The Juneau Police Department chief spoke out in support of a proposed anti-camping ordinance that would empower officers to clear homeless people sleeping in front of the city’s downtown businesses.
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Renovated 120-slip Douglas Harbor on track to reopen in spring
The new $6 million design has no wooden pilings in the water and uses less metal that could rust. The new dock is projected to last 40 to 50 years.
Another cautionary tale of Mendenhall Lake’s dangerously thin ice
It’s the stuff of nightmares. Watching a loved one fall through the ice and being unable to save them. It happened recently to one Juneau man who lost his 4-year-old dog shortly before New Year’s.
Juneau Empire publisher departs abruptly
Burton said he was on a family vacation out of state and declined further comment.
Juneau mayor meets with pro-road boosters ahead of 2017 legislative session
A road to Juneau is all but dead in the water this budget year but Juneau’s mayor and like-minded advocates are determined to keep pushing for the half-billion dollar project.