Dr. Christopher Blodgett speaks at a 2017 cultural education conference sponsored by the Sealaska Heritage Institute. Blodgett will be back again this year. (Brian Wallace via Sealaska Heritage Institute | Courtesy photo)

Conference aims to increase cultural, trauma awareness

This week, educators from all around Alaska and the world will be in Juneau for a conference to learn more about culturally aware approaches in… Continue reading

Dr. Christopher Blodgett speaks at a 2017 cultural education conference sponsored by the Sealaska Heritage Institute. Blodgett will be back again this year. (Brian Wallace via Sealaska Heritage Institute | Courtesy photo)
A Sitka black-tailed deer munches on dandelions along the Glacier Highway Bypass on Thursday, May 31, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Experts expect plentiful deer season

Deer hunting season starts today, and biologists are projecting it to be another busy one. Ryan Scott, the regional supervisor for the Alaska Department of… Continue reading

A Sitka black-tailed deer munches on dandelions along the Glacier Highway Bypass on Thursday, May 31, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Angela Rodell, Executive Director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, speaks about the positive results of the fund this year at the APFC office on Thursday, July 26, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alaska Permanent Fund continues to beat market, but returns drop slightly from last year

The investment managers at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation have once again beaten the market.

Angela Rodell, Executive Director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, speaks about the positive results of the fund this year at the APFC office on Thursday, July 26, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Indictments handed down for assault, gun charge, theft

A Juneau grand jury handed down indictments during the previous two weeks, including charges of domestic violence, weapons misconduct and theft. On July 17, the… Continue reading

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Juneau School District Superintendent Mark Miller talks Wednesday, July 25, 2018, about his time in Juneau. Miller has accepted a job as a superintendent in Sonora, California. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Interim superintendent candidates set to meet the public

The Board of Education is starting to make progress in its search for an interim superintendent, and is inviting the public to get involved. At… Continue reading

Juneau School District Superintendent Mark Miller talks Wednesday, July 25, 2018, about his time in Juneau. Miller has accepted a job as a superintendent in Sonora, California. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Stars pose with their state championship banner after defeating Abbott-O-Rabbit Little League, 5-3, on Monday evening at the Abbott-O-Rabbit Field Complex in Anchorage. (Courtesy Photo | David Buss)

Little League: Majors advance to Northwest regional after state tourney sweep

The Juneau Major All-Stars pitching shined in the District 2 championship game last Tuesday. It was similarly remarkable in three wins at the Alaska state… Continue reading

The Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Stars pose with their state championship banner after defeating Abbott-O-Rabbit Little League, 5-3, on Monday evening at the Abbott-O-Rabbit Field Complex in Anchorage. (Courtesy Photo | David Buss)
Police calls for Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Police calls for Tuesday, July 31, 2018

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Tuesday, July 31, 2018

City meeting will shed light on grant application process

If you’re interested in the finding one way a community project can get funding, a meeting at City Hall Tuesday night is the place to… Continue reading

Police seek information on pistol stolen from car

The Juneau Crime Line is highlighting an unsolved property theft case from mid-June when a pistol was stolen from a man’s unlocked car. According to… Continue reading

A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. (Courtesy photo | Stephen Prysunka via the U.S. Coast Guard)

One dead, 10 safe after canoe overturns near Haines

One man is dead after a canoe overturned near Haines on Monday, sending 11 people into the water near Glacier Point, according to an Alaska… Continue reading

A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. (Courtesy photo | Stephen Prysunka via the U.S. Coast Guard)
Assistant District Attorney Angie Kemp speaks to Juneau Police Department Officer Jason Van Sickle during the trial of Leron Carlton Graham in Juneau Superior Court on Wednesday. Graham is representing himself on 14 counts of allegedly assaulting a woman and stealing a car in the Lemon Creek area in March. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Juneau district attorney among applicants for judgeship

Six people have applied to fill an open judge position on the Juneau Superior Court, including Juneau’s district attorney, according to a release from the… Continue reading

Assistant District Attorney Angie Kemp speaks to Juneau Police Department Officer Jason Van Sickle during the trial of Leron Carlton Graham in Juneau Superior Court on Wednesday. Graham is representing himself on 14 counts of allegedly assaulting a woman and stealing a car in the Lemon Creek area in March. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Monday, July 30, 2018

Police calls for Monday, July 30, 2018

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Police calls for Monday, July 30, 2018
The Nugget Mall, pictured in April. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

‘We do this and we’re good at it:’ New Nugget Mall owners confident in revamping mall

After the sale of the Nugget Mall fell through in June, Seattle-based corporate lending company Columbia Pacific Advisors took ownership of the mall.

The Nugget Mall, pictured in April. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Glacier Valley Rotary President Sharon Burns and Mayor Ken Koelsch cut a ribbon on the new playground equipment at Riverside Rotary Park on Saturday, July 28, 2018. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

New playground equipment open for playtime

Glacier Valley Rotary President Sharon Burns stood on stairs of a brand-new playground structure at Riverside Rotary Park as a little girl slid down a… Continue reading

Glacier Valley Rotary President Sharon Burns and Mayor Ken Koelsch cut a ribbon on the new playground equipment at Riverside Rotary Park on Saturday, July 28, 2018. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Master Haida weaver Delores Churchill, in the white vest, speaks about spruce root baskets. (Sealaska Heritage Institute | Courtesy Photo)

Program will document how to make spruce-root basketry

In an effort to stop weaving techniques from being lost, a Juneau nonprofit is teaming up with a travel company to make a documentary.

Master Haida weaver Delores Churchill, in the white vest, speaks about spruce root baskets. (Sealaska Heritage Institute | Courtesy Photo)
In this Aug. 9, 2012 photo, Dan Austin, general manager of St Vincent de Paul, stands on property across from Smith Hall. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Dan Austin, ‘Mother Teresa for Southeast Alaska,’ dies of cancer

The man who led Juneau’s branch of St. Vincent de Paul, caring for hundreds of homeless and destitute Juneauites for more than 20 years, has… Continue reading

In this Aug. 9, 2012 photo, Dan Austin, general manager of St Vincent de Paul, stands on property across from Smith Hall. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Sunday, July 29, 2018

Police calls for Sunday, July 29, 2018

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Police calls for Sunday, July 29, 2018
Juneau School District Superintendent Mark Miller speaks during a Board of Education meeting on Friday, July 27, 2018. The board unanimously voted to release Miller from his contract after he submitted his resignation Wednesday. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

School board begins search for superintendent replacement

With just three weeks left until the school year starts, the Board of Education is looking to move fast to replace departed superintendent Mark Miller.… Continue reading

Juneau School District Superintendent Mark Miller speaks during a Board of Education meeting on Friday, July 27, 2018. The board unanimously voted to release Miller from his contract after he submitted his resignation Wednesday. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Archivist Zach Jones points out Wyatt Earp’s July 1900 application for a Nome liquour at the Alaska State Archives on Friday, July 27, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alaska state archive digitizes Wyatt Earp papers

Wyatt Earp was a snowbird. Last week, archivists at the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum announced the completion of a… Continue reading

Archivist Zach Jones points out Wyatt Earp’s July 1900 application for a Nome liquour at the Alaska State Archives on Friday, July 27, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Carolyn Mitchell and her daughter, Connie Deverill, stop to drink and eat something during a marathon coordinated by Mainly Marathons at Mendenhall River Community School on Thursday, July 26, 2018. For Mitchell, 81, it was her 175th marathon. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

No slowin’ Carolyn: Kansas City woman completes third marathon tour of country

It’s almost 3 p.m. on Thursday and 81-year-old Carolyn Mitchell breaks at an aid station in the back of Mendenhall River Community School. She and… Continue reading

Carolyn Mitchell and her daughter, Connie Deverill, stop to drink and eat something during a marathon coordinated by Mainly Marathons at Mendenhall River Community School on Thursday, July 26, 2018. For Mitchell, 81, it was her 175th marathon. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)