Juneau

Juneau company fined for fatal crane accident

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Trucano Construction Co. $5,000 in connection with the death last year of 75-year-old Boyd Cody.

Juneau man pleads guilty to drug crimes

A 32-year-old Juneau man described as a street-level drug dealer has changed his plea in a last-minute deal.

Juneau installs security cams to catch litterers

Litterbugs, beware. The city is no longer willing to pick up after you.

Search halted for 65-year-old man whose empty skiff was found adrift

A 65-year-old Juneau man is presumed missing at sea after his unmanned skiff was discovered in the waters of southeast Alaska.

Juneau goes after litterbugs

The Juneau Empire says several portable, battery-powered trail cameras have been purchased and were installed last month at various dump sites to catch litterbugs in the act.

Moving Wall replica taking tour of state

A half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., is coming to Alaska.

District, Juneau teachers agree to mediation

The Juneau School District and its teachers will seek mediation to assist in contract talks.

EPA fines Juneau marina over underground tank

A Juneau marina has been fined $5,390 by the Environmental Protection Agency for a violation connected to an underground storage tank.

Juneau high-speed chase leads to arrest

Police in Juneau say a 26-year-old driver ran multiple red lights at high speed and sideswiped a patrol car before crashing into a tree.

Suspected Juneau pill dealer agrees to change of plea

A man suspected of illegally distributing more than 13,000 narcotic painkiller pills has filed a notice that he intends to change his plea.

Judge sentences shoplifter who threatened clerks with knife

A Juneau man convicted of pulling a knife on grocery store employees after shoplifting has been sentenced to 50 days in jail.

No foul play suspected in Juneau woman's death

Police do not suspect foul play in the death of a woman whose body was found at a trailhead in the Lemon Creek area of Juneau.

Woman's body discovered near Juneau trail head

A woman's body has been discovered at a trail head near a middle school in the Lemon Creek area of Juneau. The cause of death has not been established.

Juneau police quickly find escaped prisoner

A handcuffed 23-year-old prisoner made a dash for freedom from the Juneau courthouse Wednesday but was taken into custody a few minutes later.

Juneau to get curbside recycling service

Curbside recycling is coming to Alaska's capital. The Juneau Empire reports waste transportation company Arrow Refuse is offering subscriptions to its new curbside pickup service.

Juneau food store to close in September

The Alaskan and Proud Market in Juneau will close come September.

Juneau's Blessing of the Fleet to be May 5

Gov. Sean Parnell will be the featured speaker at this year's Blessing of the Fleet in Juneau on May 5.

Juneau shoplifting suspect charged with assault

A Juneau man suspected of shoplifting is in jail on a felony assault charge, accused of threatening two grocery employees in the store parking lot.

Juneau home prices at an all-time high

The City and Borough of Juneau assessor says a look at Multiple Listing Service data shows that there were 305 sales closed in 2011 with an average price of nearly $295,000.

Judge sentences beer thief who rammed Juneau brewery

A man who rammed a stolen truck into a Juneau brewery and stole beer has been sentenced to eight years and one month in prison.

Juneau men fall in channel when fighting over liquor bottle

Two men had to be pulled from Gastineau Channel in Juneau after getting in a fight over a whiskey bottle.