Public Defender Jamie McGrady cited the potential for a death penalty, the geographic challenges with witnesses and the anticipation of several hundred interviews. The prosecution didn’t oppose the delay in the potential death penalty case.
Tripp J Crouse, KTOO
A recent transplant to Juneau from Iowa, Tripp J Crouse has more than 13 years of journalism and newspaper experience, and was previously the social media editor for the Quad-City Times of Davenport, Iowa, from April 2013 to July 2016.
No tsunami danger after 5.0 quake in British Columbia
The quake had a thousand times less energy that it needed for the National Tsunami Warning Center to issue a warning.
Man found dead in Mendenhall Valley ditch
A Juneau police news release says that 44-year-old Robert Harold Houtary was unresponsive in a ditch near Radcliffe Road and Eagle Street. Police officers and Capital City Fire/Rescue medical personnel determined that he was dead.
‘Our ancestors returned home’: How a Chilkat robe made its way back to Southeast Alaska
Drumming, dancing and telling stories over an afternoon, representatives from three Southeast Alaska tribes celebrated the return of their 100-plus-year-old Chilkat blanket. Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian members held a homecoming ceremony in the Shuká Hit clan house in Juneau.
Sealaska Heritage to celebrate Chilkat robe’s homecoming
Sealaska Heritage is celebrating the return of a 100-year-old Chilkat robe in a homecoming celebration that begins at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Walter Soboleff Building in the Shuká Hít clan house. Sealaska Heritage also plans to stream video of the celebration on Facebook Live.
Police arrest Subway burglary suspect who evaded them twice before
Juneau police arrested a burglary suspect on Thursday who they say evaded arrest twice earlier this month. He is accused of burglarizing a Subway restaurant in Mendenhall Valley and had multiple outstanding warrants.