Two Alaska legislators and a longtime Republican organizer are trying to prohibit lawmakers from collecting expense payments if they fail to pass a state budget… Continue reading
GCI is considering a plan to lay undersea fiber-optic cable to one of Alaska’s most remote communities. On Aug. 24, a GCI contractor began seafloor… Continue reading
A humpback whale near Tracy Arm became entangled in a cruise vessel’s anchor line for almost 12 hours Sunday morning, but was freed by a… Continue reading
Fifty-seven volunteers helped 32 of Juneau’s homeless come a bit closer to finding long-term housing on Saturday. In an all-hands-on-deck effort, members of Juneau’s four… Continue reading
The state Court of Appeals has upheld earlier rulings in the conviction of a Juneau man on charges of second-degree sexual assault and third-degree assault.… Continue reading
More than 30 people showed up to Thursday night’s Harbor Live-aboard Community Meeting, ready to talk about a variety of pressing topics. They spent the… 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
It’s been two weeks since a white supremacist drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring… Continue reading
Five years ago, Mike Dunleavy ran for Alaska Senate and asked residents of the Mat-Su to kindly not shoot him. “Mike Dunleavy knows that Alaska… Continue reading
In the Kenai, they’ll consider a new heating system. Elsewhere, it’s ports, streets or water and sewer projects. October’s round of municipal elections will ask… 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
It’s been gone for more than 100 years, but now it’s home. Tradition, love and healing filled the clan house at the Walter Soboleff Building… Continue reading
Hakan Sebcioglu was a young boy living on the coast of Turkey when his uncle, who was working in Germany, sent him a postcard. The… Continue reading
The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld Gov. Bill Walker’s veto of a portion of the 2016 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend. In a decision issued Friday,… Continue reading
Update: The sale is now final, Alaska Mental HealthTrust Authority spokesperson Carley Lawrence confirmed Friday. -- A local company is close to taking a major… Continue reading
Former Rep. Bill Hudson and his wife Lucy wanted to stay in Juneau, but they couldn’t. When Lucy developed frontal-lobe dementia and needed what Bill… Continue reading
Juneau police on Thursday arrested a man on suspicion of burglarizing several businesses in the Mendenhall Valley earlier this month. Police contacted Dakota Gallant, 27,… Continue reading
Andy Hughes had made up his mind. Though he’d run for a seat on the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly before, he wasn’t going… Continue reading
Alexis Ashley Ehlers, a Juneau woman missing since Aug. 13, has been identified as the person found dead in a covered hot tub Monday. “We… Continue reading
On Sunday, Aug. 27, Juneauites have been asked to show solidarity for the people of Charlottesville, Virginia, at a rally at Marine Park. “The prime… Continue reading
