In a joint meeting Monday night, the Juneau Assembly and School Board decided to spend up to $300,000 to hire an outside consultant who will… Continue reading
Sunday was a record-wet day in Juneau, according to measurements taken by the National Weather Service. At Juneau International Airport, the city’s official measuring point,… Continue reading
You’ll soon have to pay to use the restroom at the Mendenhall Glacier. As of May 1, the U.S. Forest Service will start charging fees… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The condition of a university educator who was mauled by a bear while teaching a mountaineering course to students in southeast Alaska was… Continue reading
A Juneau grand jury on Friday indicted a 33-year-old woman who was caught on prison surveillance cameras punching a fellow inmate multiple times in the… Continue reading
On the final day of the second session of the 29th Alaska Legislature, Juneau Republican Rep. Cathy Muñoz became the first local legislator to get… Continue reading
MANTA, Ecuador (AP) — Rescuers pulled three people out alive Monday after they had been trapped for more than 32 hours in the rubble of… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court justices expressed sharp skepticism about President Barack Obama’s immigration efforts Monday, leaving his actions to help millions of people who… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate has approved a version of House Bill 156 amended to require sex education teachers to garner approval from a local school board… Continue reading
Lawmakers didn’t approve any of the biggest items considered necessary for filling the state’s $4.1 billion budget deficit, but there was no shortage of action… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan’s Marijuana Advisory Committee has proposed new limits on how pot businesses can transport their products for testing.The committee voted in favor of… Continue reading
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska is desperate to stop the runaway growth of its prison population, but doing so depends a lot on people like Ronald… Continue reading
An adult bald eagle flies near a group of eagles roosting along Lemon Creek on Monday.… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — Several environmental and conservation groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the decisions of two federal agencies regarding road projects on Revillagigedo Island in… Continue reading
Introduction to Using Computers, 9-11 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718.Writing Skills Class, 9:15-10:45 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way.… Continue reading
Accompanied by the Juneau Symphony and Chorus, soprano Michelle Johnson sings Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem, in a concert directed by conductor Troy Quinn Sunday.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 77-year-old bear hunter is recovering from injuries suffered when he was mauled by a grizzly.Alaska State Troopers on Monday identified the hunter… Continue reading
WASILLA — A Wasilla woman has been cited for feeding moose at the same location where an aggressive moose was later shot.Alaska State Troopers say… Continue reading
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed… Continue reading
A photo caption on A2 of Friday’s Juneau Empire incorrectly identified Judy Ripley as July Ripley, based on misinformation provided to the Empire.The Empire regrets… Continue reading
