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Judge tosses felony charges against former fish board nominee

ANCHORAGE — Three months after a U.S. appeals court sided with a group of Cook Inlet drift fishermen contesting the delegation of most salmon management… Continue reading

Wildlife artist Brain Kadrmas, right, and Brian Henes of Dakota Taxidermy in Bismarck, North Dakota, build a new wolf exhibit at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The exhibit includes the stuffed pelt of the local black wolf known as Romeo that was illegally shot in 2009. The U.S. Forest Service will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony during the intermission between repeat lectures by Alaskan writer and photographer Nick Jans on Friday. Jans helped raise more than $40,000 to construct the new exhibit that includes two interpretive panels, a bronze cast of the wolf's paw print, and his recorded howls. "The completion of this exhibit has been a long time coming," Jans said. "Hard to believe it's been more than seven years, but the important thing is that we're here. We did all we could to make this exhibit the best it could be, and it will be a lasting part of Juneau's history."

Photo: Romeo returns

Wildlife artist Brain Kadrmas, right, and Brian Henes of Dakota Taxidermy in Bismarck, North Dakota, build a new wolf exhibit at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor… Continue reading

Wildlife artist Brain Kadrmas, right, and Brian Henes of Dakota Taxidermy in Bismarck, North Dakota, build a new wolf exhibit at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The exhibit includes the stuffed pelt of the local black wolf known as Romeo that was illegally shot in 2009. The U.S. Forest Service will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony during the intermission between repeat lectures by Alaskan writer and photographer Nick Jans on Friday. Jans helped raise more than $40,000 to construct the new exhibit that includes two interpretive panels, a bronze cast of the wolf's paw print, and his recorded howls. "The completion of this exhibit has been a long time coming," Jans said. "Hard to believe it's been more than seven years, but the important thing is that we're here. We did all we could to make this exhibit the best it could be, and it will be a lasting part of Juneau's history."

Photo: Sunrise

Ducks feed near the shoreline in Gastineau Channel at sunrise on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Tillerson takes tough line on Moscow

WASHINGTON — Barraged by questions about Russia, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state promised a far more muscular approach toward the Kremlin on Wednesday,… Continue reading

Senators call for more time to replace Obamacare

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s senior U.S. senator is among a group of lawmakers that wants to extend the deadline to develop a replacement for the… Continue reading

A nearly full moon rises over a mainland peak on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The full moon is on Thursday.

Photo: Moonrise

A nearly full moon rises over a mainland peak on Tuesday. The full moon is on Thursday.… Continue reading

A nearly full moon rises over a mainland peak on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The full moon is on Thursday.

Assembly presses ahead with plan to keep homeless from sleeping in doorways downtown

The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly is pressing ahead with a plan to keep the city’s homeless from sleeping in businesses’ doorways downtown at… Continue reading

Man found dead in Juneau

JUNEAU — Authorities say a man has been found dead in a wooded area in Juneau, several hundred feet from a road.Juneau police say the… Continue reading

Thomas Jack Jr. waves to family members and friends attending his hearing in Juneau Superior Court on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Juneau Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg ruled to send sentencing of Jack Jr. to a three-judge panel review during the hearing on Tuesday. Jack, 40, was convicted by a Juneau jury during a 2010 trial on six felony counts of sexually assaulting a minor - his then 11-year-old foster daughter. The child and her younger sister had begun living with the Jack family in Hoonah in summer 2007.

Sentencing in child rape case referred to panel

Sentencing for a Hoonah man convicted of child rape in 2010 was delayed again Tuesday after the judge referred the decision to a three-judge panel.Thomas… Continue reading

Thomas Jack Jr. waves to family members and friends attending his hearing in Juneau Superior Court on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Juneau Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg ruled to send sentencing of Jack Jr. to a three-judge panel review during the hearing on Tuesday. Jack, 40, was convicted by a Juneau jury during a 2010 trial on six felony counts of sexually assaulting a minor - his then 11-year-old foster daughter. The child and her younger sister had begun living with the Jack family in Hoonah in summer 2007.

Authorities say rabid dog brought to Anchorage from YK Delta

ANCHORAGE — A dog brought to Anchorage from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta has died after testing positive for rabies.State health officials said in a release that… Continue reading

Inmate dies days after suicide attempt

ANCHORAGE — Alaska corrections officials say a 22-year-old female inmate accused of killing her infant daughter has died after an apparent suicide attempt.Officials in a… Continue reading

In this Nov. 7, 2013 photo, a train hauls oil into Glacier National Park near the Badger-Two Medicine National Forest in northwest Montana. The Interior Department has canceled the final two oil and gas leases in a wilderness area bordering Glacier National Park that's sacred to the Blackfoot tribes of Montana and Canada.

US cancels final energy leases in area sacred to tribes

BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the final two oil and gas leases in a wilderness area bordering Glacier National… Continue reading

In this Nov. 7, 2013 photo, a train hauls oil into Glacier National Park near the Badger-Two Medicine National Forest in northwest Montana. The Interior Department has canceled the final two oil and gas leases in a wilderness area bordering Glacier National Park that's sacred to the Blackfoot tribes of Montana and Canada.

Newtok calls on Obama for relocation funds

ANCHORAGE — A western Alaska village is asking President Barack Obama for a disaster declaration to help residents escape ongoing erosion and thawing permafrost brought… Continue reading

Man charged with stalking, coercion of former co-worker

ANCHORAGE — Fairbanks prosecutors have filed felony coercion and criminal mischief charges against a man suspected of harassing a former co-worker, slashing her boyfriend’s tires… Continue reading

Witnesses pull unconscious Kodiak teen from burning car

KODIAK — A Kodiak teenager was injured when his car crashed and burned on a road south of the city.Alaska State Troopers said 18-year-old Devan… Continue reading

Around Town for Wednesday, Jan. 11

Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 8:30 a.m., Auk Nu Trail to John Muir Cabin and cross over to Peterson Lake Cabin. Approximately 7.5 hours round… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Wednesday, Jan. 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

Energy forum today

Josh Craft of the Alaska Energy Authority will discuss new energy technology on Thursday as part of the City and Borough’s consideration of a borough-wide… Continue reading

One-sentence summaries of all prefiled bills so far in the Legislature

Here's an early look at what the Alaska Legislature will address once it convenes in the capitol on Jan. 17.[Permanent Fund and spending cap are… Continue reading

Interior forecast calls for extreme cold

FAIRBANKS — Temperatures in Interior Alaska are forecast to drop to 40 degrees below zero starting next week.The National Weather Service predicts a cold low-pressure… Continue reading