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City puts brakes on planned roundabouts

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City puts brakes on planned roundabouts

Roundabout plan is going another round.

Alaska’s campaign finance laws attract national attention

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Alaska’s campaign finance laws attract national attention

Eyes are on higher courts.

Legislators craft bill to keep Alaska prisoners in state

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Legislators craft bill to keep Alaska prisoners in state

Alaskan prisoners in Alaska.

Juneauites turn out to support Alyse Galvin in her campaign to unseat Don Young

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Juneauites turn out to support Alyse Galvin in her campaign to unseat Don Young

Juneauites were Galvin-ized.

Empire Live: Assembly meeting at City Hall

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Empire Live: Assembly meeting at City Hall

Assembly needs to talk to DOT.

Southeast communities feel the hurt with no ferry service

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Southeast communities feel the hurt with no ferry service

Groceries, funerals and more are being impacted.

Interviews of elementary school principals to take place in early December

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Interviews of elementary school principals to take place in early December

Interviews are open to the public.

Empire Live: UA President Jim Johnsen at the Juneau Chamber Luncheon

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Empire Live: UA President Jim Johnsen at the Juneau Chamber Luncheon

Live updates from the talk

Alaska case on campaign finance laws could go national

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Alaska case on campaign finance laws could go national

Department of Law has until Monday to appeal.

University of Alaska President: We’re going to get back up in a way that’s positive

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University of Alaska President: We’re going to get back up in a way that’s positive

Tough decisions still ahead.

Traffic at the Fred Meyer intersection, formally known as Egan and Yandukin drives, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is holding an open house meeting at the Nugget Mall Community Room from 4-7 p.m. on Nov. 19 to share a traffic study and how DOT&PF is improving the intersection. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Public gives feedback on proposed Fred Meyer intersection changes

Safety first.

Low ticket sales leave Angoon’s charted boat trip in question

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Low ticket sales leave Angoon’s charted boat trip in question

Tickets may cost over $300.

Confirmation hearings for empty House seat scheduled for early December

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Confirmation hearings for empty House seat scheduled for early December

He needs a simple majority.

Renowned Tsimshian artist David Robert Boxley shares tradition and culture at SHI

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Renowned Tsimshian artist David Robert Boxley shares tradition and culture at SHI

He’s at SHI all week.

‘We’re still here’: Ernestine Hayes shares Indian Village memories, hopes for the future

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‘We’re still here’: Ernestine Hayes shares Indian Village memories, hopes for the future

Juneau Indian Village: Pilings, Pavement and Politics.

Walk-on passengers and vehicles load onto the LeConte ferry for a trip to Hoonah and Gustavus at the Alaska Marine Highway System’s Auke Bay Terminal in July 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Angoon moves to hire private ship to transport goods

‘Folks, we can make this work.’

Rate increases raise questions about Pioneers’ Home’s future

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Rate increases raise questions about Pioneers’ Home’s future

Will elders age in place?

Wrestling with lack of ferry service, Angoon explores stop-gap measure

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Wrestling with lack of ferry service, Angoon explores stop-gap measure

“It’s going to be frustrating.”

‘You are Alaska’s future’: Local high school students receive university scholarships

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‘You are Alaska’s future’: Local high school students receive university scholarships

The best and brightest.

Four new Juneau entrepreneurs share struggles, motivations

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Four new Juneau entrepreneurs share struggles, motivations

This is what it takes to open a business in Juneau.