Site Logo
Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

News

OPINION: Recognizing Southeast Alaska as a mining district

Many Alaskans and folks Outside, including in Congress, do not realize that the Tongass National Forest is a…

Lily Hope and her daughter Ella Hope creating the pride robe.

News

Youth pride robes will debut at community celebration

Two years ago, Weaving Our Pride brought Native and non-Native queer and straight youth together; they created two…

Shawn Arnold at the public forum on March 4. Photo by Atticus Hempel/Juneau Empire.

News

Juneau School Board selects Shawn Arnold for superintendent

Thunder Mountain Middle School principal Shawn Arnold will replace Frank Hauser, who is resigning on June 30, 2026.

Americans track inflation through many indicators, but culturally and politically the country focuses most intensely on gasoline prices. (Carpenter Media Group file)

News

OPINION: The price of war is posted at the pump

In the United States, the most visible measure of economic anxiety is not a government report or a…

Teaser.

News

Juneau career firefighters discontented in prolonged city contract negotiations

Negotiations between IAFF Local 4304 and CBJ began on Feb. 14, 2025 and remain unresolved.

Mice-like voles have pushed up vent holes that connect to their subnivean worlds here at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. Photo courtesy Mike Taras

News

Alaska Science Forum: Marten visits are a glimpse into mystery

A trapper fresh out of the Cosna River country in Interior Alaska said he can’t believe how many…

Laura Rorem is a member of the ELCA. She writes to honor her husband, Pastor Larry Rorem’s legacy of love, compassion and understanding for all humankind, especially the most vulnerable.

News

Living and Growing: From loneliness to solitude

“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures,…

teaser.

News

Juneau Community Calendar: March 9 to 15

MONDAY MARCH 9

Photo courtesy of City and Borough of Juneau.

News

Eaglecrest gondola may cost $37M, Juneau Assembly hears

Gondola installation was estimated at $9M four years ago, but including acquisition, transportation and refurbishment, total costs may…

City and Borough of Juneau City Hall is photographed on July 12, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Juneau Empire file)

News

OPINION: City and Borough of Juneau doesn’t have a revenue problem

Last October, Juneau voters overwhelmingly directed the City &Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Assembly to reduce discretionary spending and…

News

Juneau Community Calendar: March 7 and 8

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

Photo submitted by Jeff Lund
A lot goes into angling before fly selection.

News

I Went to the Woods: Evaluating your game

In the dusty filing cabinet of my memory, I can see Duke guard Trajan Langdon shoot a 3-pointer…

Win Gruening (courtesy)

News

OPINION: Flood fears take center stage again

The specter of progressively damaging floods in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley for years to come had been diminishing in…

The City and Borough of Juneau is at 5600 Tonsgard Ct. (City and Borough of Juneau photo)

News

Juneau recycling center opens limited drop-off, regular hours

Curbside pick-up has opened; city recycling center will accept cardboard, mixed paper and glass drop-off between 8:00 a.m.…

Photo courtesy Matt Druckenmiller
Hajo Eicken walks the sea ice off the town of Utqiagvik in about 2010.

News

Alaska Science Forum: The full circling of a northern career

Hajo Eicken had “everything I could ever ask for” in his former career at a German institute. Well,…

Thunder Mountain Middle School. (Screenshot from Google Street view)

News

Juneau School Board of Education announces 3 superintendent finalists

Meet the finalists at a community forum on Wednesday, March 4 at Thunder Mountain Middle School from 6…

Carpenter Media Group file
Natalie Wallace, practicing medical oncologist, urges Alaskan legislators to act this session so we can make the prognosis for our health and environment better for the future.

News

OPINION: Cancer physician urges legislators to act on microplastic, Styrofoam bills

My Turn: Oncologist speaks in support of 2 bills before the Alaska Legislature.

A lake in the interior closed for fishing because of PFAS contamination. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Community Action on Toxics)

News

Screening, discussion of film on forever chemicals coming to Juneau

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at Elizabeth Paratrovich Hall on March 4. A rally for clean water is…

Alaska Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom speaks during a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Dena’ina Wellness Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

News

OPINION: Alaska maintains full control over its voter rolls

When it comes to Alaska’s elections, control belongs here in Alaska — not in Washington, DC. There have…

teaser.

News

Juneau Community Calendar: March 2 to 8

MONDAY MARCH 2