A fishermen shows Coast Guard inspectors the life jackets on his power troller in 2015. (Juneau Empire file)

Vessel safety checks are free this weekend

Own a skiff, dinghy, catamaran, sloop, longboat, cruiser, cuddy, coracle or DIY duct-taped inflatable? Whatever type of watercraft — and Juneauites have many — the… Continue reading

A fishermen shows Coast Guard inspectors the life jackets on his power troller in 2015. (Juneau Empire file)

Walker urges Trump administration to stop splitting children from parents

Gov. Bill Walker has joined opponents of the Trump administration’s effort to separate illegal immigrant children from their families. In a statement Tuesday, Walker called… Continue reading

Eating Wild: Beach Greens Quick Kimchi

Eating Wild: Beach Greens Quick Kimchi

The indigenous communities of Alaska have been living with these plants and this land for millenia.

  • Jun 19, 2018
  • By Erin Anais Heist Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Eating Wild: Beach Greens Quick Kimchi
Police calls for Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Police calls for Tuesday, June 19, 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

  • Jun 19, 2018
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Christopher D. Strawn appears in Juneau Superior Court on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 during jury selection for his trial on charges in the murder of 30-year-old Brandon C. Cook at the Kodzoff Acres Mobile Home Park Oct. 20, 2015. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Man convicted of 2015 murder to be sentenced this week

It’s been eight months since a jury found Christopher Strawn guilty of the 2015 murder of Brandon Cook. This Wednesday, Strawn will be sentenced.

  • Jun 19, 2018
  • By Alex McCarthy Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Christopher D. Strawn appears in Juneau Superior Court on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 during jury selection for his trial on charges in the murder of 30-year-old Brandon C. Cook at the Kodzoff Acres Mobile Home Park Oct. 20, 2015. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Police calls for Tuesday, June 19, 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

  • Jun 19, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Brandon C. Cook is seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy of Brandon C. Cook’s family and friends)

Man convicted of 2015 murder to be sentenced this week

It’s been eight months since a jury found Christopher Strawn guilty of the 2015 murder of Brandon Cook. This Wednesday, Strawn will be sentenced. Sentencing… Continue reading

Brandon C. Cook is seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy of Brandon C. Cook’s family and friends)
Priscilla Jordan holds up a king salmon caught at Wayside Dock Monday afternoon. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)

‘Fishing is fishing:’ Local fishermen take advantage of weather Monday

Payton Grant barely had time to enjoy the beautiful weather before catching two king salmon at Wayside Dock Monday afternoon. Payton, 13, of Juneau and… Continue reading

  • Jun 18, 2018
  • By Gregory Philson Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Priscilla Jordan holds up a king salmon caught at Wayside Dock Monday afternoon. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)
Gov. Bill Walker talks to C-SPAN host Peter Slen via webcam aboard a C-SPAN bus in Juneau on Monday, June 18, 2018. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

C-SPAN visit strives to promote local, nationwide education

As the sun beat down on the large C-SPAN bus in Juneau on Monday afternoon, C-SPAN Marketing Manager Heath Neiderer greeted a crowd with words… Continue reading

  • Jun 18, 2018
  • By Alex McCarthy Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Gov. Bill Walker talks to C-SPAN host Peter Slen via webcam aboard a C-SPAN bus in Juneau on Monday, June 18, 2018. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Priscilla Jordan holds up a king salmon caught at Wayside Dock Monday afternoon. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)

‘Fishing is fishing:’ Local fishermen take advantage of weather Monday

Payton Grant barely had time to enjoy the beautiful weather before catching two king salmon at Wayside Dock Monday afternoon. Payton, 13, of Juneau and… Continue reading

Priscilla Jordan holds up a king salmon caught at Wayside Dock Monday afternoon. (Gregory Philson | Juneau Empire)
Gov. Bill Walker talks to C-SPAN host Peter Slen via webcam aboard a C-SPAN bus in Juneau on Monday, June 18, 2018. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

C-SPAN visit strives to promote local, nationwide education

As the sun beat down on the large C-SPAN bus in Juneau on Monday afternoon, C-SPAN Marketing Manager Heath Neiderer greeted a crowd with words… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker talks to C-SPAN host Peter Slen via webcam aboard a C-SPAN bus in Juneau on Monday, June 18, 2018. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

No injuries, no arrests after downtown altercation leads to gunfire

Some residents in the downtown area got an abrupt wake-up call Sunday morning, as gunshots rang out on Harris Street at just before 5 a.m.,… Continue reading

  • Jun 18, 2018
  • By Alex McCarthy Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Police and fire for Monday, June 18, 2018

Police and fire for Monday, June 18, 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

  • Jun 18, 2018
  • JUNEAU EMPIRE
  • Crime
Police and fire for Monday, June 18, 2018

No injuries, no arrests after downtown altercation leads to gunfire

Some residents in the downtown area got an abrupt wake-up call Sunday morning, as gunshots rang out on Harris Street at just before 5 a.m.,… Continue reading

Eating Wild: Beach Greens Quick Kimchi

Eating Wild: Beach Greens Quick Kimchi

I grew up here in Southeast Alaska with a childhood full of blueberries, huckleberries, high-bush cranberries, salmon berries, spruce-tip jelly, sea lettuce and beautiful wild… Continue reading

  • Jun 18, 2018
  • By ERIN ANAIS HEIST
Eating Wild: Beach Greens Quick Kimchi
Southeast Earthmovers demolish the Gastineau Apartments in January 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

City was correct in tearing down Gastineau Apartments, judge rules

The city is going to trial against the Barretts to recoup costs of demolishing the apartments, and the city attorney’s task got easier after a hearing Friday.

  • Jun 18, 2018
  • By Alex McCarthy Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Southeast Earthmovers demolish the Gastineau Apartments in January 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Conner Ryan takes his turn at the men’s hand mucking event at Gold Rush Days on Saturday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Gold Rush Days returns

It wasn’t Darren Quimby’s first time operating a drill. A 30-year veteran miner, he’s worked many jack leg drills in his days underground. Quimby’s coworker… Continue reading

  • Jun 18, 2018
  • By Kevin Gullufsen Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Conner Ryan takes his turn at the men’s hand mucking event at Gold Rush Days on Saturday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
Capital city loses jobs, wages between 2016 and 2017

Capital city loses jobs, wages between 2016 and 2017

Alaska’s ongoing recession has coincided with a plateau and decline in wages paid to Juneau workers, according to figures released by the Alaska Department of… Continue reading

  • Jun 18, 2018
  • By James Brooks Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Capital city loses jobs, wages between 2016 and 2017
Conner Ryan takes his turn at the men’s hand mucking event at Gold Rush Days on Saturday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Gold Rush Days returns

It wasn’t Darren Quimby’s first time operating a drill. A 30-year veteran miner, he’s worked many jack leg drills in his days underground. Quimby’s coworker… Continue reading

Conner Ryan takes his turn at the men’s hand mucking event at Gold Rush Days on Saturday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

City was correct in tearing down Gastineau Apartments, judge rules

The City and Borough of Juneau is scheduled to go to trial against James and Kathleen Barrett to recoup costs of demolishing the twice-burned Gastineau… Continue reading