The ships are out and the numbers are in. During the 2015 cruise ship season, more than 977,000 passengers visited Juneau, an increase of roughly… Continue reading
Felicitas Wehnes takes pictures of the dynamic rain showers over Douglas Island on Thursday. The National Weather Service calls for sunny on Friday with patchy… Continue reading
At the University of Alaska Southeast, it’s the same tune heard around the state — an uncomfortably tight budget countered by expanding program needs. UAS… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee endorsed a bill Thursday to lift the four-decade-old ban on crude oil exports, the latest sign of congressional support… Continue reading
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A gunman opened fire inside a classroom at a rural Oregon community college Thursday, killing at least nine people before dying in… Continue reading
This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in… Continue reading
First National Bank Alaska leaders cut the ceremonial ribbon today at the bank’s new Juneau Regional Branch to kick off a month-long grand opening celebration.… Continue reading
PORTLAND — Excited shoppers looking to score some of the first recreational marijuana sold legally in Oregon bought up baggies of bud early Thursday, taking… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN — The operator of the Ketchikan Medical Center has been awarded a $3.66 million grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether the National Park Service has authority to enforce federal regulations on state-owned lands and rivers in national… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz is making good on a campaign promise to improve public safety, partially through police recruitment.Berkowitz said Wednesday that he… Continue reading
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A gunman opened fire at an Oregon community college Thursday, killing at least 13 people and wounding 20, authorities said.The shooting happened… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A tentative agreement has been reached between the state and North Slope’s three major producers over payments for impacts on communities during the… Continue reading
From Oct. 1-April 15, the Marine Park Plaza will be open for seasonal parking to all Marine Parking Garage permit holders.In order to park in… Continue reading
United Way of Southeast Alaska is holding their annual Day of Caring this Thursday, Oct. 1. Local nonprofit agencies are matched up with local businesses… Continue reading
The United Students of the University of Alaska Southeast campus in Juneau released a resolution calling for the recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the… Continue reading
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Storytime, 11 a.m., Douglas Library. Details: 586-5267.Applied Math II Problem Solving, 11 a.m., The Learning Connection.Juneau… Continue reading
At about 8 p.m. Monday evening, three people watched a vehicle driving on Seater Street crash into a light pole.As they watched, two people jumped… Continue reading
A 31-year-old Juneau man accused of beating up a local musician on the streets of downtown Juneau and leaving him for dead has pled guilty… Continue reading
Up close, it’s a normal newsroom meeting. The editor is handing out assignments and asking about deadlines while other journalists are eating at their desks… Continue reading
