Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We owe it to our seniors to preserve Pioneers Homes
In a state with a small population like ours, there are no alternatives in most of our communities
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Thank you to all Toy Run participants
A visit to the hospital can be scary, and the gift of a stuffed toy helps immensely to…
Neighbors
Community Calendar for Aug. 13, 2025
Submissions to this calendar can be sent to editor@juneauempire.com. They should include the date, time, location, short summary…
News
Trump to meet Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage
Trump was expected to make what amounted to a day trip to Alaska to meet with Putin.
Opinion
Opinion: Sen. Dan Sullivan’s actions speak louder than his critics
He keeps proving he can deliver on his promises
Sports
I Went to the Woods: The fly fishing ecosystem
Anyone who didn’t drop rent on a single rod on their first trip into a fly shop remembers…
News
U.S. Coast Guard adds icebreaker to fleet for first time in 25 years
Federal officials see the refurbished ship Storis as the first of many new additions and a statement of…
Opinion
Opinion: The Cascade Point subsidy Dunleavy is trying to hide
Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants us to think he’s doing it to improve ferry service between Juneau, Haines and…
Opinion
Opinion: Why the West provoked and prolongs the Russia-Ukraine war
The West never stopped its Cold War policies of undermining USSR/Russia
Opinion
Opinion: Alaska’s public media is under threat. Together, we can save it.
Public media is more than just news — it’s essential community infrastructure serving Alaska’s towns and villages
News
Officials respond to vandalism that damaged a petroglyph rock at Wrangell beach site
A petroglyph rock was found split in half last month
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Our Father
Tatay taught us, mostly, not by words, but by how he lived his life
News
Ships in port, Aug. 9-13
This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2025 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled…
News
Police calls, July 31-Aug. 6
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…
News
Trump says he will meet with Putin in Alaska next week
The meeting comes as he tries to secure a deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine
Neighbors
Community calendar for Aug. 9, 2025
Submissions to this calendar can be sent to editor@juneauempire.com. They should include the date, time, location, short summary…
Sports
Weekly Wonder: Bubblenet feeding shows the humanity in humpback whales
Bubblenet feeding is a complex cooperative behavior handed down from one generation of whales to the next
Sports
On the Trails: Bats in the belfry
There are now six species of bat known to be resident in Southeast
News
Alaskans work to analyze and reduce risks of glacial outburst flooding
As residents of Juneau use new information to gird for near-annual floods, scientists are studying glacier dynamics to…
News
Driver dies after hitting a moose near Denali National Park
The National Park Service said it was investigating the crash