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
In an effort to stop weaving techniques from being lost, a Juneau nonprofit is teaming up with a travel company to make a documentary.
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
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
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
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
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
Wednesday marked the official start of the high school football season. Unlike the past nine seasons, players from Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School were… Continue reading
Over 200 runners took to North Douglas Highway on Saturday for the Juneau Marathon and Half Marathon. Race director Joshua Musson crossed the tape first… Continue reading
Juneau Mayor Ken Koelsch will not run for re-election, he announced Friday morning. In an interview with the Empire, Koelsch said he had been holding… Continue reading
In the hours following Mayor Ken Koelsch’s announcement that he will not run for re-election this fall, two Assembly members declared their candidacies for the… Continue reading
At the beginning of the season, Juneau Post 25 coach Joe Tompkins asked his team to write down a team goal. Virtually all of his… Continue reading
Alaskans are feeling more optimism about the state’s economy.
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation will hire 10 new workers in Juneau, CEO Angela Rodell told the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, earning a… Continue reading
School board member Josh Keaton will not run for re-election, he announced by email Thursday, making him the second of two incumbents to drop out… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly members are running out of time to make adjustments to possible ballot measures for the Oct. 2 election.… Continue reading
The Juneau Major Softball All-Stars couldn’t recover from a third-inning 8-0 deficit and fell 9-5 to Oregon’s Pendleton Little League in the West Region Softball… Continue reading
The sun is shining, the weather is warm, and conditions are absolutely lovely at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum. That means manager Merrill Jensen isn’t having much… 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
Even in kindergarten, she told people her name was Skywalker. Rachael wasn’t a fan of her last name of Gammon, especially because her mother had… Continue reading
