A former Empire reporter recently won an Emmy Award for her production company’s work on an Alaska historical documentary. Debbie Reinwand, a 1977 graduate of… Continue reading
The Midnight Suns 12U baseball team didn’t back down to anyone at the Cooperstown Dreams Park tournament. After winning four of their first seven games… Continue reading
More floats registered for this year’s Juneau parade, committee director Jean Sztuk said, that organizers had to turn a few entrants away. The Douglas parade… Continue reading
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated Santiago Hoff came in third place in the 9- and 10-year-old division. Elias Lowell placed third… Continue reading
Sunny weather and unblemished skies drew thousands to downtown Juneau and Douglas on Wednesday for Fourth of July festivities. Between the parades, firemen’s races, soapbox… Continue reading
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
About 100 feet from where Firefighter Emily Lockie stood prior to the start of Wednesday’s annual Make & Break hose race, a memento of the… Continue reading
For 9-year-old Aaron Hull, racing in the Soapbox Challenge is by-and-large a good time. “It’s a little bit scary,” Hull said of starting down a… Continue reading
Returning to Juneau for the ninth time, boylesque troupe Mod Carousel is bringing two new shows to Juneau this Saturday titled “Pop!” Mod Carousel has… Continue reading
About 100 feet from where Firefighter Emily Lockie stood prior to the start of Wednesday’s annual Make & Break hose race, a memento of the… Continue reading
A young Great Dane died of heat stroke after being left in a car Tuesday afternoon, Gastineau Humane Society Animal Control Officer and Director of… Continue reading
Zach Bursell and Beth Gollin finished their Fourth of July $100 richer. The duo set new race records in the Glenn Frick Memorial Mile, which… Continue reading
A 13-year-old girl briefly went missing on Kruzof Island near Sitka on Tuesday afternoon, according to a Coast Guard release, as she paddled in the… Continue reading
Odette Edgar has a good reason to always enjoy the annual July 3 “Barn Dance.” She met her husband, Doug, there 15 years ago. “He… Continue reading
A young Great Dane died of heat stroke after being left in a car Tuesday afternoon, Gastineau Humane Society Animal Control Officer and Director of… Continue reading
A paper route and a flashlight. That was how Jerry Scott, co-creator of “Zits” and Baby Blues” comic strips, found his passion for newspapers at… Continue reading
After two walk-off losses, the Gastineau Channel Little League all-stars find themselves on the brink of elimination in the Alaska District 2 Junior Softball Tournament.… Continue reading
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
Annie Caulfield saw tears in the old man’s eyes. The man had lost his home to the flowing lava that came from the Kilauea volcano… Continue reading
A 13-year-old girl briefly went missing on Kruzof Island near Sitka on Tuesday afternoon, according to a Coast Guard release, as she paddled in the… Continue reading
