Folk Fest calendar for Wednesday, April 6

Folk Fest Juneau 2016Wednesday, April 6Radio Flyer, 7 p.m. A 5th grade blue grass band from Gastineau Elementary.Friday at Foster’s, 7:15 p.m.Joe Emerson and friends,… Continue reading

Twin Lakes drained for weed control

If you notice a decrease in the water level at Twin Lakes — despite this week’s drizzly weather — it’s because the City and Borough… Continue reading

Run or walk to support Hospice & Home Care

The 11th Annual Heart of Hospice Run is happening on Saturday morning at Twin Lakes.Participants can either walk one mile or run five kilometers to… Continue reading

Video Highlights: Folk Fest Opens in Juneau

Check out this Empire video to see highlights from the first night of the Alaska Folk Festival, which kicked off Monday night in Centennial Hall.… Continue reading

Assembly takes first swing at pot ordinance

The Juneau Assembly took its first crack at an ordinance that will give the city more control over marijuana businesses at a work session Monday… Continue reading

Alleged car thief, attacker pleads not guilty

The 38-year-old man who was at the center of a police search in Switzer Village Mobile Park last month pleaded not guilty to three felony… Continue reading

Kristy Dillingham has been named principal of Mendenhall River Community School.

Mendenhall River principal announced

Mendenhall River Community School has a new principal.The Juneau School District announced Saturday that Kristy Dillingham will fill the school’s top position beginning in August.… Continue reading

Kristy Dillingham has been named principal of Mendenhall River Community School.
Sound engineer Rick Miller of Anchorage untangles microphone cords in front of the Alaska Folk Festival stage at Centennial Hall on Monday. The week-long free music festival includes nightly performances, dances starting Thursday night and weekend workshops.

Folk Fest calendar for Tuesday, April 5

Folk Fest Juneau 2016Tuesday, April 5Juneau String Ensembles Aurora Strings, 7 p.m.Jack Cannon, 7:15 p.m.Daughter & Dad, 7:30 p.m. Callie Conerton and Jeff Brown play… Continue reading

Sound engineer Rick Miller of Anchorage untangles microphone cords in front of the Alaska Folk Festival stage at Centennial Hall on Monday. The week-long free music festival includes nightly performances, dances starting Thursday night and weekend workshops.
Kyleigh Hurt takes in the view of Juneau's downtown harbor with the help of the high-power binoculars aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau during a public tour on Monday. The Morgenthau, a 378-foot Hamilton-class high endurance cutter homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, has a crew of 160, including 20 officers and 140 enlisted personnel. The crew patrols from South America to the Bering Sea, conducting counter-narcotics missions, alien migrant interdiction operations, foreign and domestic fisheries enforcement, and search and rescue.

Photo: View from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau

Kyleigh Hurt takes in the view of Juneau’s downtown harbor with the help of the high-power binoculars aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau during… Continue reading

Kyleigh Hurt takes in the view of Juneau's downtown harbor with the help of the high-power binoculars aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau during a public tour on Monday. The Morgenthau, a 378-foot Hamilton-class high endurance cutter homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, has a crew of 160, including 20 officers and 140 enlisted personnel. The crew patrols from South America to the Bering Sea, conducting counter-narcotics missions, alien migrant interdiction operations, foreign and domestic fisheries enforcement, and search and rescue.

Around Town

Introduction to Using Computers, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718.Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30 a.m., call for location. Details:… Continue reading

Correction

The Empire incorrectly reported that the Denison University’s Swim & Dive team placed third in the NCAA Division III national championship on Sunday. It was… Continue reading

Sealaska announces spring distribution amount

Sealaska’s board of directors approved a spring distribution to shareholders totaling $16 million. The regional Native corporation reported a second-consecutive year of positive net income.… Continue reading

Police calls for Tuesday, April 5, 2016

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

Police link car to attempted kidnapper

Juneau police have linked a vehicle to an unidentified man who allegedly tried to kidnap a pregnant woman getting into a car with her 4-year-old… Continue reading

Folk Fest calendar for Monday, April 4

Folk Fest Juneau 2016Monday, April 4Centennial HallPFLAG Juneau Pride Chorus, 7 p.m. A chorus of mothers, daughters, loves and grandmothers bonded by a desire to… Continue reading

AMP test makes early exit in Alaska

After a second technical error paused standardized testing across the state last week, officials at the Department of Education and Early Development decided it was… Continue reading

Michele Stuart Morgan, far left, shows Juneau residents at the "Hope, Not Heroin" event Saturday inside the Juneau Arts & Culture Center how to use medical waste containers on the go in case they come across syringes in the community. The tubes were purchased by the City and Borough of Juneau, and the organization "Stop Heroin, Start Talking" is helping to distribute them for free.

Hope trumps heroin at community rally

Looking around a room that for the first time seemed to welcome discussions about drug abuse instead of casting shame on the topic, one Juneau… Continue reading

Michele Stuart Morgan, far left, shows Juneau residents at the "Hope, Not Heroin" event Saturday inside the Juneau Arts & Culture Center how to use medical waste containers on the go in case they come across syringes in the community. The tubes were purchased by the City and Borough of Juneau, and the organization "Stop Heroin, Start Talking" is helping to distribute them for free.

Hellenthal Building sold

First National Bank has sold the Hellenthal Building, the site of its former downtown location, to a Juneau couple.Spickett’s Palace LLC, a recently incorporated company… Continue reading

A sign proclaims the availability of gigabit Internet service on April 2, 2016 at the GCI store in the Mendenhall Valley.

GCI turns on gigabit Internet in Juneau

Imagine Gold Creek. Compare it to the Taku River.On Saturday, GCI held a party at its store celebrating the arrival of gigabit home Internet in… Continue reading

A sign proclaims the availability of gigabit Internet service on April 2, 2016 at the GCI store in the Mendenhall Valley.

City begins months-long line flushing process

The City and Borough of Juneau Water Utility will begin flushing the water distribution system today.Work is scheduled to begin downtown, working north to Bartlett… Continue reading