The Mendenhall Glacier is the most visited landmark in the state, pulling in almost a third of all visitors to Alaska. Visitor traffic is only… Continue reading
Their days aren’t as exciting as they used to be, and that’s exactly how they want it. Finishing a morning shift as a barista/bartender at… Continue reading
Kenneth Manzanares, the Utah man suspected of killing his wife aboard a cruise ship near Juneau last month, broke down sobbing during his arraignment in… Continue reading
The new owner of Juneau’s electric utility has “no interest” in selling it to local owners. Hydro One, a Canadian power company, agreed in July… Continue reading
Juneau Empire In response to rising homelessness in town, the City and Borough of Juneau is creating a new staff position. The CBJ applied Monday… Continue reading
They spoke like old friends, though one was handing the other an eviction notice. Officer Ken Colon of the Juneau Police Department gave Tapia Church… Continue reading
Homicide suspect Christopher D. Strawn lost a bid to postpone his new trial, currently set for Oct. 2. Strawn’s first trial, on charges of first-… 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
The Alaska State Troopers have more than 1,000 kits containing DNA evidence from sexual assaults across the state. Those kits have rested, shelved and untested,… Continue reading
Juneau’s senior population is quickly increasing, and is about to find itself in what Sioux Douglas calls a “desperate” situation. Douglas, the president of Senior… Continue reading
Fifty schoolkids from around Alaska and beyond were a lot more prepared to start the school year, thanks to a pair of Juneau sisters, the… Continue reading
The on-again, off-again trial of a former Board of Fisheries nominee charged with Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend fraud has been postponed to the end of… Continue reading
Some of the leaders of the Juneau Empire will be hanging out at the downtown Heritage Coffee shop on Thursday afternoon. We’d like to meet… Continue reading
A judge substantially lowered the bail for a Juneau man accused of manslaughter and homicide. Bail had been set at $500,000 for David Valentine Evenson,… Continue reading
The trial of a Juneau man injured in an officer-involved shooting has been postponed for at least a month, in part due to a possible… Continue reading
City, university splitting former NOAA lab The University of Alaska Southeast and the City and Borough of Juneau Docks &Harbors are both getting what they… 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
A Juneau man made a disturbing discovery Monday morning, finding a dead body in his covered outdoor hot tub. The man, a resident of Muir… Continue reading
Winter is approaching, and Juneau’s increasingly large homeless population needs a place to go. At the request of the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott will attempt to repeat the “unity ticket” in a second term. On Monday morning, both men filed… Continue reading
