Linda Price works at her desk decorated with flowers by Branch Manager Tyler Davis at the Valley branch of Wells Fargo Bank on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. Price is retiring after 19 years with Wells Fargo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Beloved local banker retires

One husband, three kids, eight grandkids: Longtime local banker Linda Price has a big family. But throughout her long career in Juneau, she’s chosen to… Continue reading

Linda Price works at her desk decorated with flowers by Branch Manager Tyler Davis at the Valley branch of Wells Fargo Bank on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. Price is retiring after 19 years with Wells Fargo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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CBJ annual water flushing to start next week

Beginning Sept. 4, the City and Borough of Juneau water utility will begin the annual flushing of the CBJ water distribution system. CBJ will be… Continue reading

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Juneau court roundup

Here is a list of recent indictments, sentencings and other court proceedings from the Juneau District and Superior Courts. • Gary William Bell, 52, pleaded… Continue reading

Juneau police and Alaska State Troopers search James Barrett’s house at 401 Harris Street on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

JPD serves search warrant on Barrett residence

Juneau Police Department officers raided a third residence in less than a month within a two-block radius of Fourth, Harris and Gold streets Tuesday. Officers… Continue reading

Juneau police and Alaska State Troopers search James Barrett’s house at 401 Harris Street on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
On July 15, Monica Field reportedly was caught on camera stealing from Hummingbird Hollow Gifts inside the Juneau International Airport. (Courtesy photo)

Serial shoplifter pleads guilty in three cases

A woman suspected of a rash of shoplifting incidents across Juneau took a plea deal in court Monday in exchange for 60 days in prison… Continue reading

On July 15, Monica Field reportedly was caught on camera stealing from Hummingbird Hollow Gifts inside the Juneau International Airport. (Courtesy photo)

Appeals court upholds 2008 rape conviction of Juneau man

The state Court of Appeals has upheld earlier rulings in the conviction of a Juneau man on charges of second-degree sexual assault and third-degree assault.… Continue reading

Live-aboard Jim Penor talks about experiences with crime in the harbor during the Thursday, Aug. 24 live-aboard community meeting. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Live-aboards seek better security at harbors to prevent crime

More than 30 people showed up to Thursday night’s Harbor Live-aboard Community Meeting, ready to talk about a variety of pressing topics. They spent the… Continue reading

Live-aboard Jim Penor talks about experiences with crime in the harbor during the Thursday, Aug. 24 live-aboard community meeting. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Heather Hardcastle holds a diversity sign while attending a Unity Rally against recent racial violence in Charlottesville at Marine Park on Sunday, August 27, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau ralliers respond to Charlottesville

It’s been two weeks since a white supremacist drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring… Continue reading

Heather Hardcastle holds a diversity sign while attending a Unity Rally against recent racial violence in Charlottesville at Marine Park on Sunday, August 27, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Joe Zuboff, right, beats a drum during a ceremony celebrating the return of a Chilkat robe to the Sealaska Heritage Institute. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Robe weaves its way back home

It’s been gone for more than 100 years, but now it’s home. Tradition, love and healing filled the clan house at the Walter Soboleff Building… Continue reading

Joe Zuboff, right, beats a drum during a ceremony celebrating the return of a Chilkat robe to the Sealaska Heritage Institute. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

New citizens pledge their allegiance

Hakan Sebcioglu was a young boy living on the coast of Turkey when his uncle, who was working in Germany, sent him a postcard. The… Continue reading

Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Andy Hughes is running as a write-in candidate for the Areawide Assembly seat against incumbent Maria Gladziszewski.

Write-in candidate begins campaign to contest Areawide Assembly seat

Andy Hughes had made up his mind. Though he’d run for a seat on the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly before, he wasn’t going… Continue reading

Andy Hughes is running as a write-in candidate for the Areawide Assembly seat against incumbent Maria Gladziszewski.
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Body found in hot tub identified as missing woman

Alexis Ashley Ehlers, a Juneau woman missing since Aug. 13, has been identified as the person found dead in a covered hot tub Monday. “We… Continue reading

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A Juneau Police Department officer stops while circling the house and peering in the windows to see who is inside, while the warrant search was under way at 423 Fourth St. on Friday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of Matt Gruening)

Defendant in federal drug conspiracy case pleads not guilty

A Juneau woman pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of drug conspiracy in U.S. District Court Wednesday. Tiffany Jo Spaulding, 34, and Christian John… Continue reading

A Juneau Police Department officer stops while circling the house and peering in the windows to see who is inside, while the warrant search was under way at 423 Fourth St. on Friday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of Matt Gruening)
Bryan Schroder, the acting U.S. Attorney for Alaska, left, and Marlin Ritzman, the special agent in charge of the FBI office in Alaska, address reporters July 27, 2017, in Anchorage, after Kenneth Manzanares was charged in the death of his wife on board the Emerald Princess. The shape was sailing in U.S. waters, meaning the FBI investigated and charges are in the federal system. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Cruise ship murder suspect pleads not guilty

Kenneth Manzanares, the Utah man suspected of killing his wife aboard a cruise ship near Juneau last month, broke down sobbing during his arraignment in… Continue reading

Bryan Schroder, the acting U.S. Attorney for Alaska, left, and Marlin Ritzman, the special agent in charge of the FBI office in Alaska, address reporters July 27, 2017, in Anchorage, after Kenneth Manzanares was charged in the death of his wife on board the Emerald Princess. The shape was sailing in U.S. waters, meaning the FBI investigated and charges are in the federal system. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Lemon Creek operations center in Juneau on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

New AEL&P owners have ‘no interest’ in selling

The new owner of Juneau’s electric utility has “no interest” in selling it to local owners. Hydro One, a Canadian power company, agreed in July… Continue reading

Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Lemon Creek operations center in Juneau on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Chief Operating Officer Steve Williams, left, Chief Communications Officer Carley Lawrence, center, and Executive Director John Morrison watch as Juneau Police Department Officers serve eviction notices on homeless encampments on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

City creating new position to coordinate homeless resources

Juneau Empire In response to rising homelessness in town, the City and Borough of Juneau is creating a new staff position. The CBJ applied Monday… Continue reading

Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Chief Operating Officer Steve Williams, left, Chief Communications Officer Carley Lawrence, center, and Executive Director John Morrison watch as Juneau Police Department Officers serve eviction notices on homeless encampments on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau Police Department Officers serve eviction notices on homeless encampments as Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority employees look on on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

City tells homeless campers to relocate within two weeks

They spoke like old friends, though one was handing the other an eviction notice. Officer Ken Colon of the Juneau Police Department gave Tapia Church… Continue reading

Juneau Police Department Officers serve eviction notices on homeless encampments as Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority employees look on on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Judge denies request to postpone murder trial

Homicide suspect Christopher D. Strawn lost a bid to postpone his new trial, currently set for Oct. 2. Strawn’s first trial, on charges of first-… Continue reading

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Senior issues highlight Chamber of Commerce luncheon

Juneau’s senior population is quickly increasing, and is about to find itself in what Sioux Douglas calls a “desperate” situation. Douglas, the president of Senior… Continue reading

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Suzanne Dutson stuffs backpacks with school supplies for children of incarcerated caregivers. (Photo courtesy Suzanne Dutson)

Juneau family pays it forward

Fifty schoolkids from around Alaska and beyond were a lot more prepared to start the school year, thanks to a pair of Juneau sisters, the… Continue reading

Suzanne Dutson stuffs backpacks with school supplies for children of incarcerated caregivers. (Photo courtesy Suzanne Dutson)