Over four days on the cruise ship, Enrico Ronquillo allegedly made large cash withdrawals with a stolen credit card at the ship’s casino. Ronquillo is a citizen of the Philippines who legally lives in the U.S.
Economy
Police clear homeless encampment in Juneau amid safety concerns
Juneau Police Chief Derek Bos issued a 48-hour vacate notice with approval from the city manager’s office on Friday. Some people living there say they don’t know where they’ll go next.
One of Juneau’s housing nonprofits is getting a new director
The Juneau chapter of St. Vincent de Paul will have a new executive director in July. Dave Ringle, who has led the organization for the last five years, is stepping down as director.
Juneau Empire’s managing editor departs, with plans to launch online news nonprofit
Mark Sabbatini said he submitted his resignation letter three weeks ago over disagreements with the publisher, Carpenter Media Group, which bought the paper last year.
Juneau has a new electric utility, with some conditions
Juneau Hydropower is poised to expand the capital city’s renewable energy capacity by nearly 20% if it can finance and build its proposed hydroelectric project before its federal license expires.
House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media
The House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation Thursday to eliminate the next two years of federal funding for public media outlets.





