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Juneau sees first 80-degree day of 2018
Juneau’s thermometer reached a new high point for the year on Tuesday as the National Weather Service station…
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Alaska Supreme Court elects new chief justice
Former Kodiak Superior Court judge Joel Bolger has been named chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, effective…
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Walker urges Trump administration to stop splitting children from parents
Gov. Bill Walker has joined opponents of the Trump administration’s effort to separate illegal immigrant children from their…
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Capital city loses jobs, wages between 2016 and 2017
Alaska’s ongoing recession has coincided with a plateau and decline in wages paid to Juneau workers, according to…
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Alaska Electric Light and Power proposes steep rate cut
Alaska Electric Light and Power is proposing cheaper electricity for Juneau. On Friday, the capital city’s electric company…
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Alaska job losses continue as recession enters third year
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped a statistically insignificant 0.1 percent between April and May, according to preliminary…
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Ballot measure opponents get financial boost
Some of Alaska’s biggest mines are putting more money into their fight against a pro-fisheries ballot initiative scheduled…
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Malfunction knocks out power briefly
A brief power outage Thursday evening interrupted electrical service for much of the City and Borough of Juneau.…
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Walker signs anti-crime bills
Correction: The Office of Victims’ rights, not the Violent Crimes Compensation Board, is in charge of restitution to…
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UnCruise plans to push early tourist season for Southeast
Adventure cruise company UnCruise Adventures will spend as much as three quarters of a million dollars to expand…
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This is how we roll: Lessons in log-rolling from some of Southeast’s best
On a sunny weekend day in June, take a walk along the Twin Lakes trail and look for…
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Analysis: Alaska Gov. Bill Walker signs deficit-slashing budget, but ‘shadow deficit’ remains
On Wednesday in Anchorage, Gov. Bill Walker signed a $10.4 billion state operating budget, a $1.5 billion capital…
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Walker keeps funding for Juneau Access but nixes money for Anchorage bridge
Gov. Bill Walker declined to veto additional money for the Juneau Access Project, but he did nix funding…
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C-SPAN roadshow will visit Juneau next week
The public affairs cable channel C-SPAN will bring a nationwide roadshow to Juneau next week with a two-day…
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Alaska Department of Labor considers safety standards for zipline industry
The state of Alaska may soon begin drafting universal safety standards for the state’s ziplines, which have become…
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Southeast Alaska dries up in rare problem: a drought
If it sounds unusual to have a drought in a rainforest, it is. Low snow and little rain…
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Sealaska board voting deadline approaches
Correction: An earlier version of this article reversed the definitions of discretionary and directed voting. Three independents and…
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Three incumbents face seven challengers for Goldbelt board
Correction: An earlier version of this article reversed the definitions of “directed” and “discretionary” voting. It also did…
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Developer plans more shops for South Franklin Street waterfront
The former parent company of the Juneau Empire is pressing ahead with plans for a 13,000 square-foot retail…
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Advocate, historian and longtime Juneauite Marie Darlin dies at age 93
Juneau historian, community organizer and advocate Marie Darlin has died. She was 93 years old. Darlin, born in…