Juneau Empire - Feed The Voice of Alaska's Capital Since 1912 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2026/02/cropped-Juneau_fav.png?w=32 News – Juneau Empire 32 32 State, federal and tribal groups partner with Juneau to prepare for annual glacial outburst flood https://www.juneauempire.com/2026/07/10/state-federal-and-tribal-groups-partner-with-juneau-to-prepare-for-annual-glacial-outburst-flood/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:05:00 +0000 none https://www.juneauempire.com/2026/07/10/state-federal-and-tribal-groups-partner-with-juneau-to-prepare-for-annual-glacial-outburst-flood/ Officials and residents in Alaska’s capital city are preparing for what has become an annual summer glacial outburst flooding event that threatens the densely-populated Mendenhall Valley. Similar to past years, flooding is expected in early August.

]]> Officials and residents in Alaska’s capital city are preparing for what has become an annual summer glacial outburst flooding event that threatens the densely-populated Mendenhall Valley. Similar to past years, flooding is expected in early August.

]]> Capital City Fire Rescue logs almost 1,000 responses in June https://www.juneauempire.com/2026/07/10/capital-city-fire-rescue-logs-almost-1000-responses-in-june/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000 Alexander Vaz https://www.juneauempire.com/?p=133185 CCFR personnel responded to 118 more responses than May

]]> CCFR personnel responded to 118 more responses than May

]]> Sealaska Heritage Institute tells story of 3 Juneau totem poles in new book https://www.juneauempire.com/2026/07/09/sealaska-heritage-institute-tells-story-of-3-juneau-totem-poles-in-new-book/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:10:00 +0000 Alexander Vaz https://www.juneauempire.com/2026/07/09/sealaska-heritage-institute-tells-story-of-3-juneau-totem-poles-in-new-book/ The book looks into the relationship between the Forest Service and the Native carvers it employed

]]> The book looks into the relationship between the Forest Service and the Native carvers it employed

]]> Juneau police arrest man indicted on sexual abuse of a minor charges https://www.juneauempire.com/2026/07/08/juneau-police-arrest-man-indicted-on-sexual-abuse-of-a-minor-charges/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:32:00 +0000 Alexander Vaz https://www.juneauempire.com/2026/07/08/juneau-police-arrest-man-indicted-on-sexual-abuse-of-a-minor-charges/ Travis William Carlile was taken into custody on July 2

]]> Travis William Carlile was taken into custody on July 2

]]> Urban Alaska’s high costs of living driven by health care and groceries https://www.juneauempire.com/2026/07/08/urban-alaskas-high-costs-of-living-driven-by-health-care-and-groceries/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:39:00 +0000 none https://www.juneauempire.com/2026/07/08/urban-alaskas-high-costs-of-living-driven-by-health-care-and-groceries/ Juneau is the costliest of the state’s three major cities, followed by Anchorage and Fairbanks, according to the annual analysis by the Alaska Department of Labor

]]> Juneau is the costliest of the state’s three major cities, followed by Anchorage and Fairbanks, according to the annual analysis by the Alaska Department of Labor

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