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Brenda Schwartz-Yeager gestures to her artwork on display at Annie Kaill’s Gallery Gifts and Framing during the 2025 Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 5. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Alaska artist splashes nautical charts with sea life

Gallery Walk draws crowds to downtown studios and shops.

 

Downtown Juneau experiences its first significant city-level snow fall of the season as pictured on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Sub-zero temperatures to follow record snowfall in Juneau

The National Weather Service warns of dangerous wind chills as low as -15 degrees early this week.

 

A truck rumbles down a road at the Greens Creek mine. The mining industry offers some of Juneau’s highest paying jobs, according to Juneau Economic Development’s 2025 Economic Indicator’s Report. (Hecla Greens Creek Mine photo)

Juneau’s economic picture: Strong industries, shrinking population

JEDC’s 2025 Economic Indicators Report is out.

A truck rumbles down a road at the Greens Creek mine. The mining industry offers some of Juneau’s highest paying jobs, according to Juneau Economic Development’s 2025 Economic Indicator’s Report. (Hecla Greens Creek Mine photo)
Map showing approximate location of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Courtesy/Earthquakes Canada)

7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Yukon/Alaska border

Earthquake occurred about 55 miles from Yakutat

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Map showing approximate location of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Courtesy/Earthquakes Canada)
Gustavus author Kim Heacox talked about the role of storytelling in communicating climate change to a group of about 100 people at <strong>Ḵ</strong>unéix<strong>̱</strong> Hídi Northern Light United Church on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Author calls for climate storytelling in Juneau talk

Kim Heacox reflects on what we’ve long known and how we speak of it.

Gustavus author Kim Heacox talked about the role of storytelling in communicating climate change to a group of about 100 people at <strong>Ḵ</strong>unéix<strong>̱</strong> Hídi Northern Light United Church on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)
The Juneau road system ends at Cascade Point in Berners Bay, as shown in a May 2006 photo. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file)

State starts engineering for power at proposed Cascade Point ferry terminal

DOT says the contract for electrical planning is not a commitment to construct the terminal.

The Juneau road system ends at Cascade Point in Berners Bay, as shown in a May 2006 photo. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file)
A cruise ship, with several orange lifeboats visible, is docked in downtown Juneau. (Laurie Craig / Juneau Empire file photo)

CBJ seeks input on uses for marine passenger fees

Public comment period is open for the month of December.

A cruise ship, with several orange lifeboats visible, is docked in downtown Juneau. (Laurie Craig / Juneau Empire file photo)
A spruce tree grows along Rainforest Trail on Douglas Island. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Where to cut your Christmas tree in Juneau

CBJ and Tongass National Forest outline where and how residents can harvest.

A spruce tree grows along Rainforest Trail on Douglas Island. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)
The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry LeConte at the Auke Bay Terminal on Monday, March 5, 2018. (Juneau Empire file photo)

Update: Public comment period extended on proposed Cascade Point ferry terminal

The $28 million first phase would extend Glacier Highway and prepare the site on Goldbelt land.

The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry LeConte at the Auke Bay Terminal on Monday, March 5, 2018. (Juneau Empire file photo)
Michael Wilson of Keet Enterprises offers staffs, salves and more at the Juneau Public Market on Friday, Nov. 28. (Mari Kanagy /Juneau Empire)

Five faces of the Juneau Public Market

Of the more than 175 vendors, the Empire spoke to five across different mediums.

Michael Wilson of Keet Enterprises offers staffs, salves and more at the Juneau Public Market on Friday, Nov. 28. (Mari Kanagy /Juneau Empire)
Hundreds of people pack into Treadwell Arena on Friday night for a free Santa Skate. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
Hundreds of people pack into Treadwell Arena on Friday night for a free Santa Skate. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
Local nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul delivered over 500 meal baskets on Saturday as part of its Thanksgiving Basket Drive. (Photo courtesy Jennifer Skinner)

St. Vincent de Paul delivers 521 Thanksgiving baskets amid rising need

The annual holiday drive saw a 30% increase in demand.

Local nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul delivered over 500 meal baskets on Saturday as part of its Thanksgiving Basket Drive. (Photo courtesy Jennifer Skinner)
The Juneau offices of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. are seen Monday, June 6, 2022. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

Dunleavy makes new pick for Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board of directors

By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Craig Richards, a longtime member of the board in charge of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, has been replaced. On… Continue reading

The Juneau offices of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. are seen Monday, June 6, 2022. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
Photos courtesy Tlingit and Haida 
The Floyd Dryden Middle School building will be home to part of the Tlingit & Haida education and youth programs starting early next year.
Photos courtesy Tlingit and Haida 
The Floyd Dryden Middle School building will be home to part of the Tlingit & Haida education and youth programs starting early next year.
A statue of William Henry Seward stands outside the Dimond Courthouse in downtown Juneau. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Judge dismisses eviction case against Telephone Hill residents

A lawsuit against the city supersedes the case against the residents, the judge decided.

A statue of William Henry Seward stands outside the Dimond Courthouse in downtown Juneau. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
The front page of the Juneau Empire on Nov. 14, 1985. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week of Nov. 22

Capital city coverage from a century ago.

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Nov. 14, 1985. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)
Former Juneau police officer Brandon LeBlanc stands second from the left as paramedics secure Christopher Williams Jr. to a stretcher following his arrest by LeBlanc. (Juneau Police Department screenshot)

Juneau man files suit against CBJ and former police officer for violent arrest

Christopher Williams Jr. has filed a civil lawsuit against former Juneau police officer Brandon LeBlanc and the City and Borough of Juneau, alleging excessive force… Continue reading

Former Juneau police officer Brandon LeBlanc stands second from the left as paramedics secure Christopher Williams Jr. to a stretcher following his arrest by LeBlanc. (Juneau Police Department screenshot)
A bus passes by City Hall downtown. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file)

Juneau grocery and utility taxes drop this week

Exemptions come with parameters and restrictions.

A bus passes by City Hall downtown. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file)
Assembly member Ella Adkison moves to table the ordinance to implement ranked-choice voting indefinitely at the Monday, Nov. 17 Assembly meeting at Centennial Hall. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)

Assembly tables implementation of ranked choice voting indefinitely

They said they should be focussed on the budget, at present.

Assembly member Ella Adkison moves to table the ordinance to implement ranked-choice voting indefinitely at the Monday, Nov. 17 Assembly meeting at Centennial Hall. (Mari Kanagy / Juneau Empire)