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Briana Brint, president of Southeast Alaska Organization for Animals, holds Sid who is blind and deaf at a animal foster home in Juneau on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. Sid is from a litter rescued from Prince of Wales by the organization. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Blind, but no pause: Rescued puppies travel from rural Alaska to Juneau

Every morning, Cathy Dobson walks into her kitchen to make breakfast. The moment she steps into the room, her slippers are covered in rollicking puppies.… Continue reading

Briana Brint, president of Southeast Alaska Organization for Animals, holds Sid who is blind and deaf at a animal foster home in Juneau on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. Sid is from a litter rescued from Prince of Wales by the organization. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Rainforest Photos Blog: Snowshoeing Spaulding

Rainforest Photos Blog: Snowshoeing Spaulding

Editor’s Note: Rainforest Photos is a new photo blog that will be appearing regularly in the Outdoors section of the newspaper and online at juneauempire.com.… Continue reading

Rainforest Photos Blog: Snowshoeing Spaulding
JACC event features Chilkat weaving

JACC event features Chilkat weaving

Traditional Chilkat weaving is practiced by only a handful of Alaska Native artists but a group of Juneau artists are trying to change that. Master… Continue reading

JACC event features Chilkat weaving
Vance Fate Putman (Courtesy photo)

Gov. Walker names lobbyist as CFEC commissioner

Gov. Bill Walker has appointed a longtime lobbyist to replace Benjamin Brown as a commissioner of the state’s Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. In an emailed… Continue reading

Vance Fate Putman (Courtesy photo)
FILE - This July 26, 2017 file photo shows the Emerald Princess cruise ship docked in Juneau, Alaska. Kenneth Manzanares, charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife Kristy while aboard the ship on a cruise to Alaska, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Juneau Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Kristy Manzanares was found dead in a cabin last month on the ship while it was in U.S. waters off Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Cruise ship murder trial pushed back to November 2018

The trial date for the Utah man accused of killing his wife on a cruise ship near Juneau this summer has been moved back due… Continue reading

FILE - This July 26, 2017 file photo shows the Emerald Princess cruise ship docked in Juneau, Alaska. Kenneth Manzanares, charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife Kristy while aboard the ship on a cruise to Alaska, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Juneau Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Kristy Manzanares was found dead in a cabin last month on the ship while it was in U.S. waters off Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
Tiffany Jo Spaulding

Juneau woman to plead guilty in drug conspiracy case

Correction: An earlier version of this article erroneously stated that Spaulding pleaded guilty on drug conspiracy charges. Although she intends on pleading guilty according to… Continue reading

Tiffany Jo Spaulding
Luann McVey, right, joins about a dozen people to protest the U.S. Senate’s proposed tax reform bill in front of Juneau’s Congressional Delegation Office on Glacier Avenue on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Murkowski will vote for GOP tax bill

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, will support the Republican tax reform plan, she announced in a written statement Wednesday afternoon. “After thoroughly reviewing the good… Continue reading

Luann McVey, right, joins about a dozen people to protest the U.S. Senate’s proposed tax reform bill in front of Juneau’s Congressional Delegation Office on Glacier Avenue on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Police calls for Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017

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

Juneau’s own youth synchronized skating team, “The Forget-Me-Nots,” compete at the Foot of the Lake Synchronized Skating Competition in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in early January. Members of the synchronized skating team and other Juneau Skating Club youth will be competing in various disciplines Sunday at the Treadwell Arena. (Photo courtesy of April Hoy)

Top skaters in Juneau to provide free show

Some of the top skaters in the city and state will give people a free look at their skills this weekend. The Juneau Skating Club… Continue reading

Juneau’s own youth synchronized skating team, “The Forget-Me-Nots,” compete at the Foot of the Lake Synchronized Skating Competition in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in early January. Members of the synchronized skating team and other Juneau Skating Club youth will be competing in various disciplines Sunday at the Treadwell Arena. (Photo courtesy of April Hoy)

Police calls for Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017

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

  • Nov 29, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime

Officials investigating downtown fire as arson

Emergency officials are looking into a possible arson at a business on Franklin Street that took place early Tuesday morning. At 12:12 a.m. Tuesday, Capital… Continue reading

Declining Taku River chinook subject of Fish Board proposals

Taku River chinook salmon are returning in alarmingly low numbers. Three Board of Fisheries proposals, each up for public comment, could affect who gets to… Continue reading

The Department of Motor Vehicles building, located next to the Alaska State Troopers office on Sherwood Lane, stands in October 2017. A Juneau man was arrested Nov. 21 for attempting to register a stolen vehicle. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Man gets caught trying to register stolen car

A Juneau man with an outstanding warrant was arrested last week when he tried to register a stolen vehicle at the Department of Motor Vehicles.… Continue reading

The Department of Motor Vehicles building, located next to the Alaska State Troopers office on Sherwood Lane, stands in October 2017. A Juneau man was arrested Nov. 21 for attempting to register a stolen vehicle. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Two public meetings kick off school budget process

The Juneau School District’s budget process begins this week with two informational meetings for members of the public. Two meetings will take place 6-8 p.m.… Continue reading

Global movement coming to Juneau this week

The holiday season has begun in Juneau, with the annual shopping rush in full swing. Local organizations are joining forces with others around the world… Continue reading

In this August 2013 file photo, Jack Hempstead of the U.S. Forest Service directs bus traffic at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)

City buses will stick mostly to diesel in coming years

Juneau’s fleet of buses will likely remain primarily diesel-fueled for the next few years. The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly voted to allocate grant… Continue reading

In this August 2013 file photo, Jack Hempstead of the U.S. Forest Service directs bus traffic at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)

Police calls for Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017

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

Gov. Walker signs crime bill passed in special session

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has signed a crime bill passed this month during a special legislative session. Lawmakers acted in… Continue reading

  • Nov 27, 2017
  • By The Associated Press
In this Tuesday, April 7, 2015 photo, a Marine veteran holds a sign to show support for cannabis for post traumatic stress disorder sufferers, outside the State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa. Twenty-eight states plus the District of Columbia have enabled the use of marijuana to treat PTSD, and the number has doubled just in the last two years amid increasingly visible advocacy from veterans’ groups. (Michael Zamora | The Des Moines Register File)

Veterans are key as surge of states OK medical pot for PTSD

NEW YORK (AP) — It was a telling setting for a decision on whether post-traumatic stress disorder patients could use medical marijuana. Against the backdrop… Continue reading

In this Tuesday, April 7, 2015 photo, a Marine veteran holds a sign to show support for cannabis for post traumatic stress disorder sufferers, outside the State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa. Twenty-eight states plus the District of Columbia have enabled the use of marijuana to treat PTSD, and the number has doubled just in the last two years amid increasingly visible advocacy from veterans’ groups. (Michael Zamora | The Des Moines Register File)
Dennis Zotigh poses for a photo outside the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Many tribes even have their own national anthems known as flag songs that focus on veterans. They’re popular among Plains tribes from which the modern powwow originated, said Zotigh of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Powwows are social gatherings, generally with competitive dancing. (Susan Walsh | The Associated Press)

In Indian Country, honoring flag might mean different anthem

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — As fierce debate rages about “taking a knee” during the national anthem to protest social injustice, Native Americans have a unique take… Continue reading

Dennis Zotigh poses for a photo outside the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Many tribes even have their own national anthems known as flag songs that focus on veterans. They’re popular among Plains tribes from which the modern powwow originated, said Zotigh of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Powwows are social gatherings, generally with competitive dancing. (Susan Walsh | The Associated Press)