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 defendant in a fatal assault in downtown Juneau will not face a murder charge. On Wednesday, a Juneau grand jury declined to indict David… Continue reading
Even as a 15-year-old in the Peruvian countryside, Julia Felix’s cooking was renowned. Neighbors and friends in her small village would ask her to cook… Continue reading
A break in a Douglas Island fiber-optic cable caused problems Thursday for GCI customers in northern Southeast. On Thursday afternoon, GCI spokeswoman Heather Handyside said… Continue reading
Just four years ago, Norman Staton had about 15 feet between his deck and his backyard fence. Now his backyard has disappeared, and he’s holding… Continue reading
Alaska’s Native ivory carvers could be collateral victims as global governments attempt to protect African elephants from poachers. In a Thursday address to the Juneau… Continue reading
Here is a list of recent indictments, sentencings and other court proceedings from the Juneau District and Superior Courts. Indictments • Windel E. Gregorio, 37,… 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 deal to cut the state subsidy of oil and gas drilling appears to be mortally wounded if not already dead. In a bizarre hearing… Continue reading
Ed Mercer, currently in the No. 2 spot as Deputy Chief for the Juneau Police Department, has been named the department’s next Police Chief, City… Continue reading
Though most students cringe at the thought of a test or quiz, young Tlingit learners actually have been asking for more quizzing. Sealaska Heritage Institute… Continue reading
Cancer patients can’t stop because they’re tired. Neither does the Relay for Life, an annual fundraising event for cancer research that takes place Saturday, July… 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 of Juneau’s busiest traffic intersections will soon be repaved. On Thursday, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities opened an environmental comment period… Continue reading
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
