Judges considered more than 6,000 beers at this year’s U.S. Open Beer Championship, and two Juneau beers earned honors. Juneau’s newest brewery, Barnaby Brewing, earned… Continue reading
The City and Borough Assembly Task Force on Homelessness held its second meeting Tuesday, brainstorming numerous options for fighting the rise of homelessness in Alaska’s… Continue reading
A weapon launched from Alaska’s spaceport successfully shot down an incoming rocket on Monday night in the most difficult test to date for a missile… Continue reading
Growing up in a suburb of Los Angeles, Father Andrew Bellisario has found that Alaska’s wild landscapes and bevy of outdoor activities are a bit… Continue reading
The Alaska Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums is gearing up for an exhibit related to the 150 year anniversary of Alaska’s transfer from Russia… Continue reading
Two tenants of the Bergmann Hotel, displaced in early March after the city condemned the building as unsafe for human occupancy, have filed suit against… 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
2017 marks the 100-year anniversary of the cave-in that resulted in the closure of the Treadwell Mine, with the complex soon to follow. During the… Continue reading
Alaska lawmakers are nearing a deal to cut the state subsidy of the oil and gas industry, the first significant step to resolve a multibillion-dollar… Continue reading
The victim in a downtown assault had a pre-existing aneurysm that burst due to trauma from the fight, according to preliminary autopsy results. Aaron G.… 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
Two years ago, Bartlett Regional Hospital chief executive officer Chuck Bill created a new position, that of Chief Behavioral Health Officer. It was in response… Continue reading
Commercial fishermen caught a historic amount of fish this week in a district south of Juneau. Statistics are still preliminary, but catch numbers for gillnetters… Continue reading
Fog rises over the green mountains of Douglas, threading its way through the trees. Downtown, rain pounds the pavement daily. Ah, summertime. Summer is in… Continue reading
The city of Juneau has existed for 137 years. Mark Choate expects his new house to last for 1,000. “My idea was to build a… Continue reading
Animal Control is investigating a report of a dog being dragged behind a truck on the Douglas bridge. Juneau Police Department received a call Friday… Continue reading
Alaska has the fastest-growing senior population in the nation, according to the Alaska Commission on Aging. Seniors now represent 17 percent of Alaska’s total population,… Continue reading
Rear Adm. Michael McAllister has seen through the years that it’s difficult to retain a sense of normalcy during transfers of power in the Coast… 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
For the first time, the Juneau Community Charter School (JCCS) will have a principal. Representatives of the school selected Caron Smith, currently the principal at… Continue reading
