Juneau crowd joins nationwide vigil denouncing immigrant detention facilities

Juneau crowd joins nationwide vigil denouncing immigrant detention facilities

“Lights for Liberty.”

Juneau crowd joins nationwide vigil denouncing immigrant detention facilities
Firefighter saves pitbull in Douglas house fire
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Firefighter saves pitbull in Douglas house fire
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Help needed right meow: Hoarding cases leave local animal shelter at ‘cat-pacity’
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Help needed right meow: Hoarding cases leave local animal shelter at ‘cat-pacity’
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Smoky skies interrupt downtown air pollutant study

Smoky skies interrupt downtown air pollutant study

The instruments are picking up the smoke.

Smoky skies interrupt downtown air pollutant study
Steep Creek Trail to close Monday

Steep Creek Trail to close Monday

Careful of bears.

Steep Creek Trail to close Monday
What the haze? Here’s the deal with all the smoke in Juneau right now
What the haze? Here’s the deal with all the smoke in Juneau right now
Juneau’s fireworks show gets green light despite statewide ban
Juneau’s fireworks show gets green light despite statewide ban
‘Take care of this department’: Assistant fire chief leaves for Fairbanks

‘Take care of this department’: Assistant fire chief leaves for Fairbanks

CCFR says farewell to one of its three assistant fire chiefs.

‘Take care of this department’: Assistant fire chief leaves for Fairbanks
Juneauites make July 4th parade their own
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Juneauites make July 4th parade their own

Marching to the heartbeat of Juneau.

Juneauites make July 4th parade their own
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Breaking: Body found in backyard pond of a Juneau home
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Breaking: Body found in backyard pond of a Juneau home
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Nancy Livingston Stratford, right, laughs with Jim Wilson at her 100th birthday party in June 2019 at her home in Carlsbad, California. (Courtesy Photo | Dot Wilson)
Nancy Livingston Stratford, right, laughs with Jim Wilson at her 100th birthday party in June 2019 at her home in Carlsbad, California. (Courtesy Photo | Dot Wilson)
Game On announced July 3 that the video game store in Nugget Mall was closing. The closure was caused by both financial and family challenges, according co-owner Casey Harris. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

LGBTQ-friendly video game store closes

Despite Kicksterter campaign, it’s game over for Game On.

Game On announced July 3 that the video game store in Nugget Mall was closing. The closure was caused by both financial and family challenges, according co-owner Casey Harris. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Thinking outside the (soap)box: Youth show off creativity in Soapbox Challenge
Thinking outside the (soap)box: Youth show off creativity in Soapbox Challenge
‘Weird, eerie’ photos of Alaska’s old abandoned buildings on display in Juneau
‘Weird, eerie’ photos of Alaska’s old abandoned buildings on display in Juneau
Gina Athwani eats fresh lettuce grown through support from the Farm to School program at Harborview Elementary School on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Gina Athwani eats fresh lettuce grown through support from the Farm to School program at Harborview Elementary School on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Centennial Hall, left, and the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. There are proposals for a New JACC and renovated Centennial Hall, but when work would happen and how it would be funded are still being decided. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Centennial Hall, left, and the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. There are proposals for a New JACC and renovated Centennial Hall, but when work would happen and how it would be funded are still being decided. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Eaglecrest Ski Area wants to expand its summer offerings and it hosted a meeting for North Douglas Neighborhood Association. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Douglas neighborhood doesn’t want to lose another place to tourists

Neighbors share traffic, crowding and environmental concerns.

Eaglecrest Ski Area wants to expand its summer offerings and it hosted a meeting for North Douglas Neighborhood Association. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Eaglecrest Ski Area wants to expand its summer offerings and is hosting a meeting for North Douglas Neighborhood Association. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Eaglecrest Ski Area wants to expand its summer offerings and is hosting a meeting for North Douglas Neighborhood Association. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Eaglecrest Ski Area general manager Dave Scanlan, pictured in the winter of 2017, is planning a handful of public meetings to discuss Eaglecrest’s plans to offer more summer activities. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Summertime radness? Eaglecrest seeks public feedback on adventure center idea

They’ll be at chamber luncheons, neighborhood meetings and public venues.

Eaglecrest Ski Area general manager Dave Scanlan, pictured in the winter of 2017, is planning a handful of public meetings to discuss Eaglecrest’s plans to offer more summer activities. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Man stabbed at Juneau home dies at Seattle hospital

Man stabbed at Juneau home dies at Seattle hospital

A Juneau man who suffered a stab wound to his abdomen two weeks ago has died at a Seattle hospital. Juneau police said 61-year-old Gregory… Continue reading

Man stabbed at Juneau home dies at Seattle hospital