly and is turning to the Trump administration. The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association wants the government to convene a Cabinet-level committee known as the “God Squad” due to its authority to allow exemptions to the Endangered Species Act. (Jesse Tinsley | The Spokesman-Review)

Random Acts filmmakers to visit Juneau

Random Acts filmmakers to visit Juneau The Juneau Police Department is hosting a celebration of its 2017 Year of Kindness with a visit from the… Continue reading

PHOTOS BY ALEX McCARTHY | JUNEAU EMPIRE Justin Papenbrock, a sergeant-at-arms for the Southeast Alaska Panhandlers Motorcycle Club, places a stuffed animal on a pile of donated toys on Thursday. The club brought 10 large trash bags of stuffed animals, raised at the 23rd annual Toy Run, to Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Panhandlers make annual toy donation

Wearing two large, silver rings in the shape of skulls, Justin Papenbrock held a plush beaver and jokingly rocked it like a baby. Papenbrock, a… Continue reading

PHOTOS BY ALEX McCARTHY | JUNEAU EMPIRE Justin Papenbrock, a sergeant-at-arms for the Southeast Alaska Panhandlers Motorcycle Club, places a stuffed animal on a pile of donated toys on Thursday. The club brought 10 large trash bags of stuffed animals, raised at the 23rd annual Toy Run, to Bartlett Regional Hospital.

How to fish for cohos, this year’s derby darling

With king salmon fishing closed in Southeast, cohos will get their chance to shine at this year’s Golden North Salmon Derby. Derby fishing starts today,… Continue reading

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Hotel tax increase would be temporary

If the hotel bed tax in Juneau ends up rising, it will only be temporary. The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Finance Committee voted… Continue reading

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Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies, including Juneau Police, Alaska State Troopers and the FBI served a search warrant at a residence in the 400 block of Fourth Street Wednesday afternoon, just a few days after a warrant search on the neighboring house. (Courtesy photo)

Neighboring houses raided days apart

Less than a week after a multi-agency warrant search of a house in the 400 block of Fourth Street that blockaded several roadways, federal law… Continue reading

  • Aug 10, 2017
  • By LIZ KELLAR
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies, including Juneau Police, Alaska State Troopers and the FBI served a search warrant at a residence in the 400 block of Fourth Street Wednesday afternoon, just a few days after a warrant search on the neighboring house. (Courtesy photo)
Girls on the Run 2014 5k Tutu Trot. (Photo by Christine Davenport, courtesy of SAFV)

A place for healing: Sitkans Against Family Violence

The numbers don’t lie. According to the most recent Alaska Victimization Survey, 47 percent of adult women in the City and Borough of Sitka have… Continue reading

  • Aug 10, 2017
  • By Geoff Kirsch
Girls on the Run 2014 5k Tutu Trot. (Photo by Christine Davenport, courtesy of SAFV)

Juneau man sentenced to five years in federal child porn case

A Juneau man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for the distribution of child pornography. Gilberto Valadez-Garcia, 40, a citizen of Mexico,… Continue reading

  • Aug 10, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire

Sex offender gets 18 months for failing to register

A Seattle man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Anchorage for failing to register as a sex offender on several occasions, including a period… Continue reading

City buses return to downtown

After a year-long hiatus, Capital Transit buses are once again driving through downtown. Due to construction at the Alaska State Capitol and on South Franklin… Continue reading

Study: In seafood sales, looks matter more than sustainability

The fish are biting, but are customers? Alaska’s seafood marketers have spent millions over the past few years to promote the idea that Alaska seafood… Continue reading

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First Aid class coming up

In a few short hours, Juneauites can learn how to save a life. Starting earlier this summer, the City and Borough of Juneau Parks and… Continue reading

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Police & Fire for Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017

Police & Fire for Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017

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

  • Aug 10, 2017
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Police & Fire for Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017
David Valentine Evenson, 51, appears for his arraignment in Juneau District Court July 10, 2017, in this archive photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Defendant in fatal assault seeks lowered bail

A judge refused to allow a man accused of manslaughter and homicide to be released to the custody of his sister Monday. But the public… Continue reading

David Valentine Evenson, 51, appears for his arraignment in Juneau District Court July 10, 2017, in this archive photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)