Police & Fire for Thursday, March 23, 2017

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  • Mar 23, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime

Alaska Chamber president to address Juneau Chamber of Commerce

This week’s Chamber of Commerce luncheon will give local Chamber members a look at how the organization works on a statewide level. Curtis W. Thayer,… Continue reading

Vandal strikes historic locomotive in downtown Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — Officials in Anchorage are trying to figure out how to go about cleaning graffiti off a monument along the city’s Delaney Park Strip,… Continue reading

No promises and no one above law, Supreme Court pick says

No promises and no one above law, Supreme Court pick says

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch declared Tuesday he’s made no promises to Donald Trump or anyone else about how he’ll vote on abortion… Continue reading

No promises and no one above law, Supreme Court pick says
Chuck Bill, Bartlett Regional Hospital Chief Executive Officer, speaks to the CBJ Assembly on Monday night. The Bartlett Board of Directors presented about the state of the hospital and an increased commitment to youth mental health. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Bartlett Hospital seeks ways to supply mental care for Juneau youth

Bartlett Regional Hospital has been looking at adding a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit (CAMHU) for quite some time, but might have to start… Continue reading

Chuck Bill, Bartlett Regional Hospital Chief Executive Officer, speaks to the CBJ Assembly on Monday night. The Bartlett Board of Directors presented about the state of the hospital and an increased commitment to youth mental health. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Gov. Bill Walker signs SB 91 in front of Sen. Donald Olson, D-Golovin, left, Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, Rep. Ivy Spohnholz, D-Anchorage, and Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, in his Capitol conference room on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. The bill authorizes the chief medical officer of the Department of Health and Social Services to issue a standing order for the prescription of an opioid overdose drug. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Gov. Walker signs bill extending drug-abuse emergency through 2021

Lawmakers called Senate Bill 91 a tourniquet, a fire extinguisher and a defibrillator. The state’s top doctor said the metaphor isn’t important. What is important… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker signs SB 91 in front of Sen. Donald Olson, D-Golovin, left, Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, Rep. Ivy Spohnholz, D-Anchorage, and Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, in his Capitol conference room on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. The bill authorizes the chief medical officer of the Department of Health and Social Services to issue a standing order for the prescription of an opioid overdose drug. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Congress backs bill to lift Obama limits on Alaska hunting

WASHINGTON — Congress has approved a bill that would allow aerial hunting of grizzly bears and killing of bears and wolves near dens on federal… Continue reading

In this Sunday photo, a flight attendant holds a snake found on a Ravn Alaska flight between Aniak and Anchorage. The snake escaped from a passenger on a previous flight. The flight attendant captured the reptile and placed it in a trash bag and stowed it in an overhead luggage compartment. (Anna McConnaughy | For the Associated Press)

That’s not carry-on: Snake gets loose on Alaska flight

ANCHORAGE — Anna McConnaughy was flying to Alaska’s largest city when the announcement came over the intercom: a passenger on a previous flight had brought… Continue reading

In this Sunday photo, a flight attendant holds a snake found on a Ravn Alaska flight between Aniak and Anchorage. The snake escaped from a passenger on a previous flight. The flight attendant captured the reptile and placed it in a trash bag and stowed it in an overhead luggage compartment. (Anna McConnaughy | For the Associated Press)

Fairbanks cooperative denies wind farm request

FAIRBANKS — An electric utility cooperative serving the Fairbanks region has denied a request for interconnection from a company looking to build a wind farm.… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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  • Mar 22, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime

Rotary food drive this weekend

About one in seven Alaskans, including one in five children, do not know where their next meal comes from according to Rotary International. That’s why… Continue reading

Auke Bay Elementary has new principal

Auke Bay Elementary has new principal

After joining the Juneau School District as an elementary teacher in 2003, Nancy Peel has quickly risen through the ranks, as JSD named Peel the… Continue reading

Auke Bay Elementary has new principal

Franklin Street construction resumes after weather delay

The massive amounts of snowfall in Juneau last week delayed the City and Borough of Juneau’s construction project on South Franklin Street, but work is… Continue reading

Pebble, EPA seek more time to try to resolve lawsuit

JUNEAU — Additional time has been requested to try to resolve a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by the group pursuing a… Continue reading

Don Young may vote ‘no’ on replacing Obamacare

When the bill to replace Obamacare comes to his desk, Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, isn’t sure how he will vote. In a conference call with… Continue reading

Anchorage grand jury indicts 3 on armed robbery charges

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage grand jury has indicted two men and a teenager on armed robbery, assault and theft charges after a series of violent… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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Fairbanks leaders propose ending assembly meeting prayers

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FAIRBANKS — Some Fairbanks officials have proposed removing prayers from the beginning of borough assembly meetings. Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly members… Continue reading

House sends bigger state budget to Senate

The music on the TV broadcast was Wu-Tang’s C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me), but Pink Floyd might have been just as appropriate. In a… Continue reading

FBI Director James Comey, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. (Manuel Balce Ceneta | The Associated Press)

Comey: FBI probing Trump-Russia links, wiretap claims bogus

WASHINGTON — The FBI is investigating whether Donald Trump’s associates coordinated with Russian officials in an effort to sway the 2016 presidential election, Director James… Continue reading

FBI Director James Comey, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. (Manuel Balce Ceneta | The Associated Press)