Mining tax increase gets hearing in House Finance

The Alaska House Finance Committee has begun considering a 1 percent tax hike on the state’s most profitable mining operations.House Bill 253 is one of… Continue reading

Chamber takes to the channel for weekly luncheon May 12

The Juneau Chamber of Commerce will be taking its food to go at its May 12 weekly Luncheon.Chamber members and other attendees will be eating… Continue reading

Warlita Luciano waits with her husband, Teddy, as Capital City Fire/Rescue personnel put out a fire at their trailer home in the Thunder Mountain Mobile Park Wednesday. The fire started about 10 a.m. and there were no reported injuries.

Trailer at Thunder Mountain Mobile Park total loss after Wednesday fire

Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters worked Wednesday morning to extinguish a mobile home fire in the Mendenhall Valley.The Juneau Police Department dispatch received a call at… Continue reading

Warlita Luciano waits with her husband, Teddy, as Capital City Fire/Rescue personnel put out a fire at their trailer home in the Thunder Mountain Mobile Park Wednesday. The fire started about 10 a.m. and there were no reported injuries.

Ted Cruz ends his bid for Republican presidential nomination

INDIANAPOLIS — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ended his presidential campaign Tuesday, eliminating the biggest impediment to Donald Trump’s march to the Republican nomination.The conservative tea… Continue reading

Trump virtually clinches nomination

INDIANAPOLIS — In a stunning triumph for a political outsider, Donald Trump all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a resounding victory in… Continue reading

Footings, foundation work underway at food bank

The addition that will more than double the size of Juneau’s only legally designated food bank is starting to take shape.On Tuesday afternoon, a crew… Continue reading

Lawmakers vote to pursue new building for Anchorage legislators

After a veto threat from Gov. Bill Walker, lawmakers have changed their plans for a new office building in Anchorage.On Monday evening, members of the… Continue reading

Acid contaminated water runs from the entrance of the Tulsequah Chief Mine in Canada.

Tulsequah Chief Mine owner defaults on debt payment, critics wonder about cleanup responsibility

Tulsequah Chief Mine is still leaking polluted water into a tributary of the Taku River. The mine’s owner, which is tasked with cleaning it up,… Continue reading

Acid contaminated water runs from the entrance of the Tulsequah Chief Mine in Canada.

Mom gets 1 month in jail for assaulting toddler on plane

HONOLULU — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Hawaii mother to a month in jail and three months under home confinement for assaulting her… Continue reading

Photo: May showers

May showers are making for colorful flower displays in Juneau as Mari Carpeneti walks her family’s dogs along Seventh Street in Juneau on Monday.… Continue reading

House will again consider bill with sex ed implications

A controversial bill that would require school-board approval of sex education classes for Alaska students is headed back to the state House for a floor… Continue reading

Teen who killed bicyclist in Anchorage begins prison term

ANCHORAGE — A teenager who struck and killed a bicyclist while driving drunk in Anchorage has started her four-month prison sentence.Alexandra Ellis, 18, was taken… Continue reading

Fisheries tax gets hearing; mining tax next

The Alaska House Finance Committee has begun holding hearings on a series of tax increases proposed by Gov. Bill Walker.On Tuesday, the committee heard a… Continue reading

Few support Anchorage’s Josephson in crime bill debate

The Alaska House of Representatives hosted the Andy Josephson show on Tuesday afternoon, but the procession of amendments offered by the Anchorage Democrat garnered poor… Continue reading

Alaska town’s first liquor store in more than 40 years opens

ANCHORAGE — An Alaska town’s first liquor store in more than 40 years has opened, and the police chief there worries he won’t have enough… Continue reading

Driver in police chase remains unnamed

A 22-year-old Juneau man who led police on a late night chase on Saturday isn’t facing charges and remains unnamed, but police expect that to… Continue reading

Juneau woman wins First Lady’s volunteer award

First Lady Donna Walker will recognize a Juneau woman for her efforts to help end heroin addiction in the community.Michele Stuart Morgan, the founder of… Continue reading

Police & fire for Wednesday, May 4, 2016

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

Around Town

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading

Assembly passes pot rules at Monday meeting

The final outstanding marijuana ordinance cleared the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly on Monday night with overwhelming support, finalizing the city’s marijuana regulations for… Continue reading