Site Logo
Gov. Mike Dunleavy discusses his new proposed omnibus education legislation at a news conference on Jan. 31, 2025. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

News

Alaska declares disaster over federal food aid failure, diverts $10 million for temporary help

Following a request by state legislators and similar action by other states, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday…

HESCO barriers line the Mendenhall River on Monday, May 12, 2025. (File photo, Jasz Garrett/Juneau Empire)

News

Army Corps to fund next steps of flood barrier improvements

CBJ accepts federal help for flood mitigation

Glass clan house screen and house posts made by Tlingit artist Preston Singletary at the Walter Soboleff Center in Juneau, Alaska. The screen shows a Northwest Coast design in sandblasted glass. On the left stands an Eagle warrior; while on the right stands a Raven created in a dark charcoal color. (photo courtesy SHI)

News

SHI to host November lecture series on SE Alaska Native history

The monthlong series brings together artists, scholars and leaders.

Left to right: Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon stands as Municipal Attorney Emily Wright swears in Assembly member Ella Adkison, Greg Smith and Nano Brooks at the Assembly meeting on Monday, Oct. 27. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

News

Assembly members sworn in facing protesters and tighter city budget

Attendees object Telephone Hill demolition; Assembly approves pay raises and project funding.

Deputy City Manager Robert Barr, right, hands KC Kreger, left, a trespass letter asking him to leave the Assembly meeting on Monday, Oct. 27. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire

News

Juneau Police escort man from Assembly meeting for alleged threatening behavior against city officials

KC Kreger was asked to leave the meeting after his arrest at City Hall earlier this month.

Young people cutting salmon at the First Alaskans Institute Elders & Youth Conference, which took place in Anchorage from Oct. 12-15. (Photo courtesy of Aaron Angerman).

News

Tlingit & Haida expands Traditional Food Program with new grant

A $25,000 award will help the Tribe upgrade equipment, fund harvests and strengthen food education.

A sign urging Juneau residents to vote yes on Propositions 1 and 2 remains posted downtown on Oct. 21, when final municipal election results were released. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

News

Municipal election results are in: Voters approve tax cuts, new city leaders

Certified municipal election results were released Tuesday afternoon.

Protesters stand amidst the rain and fog at the “No Tsars, No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Overstreet Park. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

News

Juneau ‘No Tsars, No Kings’ protest draws hundreds on Alaska Day

More than 1,000 protesters gathered at Overstreet Park.

The emergency cold weather warming shelter is seen in Thane in spring 2025. (Jasz Garrett file photo)

News

Warming shelter opens for the winter

The shelter is open to all for overnight stays

Win Gruening (courtesy)

Opinion

OPINION: Voters to Juneau Assembly: ‘It’s time for a reset’

The implications of last week’s Juneau municipal election are unmistakable. Voters have sent an unambiguous message that it’s…

Example of fentanyl pills. (Photo courtesy of DEA)

News

Juneau man arrested after $111,000 in narcotics seized

Investigators say the package contained 219 grams of fentanyl and other drugs

Former Juneau Police Department officer Brandon LeBlanc kneels beside man after violent arrest on July 30, as seen in police body cam footage. (Juneau Police Department screenshot)

News

State clears former Juneau police officer of charges in violent July arrest

The state said they likely could not prove that the officer’s use of force was unjustified.

The Norwegian Encore at the Alaska Steamship Wharf on Tuesday, the final cruise ship of the season. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

News

2025 Juneau cruise season comes to a close

The last cruise of the season came and went amid ongoing debate over tourism’s impact

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy meets with members of the University of Alaska Anchorage chapter of Turning Point on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, the same day he proclaimed “Charlie Kirk Day.” (Governor Mike Dunleavy/Facebook)

News

Oct. 14 proclaimed ‘Charlie Kirk Day’ in Alaska

Governor Dunleavy Turning Point USA chapter on the same day

Alaska Electric Light & Power facility in Lemon Creek on Tuesday afternoon. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

News

Juneau returns to hydropower after outage sweeps city

The outage briefly shifted the city to generators, but no spike in power costs expected

U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews conduct overflights of Kipnuk, Alaska, after coastal flooding impacted several western Alaska communities, Oct. 12, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Kodiak)

News

Alaska flooding leaves 1 dead and 2 missing

At least 51 other people were rescued from Kwigillingok and the village of Kipnuk after the storm

Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo
Juneau School District Superintendent Frank Hauser testifies in support of a Base Student Allocation increase on Jan. 29, 2025, at the Alaska State Capitol.

News

Juneau superintendent to resign at tail end of school year

Frank Hauser’s last day will be June 30, 2026

National Weather Service screenshot
Warning issued by the National Weather Service shows high flood risk along west and north coasts of Alaska.

News

Governor declares disaster as storm floods west and north Alaska communities

Governor Mike Dunleavy declared the 2025 October West Coast Storm a disaster this afternoon, after flooding hit communities…

The ballot processing center in Thane receives all ballots on Election Day (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

News

Updated unofficial election results show sales tax cuts hold strong, candidate leads widening

Only one position has changed, while the rest remain consistent with first round results

A black bear next to a trash bin. (Mark Levisay photo)

News

Juneau urges residents to secure trash as bears forage for fall

It’s been a relatively quiet year for bear calls, but experts stress prevention over punishment