Correction: This article originally stated that Ketchikan would have faced JDHS in the title game if it wasn’t canceled. They would have face TMHS. Thunder… Continue reading
An 8-0 win over Sitka High School on Friday means Thunder Mountain Falcons softball is on their way to the Region V final, to be… Continue reading
The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears fell to Ketchikan High School, 26-13, on Friday at the Region V softball tournament. The loss, taken through a steady rain… Continue reading
Thursdays are pickup and dropoff day for online farmers market Salt &Soil. They keep Colin Peacock busy. Into orange plastic containers, he sorts salad greens,… Continue reading
Spectators have grown to expect wide-margin wins from this year’s Thunder Mountain High School softball team. And that’s just what the Falcons delivered in the… Continue reading
A suspected shoplifter pulled a knife on employees at Home Depot during a confrontation over a shopping cart full of unpaid merchandise Tuesday afternoon at… Continue reading
A controversial hunting increase for an island-locked population of wolves — once feared endangered — has been shot down. A federal board refused a 10… Continue reading
At a party at his shop Saturday, Alaska Fly Fishing Goods owner Brad Elfers was surrounded by his people: dedicated fly fishing enthusiasts, many of… Continue reading
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Schoenfeld’s journalism career started in 1979. His journalism career in Alaska started in 1979. An… Continue reading
You don’t have to look far to see the effects of climate change in Alaska. Permafrost melts, ocean waters acidify and eroding shorelines threaten coastal… Continue reading
Earlier this month at Echo Cove, Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Leon Shaul prepared for a yearly excursion. It was “Berners Bay D-Day,”… Continue reading
“Behold the new star” is the translation of the Alaska Pioneers, Grand Igloo’s motto, Ecce Novum Astrum. Friends and visitors to the Juneau Pioneers Home… Continue reading
When World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran James H. “Pat” Carothers retired from the U.S. Marine Corp in 1979, he was the… Continue reading
It’s been a long time since Ketchikan High School soccer has beaten Juneau-Douglas High School. How long? Long enough that neither team’s coach remembers exactly… Continue reading
Prabin Rashali, of Pogo Mine Rescue, floated in the air about 15 feet over the craned necks of his five team members, who hoisted Rashali… Continue reading
There’s a new top official in charge of Coast Guard operations in Alaska. Rear Admiral Michael F. McAllister passed command to Rear Admiral Matthew T.… Continue reading
Two hundred and eighteen names are engraved on the Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial, a half circle of stone facing the water in downtown Juneau. Seven… Continue reading
A man died after a medical emergency at Dimond Park Aquatic Center Friday night, Juneau Police Department confirmed with the Empire Saturday evening. JPD and… Continue reading
The first day of Capt. Phillip R. Thorne’s U.S. Coast Guard career was captured in a photo in Connecticut newspaper “The New London Day.” It… Continue reading
A beloved Scottish outdoorsman with a uniquely Alaskan way of life died in his cabin near Juneau last week. Robert McLeod, 78, the lone full-time… Continue reading
