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Photo: On the way to the hospital
Capital City Fire and Rescue personnel lift an injured 27-year-old man into an ambulance Tuesday at the intersection of Hospital Drive and Salmon Creek Lane. The man sustained serious injuries after colliding with a Honda SUV that turned left from Hospital Drive onto Salmon Creek Lane in front of the motorcycle, police said. The motorcycle driver was transported to Bartlett Regional Hospital.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 20, 2008 2:10 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Capital City Fire and Rescue personnel lift an injured 27-year-old man into an ambulance Tuesday at the intersection of Hospital Drive and Salmon Creek Lane. The man sustained serious injuries after colliding with a Honda SUV that turned left from Hospital Drive onto Salmon Creek Lane in front of the motorcycle, police said. The motorcycle driver was transported to Bartlett Regional Hospital.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 20, 2008 2:10 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Ex-Fred Meyer worker awarded $208,000 by jury
A former Fred Meyer Stores Inc. employee who said she was fired because her boss wanted to replace her with a younger, prettier woman he had eyes for, was awarded $208,000 by a jury last week.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 20, 2008 1:50 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A former Fred Meyer Stores Inc. employee who said she was fired because her boss wanted to replace her with a younger, prettier woman he had eyes for, was awarded $208,000 by a jury last week.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 20, 2008 1:50 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Taku River hits flood stage today
The Taku River is expected to reach flood stage early today, according to the National Weather Service.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 20, 2008 1:50 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The Taku River is expected to reach flood stage early today, according to the National Weather Service.
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Photo: Images from another time Southeast Track meet, 1983
Heather Burford, center, is mobbed by her Juneau-Douglas High School teammates afterwinning the 400-meter relay. Burford ran the anchor leg in a driving rain storm in the 1983 Southeast Track meet at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. She now lives in Gainesville, Texas.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 19, 2008 2:41 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Heather Burford, center, is mobbed by her Juneau-Douglas High School teammates afterwinning the 400-meter relay. Burford ran the anchor leg in a driving rain storm in the 1983 Southeast Track meet at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. She now lives in Gainesville, Texas.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 19, 2008 2:41 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Friends, co-workers join in the search for missing Juneau men
A search for two Juneau men whose floatplane disappeared Aug. 9 expanded over the weekend as friends of the Andrews family volunteered with Juneau Mountain Rescue doing ground searches on Douglas Island.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 19, 2008 2:17 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A search for two Juneau men whose floatplane disappeared Aug. 9 expanded over the weekend as friends of the Andrews family volunteered with Juneau Mountain Rescue doing ground searches on Douglas Island.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 19, 2008 2:17 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
House seat seekers agree on cash payout
Rep. Beth Kerttula, D-Juneau, reluctantly voted for a $1,200 addition to this year's estimated $2,000 Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. She had hoped instead for a plan to target help to those with greater needs, as well as spending more money on developing renewable sources for a longer term solution.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 18, 2008 1:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Rep. Beth Kerttula, D-Juneau, reluctantly voted for a $1,200 addition to this year's estimated $2,000 Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. She had hoped instead for a plan to target help to those with greater needs, as well as spending more money on developing renewable sources for a longer term solution.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 18, 2008 1:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Valley challengers offer little criticism of incumbent on energy
Several of the candidates running for House District 4, usually called the "Valley" seat in Juneau politics, are glad the Legislature took action to address energy issues in the recent special session. But they would have liked to see them do more, and at less cost.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 18, 2008 1:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Several of the candidates running for House District 4, usually called the "Valley" seat in Juneau politics, are glad the Legislature took action to address energy issues in the recent special session. But they would have liked to see them do more, and at less cost.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 18, 2008 1:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Photo: Softball wrap-up
Michelle Stuart-Morgan, one of the founders of the Annual Coed Softball Benefit Tournament, congratulates the winners and participants of the two-day event during Sunday's conclusion at the Dimond Park baseball field. The benefit, in its 12th year, raises money for charities and people in need. This year's funds will go to the kids of the late Minda Chamberlain to help pay for college and school supplies.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 18, 2008 1:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Michelle Stuart-Morgan, one of the founders of the Annual Coed Softball Benefit Tournament, congratulates the winners and participants of the two-day event during Sunday's conclusion at the Dimond Park baseball field. The benefit, in its 12th year, raises money for charities and people in need. This year's funds will go to the kids of the late Minda Chamberlain to help pay for college and school supplies.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 18, 2008 1:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Photos: Bears in abundance
A black bear cub, top, climbs up a cottonwood tree Friday on the advice of its mother after she senses another bear walking into the area near the Mendenhall Glacier. A brown-colored black bear, right, walks along a path near the Mendenhall Glacier. The U.S. Forest Service closed parts of the Moraine Ecology Trail to visitors on Aug. 4 due to increased bear activity in and around Steep Creek.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 18, 2008 1:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A black bear cub, top, climbs up a cottonwood tree Friday on the advice of its mother after she senses another bear walking into the area near the Mendenhall Glacier. A brown-colored black bear, right, walks along a path near the Mendenhall Glacier. The U.S. Forest Service closed parts of the Moraine Ecology Trail to visitors on Aug. 4 due to increased bear activity in and around Steep Creek.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 18, 2008 1:51 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Report: City needs plan for crises
Juneau needs better plans to handle future crises more effectively, according to an early version of a report from the city's "Lessons Learned" commission.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 17, 2008 10:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Juneau needs better plans to handle future crises more effectively, according to an early version of a report from the city's "Lessons Learned" commission.
JuneauEmpire.com – Aug 17, 2008 10:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
