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Juneau resident graduates from St. Olaf College

Graduate of Juneau-Douglas High School Megan Behnke recently graduated summa cum laude from St. Olaf College with her…

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Territorial Sportsmen asks for float support

The Juneau-based Territorial Sportsmen will be entering a float in the Juneau and Douglas Fourth of July Parades…

Fourth of July fireworks burst above the lights of Juneau on Friday night, July 3, 2015.

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Gimme a Smile: Happy birthday!

Take a honking big parade, add a feast of corn on the cob and barbeque, top it off…

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Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital • A daughter, Ashely Marie Fleming, weighing 8 lbs. 6 oz., was…

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Local graduates from University of Iowa

Elizabeth Rumpza of Juneau received a master in urban and regional planning degree from the University of Iowa…

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March with the public libraries

Come march or ride your bike in the Fourth of July Douglas Parade with the Juneau Public Libraries…

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Local graduates from Fort Lewis College

Dabney Meachum of Juneau graduated from Fort Lewis College this spring and received a bachelor’s degree in political…

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TMHS student chosen for Congressional internship

Thunder Mountain High School student Kevin Allen was selected as one of 10 interns for Sen. Lisa Murkowksi’s…

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Living & Growing: Godspeed and farewell

Dear Juneau, I am about to be one of those persons, in the way of Southeast Alaska and…

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Local graduates from Bethel University

Jeremy Weske, son of Thomas and Judith Weske, earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Bethel Univeristy in…

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Local makes honor roll at Oregon State University

Saul L. Santana, a Juneau resident who is in his junior year of his civil engineering major, made…

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Local entrepreneurs compete for $40,000 award to grow businesses

Path To Prosperity (P2P) has narrowed down the 2016 applications to 12 finalists. Two are from Juneau: Matthew…

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STEM summer camps open for registration

The Juneau Economic Development Council offers science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) summer camps to prepare Juneau children…

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JLO’s 40-year anniversary gala

The Juneau Lyric Opera (JLO) is celebrating 40 years of vocal and theatrical programming at their Anniversary Gala…

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SHI accepting applications for artists in residence

Sealaska Heritage Institute is accepting applications for its new artist-in-residence program at the Walter Soboleff Building. The purpose…

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Public input sought on preserving Alaska’s cultural heritage

The Alaska Office of History and Archaeology is launching a statewide historic preservation planning effort by inviting Alaskans…

Young mallard ducklings follow mom on a pond in the Mendenhall Valley.

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Wild Shots

Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or…

The young male brown bear that walked with the author and Luke Dihle for a bit.

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Off the Beaten Path: A day in Admiralty Island’s Swan Cove

On a particularly rainy day on Admiralty Island, my older brother Luke and I watched three land otters…

A bull moose is seen in Fish Creek, a tributary of the Tanana River.

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Alaska Science Forum: Moose not easy to see on big Alaska river

On a day like this 121 years ago, a hungry U.S. Army explorer passed here at the mouth…

A sharp ridge emerges dramatically from the rolling clouds.

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Off the Trails: Visiting Laughton Glacier

Just before the summer solstice, I went with some friends to this little glacier north and east of…