Site Logo
The Townsend’s warbler is a migratory bird that just returned to Juneau. They winter in Mexico and can be found singing on local trails and wooded neighborhoods. (Courtesy Photo | Gwen Baluss)

News

Watch out: Audubon Society birding event still on

Annual event tallies birds around Southeast Alaska and raises funds.

Police calls for Tuesday, May 5, 2020

News

Police calls for Tuesday, May 5, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

Someone holds up an inflatable Alaska Marine Highway ferry at at a rally to support of the Alaska Marine Highway System on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Ferry service and vetoes are still problems

Pandemic overshadows issues, but they still matter.

States, like Alaska, with few virus cases get big share of relief aid

News

States, like Alaska, with few virus cases get big share of relief aid

The least-populated states in the U.S. scored big when Congress pumped out direct federal aid.

Courtesy Photo | Jürgen Otto via Creative Commons                                 Peacock spiders take their name from their showy courtship displays. The cost of failure in courtship is sometimes high for the spiders native to Australia. If a female is seriously offended by a male’s advances, she might eat him.

News

Fantastic spiders and where to find them

Spiders are generally predatory, with good vision.

Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: The city should sacrifice more

Living, breathing souls must be sent from CBJ staff to the unemployment office.

Living & Growing: Living with and learning from distruption

Neighbors

Living & Growing: Living with and learning from distruption

Life can indeed be both “living with” disruption and “learning from” disruption.

Police calls for Sunday, May 3, 2020

News

Police calls for Sunday, May 3, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

Opinion: Here’s why Trump will lose in November

Opinion

Opinion: Here’s why Trump will lose in November

America’s allies across the world must feel sorry for us.

Bird-watching soars amid COVID-19 as Americans head outdoors

News

Bird-watching soars amid COVID-19 as Americans head outdoors

A flight of fancy.

Opinion: Cruise industry continues to work hard toward a safe return to service

Opinion

Opinion: Cruise industry continues to work hard toward a safe return to service

It is important we ensure communities are comfortable opening their ports when the time is right.

Opinion: A wonderful debt

Opinion

Opinion: A wonderful debt

Let’s keep passing the same $20 around.

Courtesy Photo | Frank Zmuda, Alaska Department of Fish and Game                                Beavers live from northern Mexico to northern Alaska.

News

Beaver invasion on the Baldwin Peninsula

Researchers counted an increase from two to 98 beaver dams near Kotzebue between 2002 and 2019.

Police calls for Friday, May 1, 2020

News

Police calls for Friday, May 1, 2020

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

Audience members watch The Fishpickers joke on stage during their performance Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015 at the 47th annual Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines. (Juneau Empire file)

News

Southeast Alaska State Fair canceled

Announcement made May 1.

Police say man injured after pocket knife fight

News

Police say man injured after pocket knife fight

Police: Man taken to hospital after fight involving two pocket knives and alcohol.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a press conference in Anchorage on Friday, April 10, 2020. (Courtesy photo | Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

Opinion

Opinion: It’s time for Alaska to safely reopen

We must normalize this new normal to ensure our economic future.

A special quarantine tent set up outside Bartlett Regional Hospital’s emergency room on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

News

Hospital changes visitor policy

It coincides with resumption of elective procedures.

Opinion: Good progress battling the virus. It’s time to heal the economy.

Opinion

Opinion: Good progress battling the virus. It’s time to heal the economy.

Lockdown proponents frame the options as returning to work or risking death. This is a false choice.

First Friday comes to your couch

News

First Friday comes to your couch

First Friday goes on.