Assembly Member Norton Gregory shares a report during Monday night’s City and Borough of Juneau Assembly meeting. Mayor Ken Koelsch selected Gregory as the chair of the city’s new subcommittee to look into the future of mining in Juneau. Assembly member Beth Weldon (left) will also be on the committee. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Mayor appoints 3 Assembly members to start mining ordinance subcommittee

The city’s new subcommittee to look into the future of mining in Juneau has its first members. At Monday night’s City and Borough of Juneau… Continue reading

Assembly Member Norton Gregory shares a report during Monday night’s City and Borough of Juneau Assembly meeting. Mayor Ken Koelsch selected Gregory as the chair of the city’s new subcommittee to look into the future of mining in Juneau. Assembly member Beth Weldon (left) will also be on the committee. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Troopers suspend search for missing hiker, but volunteers keep looking

Troopers suspend search for missing hiker, but volunteers keep looking

Authorities have suspended the search for a Juneau woman missing since about 1 p.m. Saturday, according to Alaska State Troopers. But volunteers, including SEADOGS, are… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2017
  • By LIZ KELLAR
Troopers suspend search for missing hiker, but volunteers keep looking
Keith Gregory, the new President and CEO of the Tlingit and Haida Regional Housing Authority, speaks during an interview in his office on Friday, June 23, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

New Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority President adjusting to Juneau

Keith Gregory was perfectly content as the Aurora Housing Authority Director in Aurora, Illinois. Then he heard from the Tlingit and Haida Regional Housing Authority… Continue reading

Keith Gregory, the new President and CEO of the Tlingit and Haida Regional Housing Authority, speaks during an interview in his office on Friday, June 23, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Defendant in multiple cases takes plea agreement, to serve 25 days

Here is a list of recent court judgments recorded in Juneau District and Superior Courts: • Felicia Marcides Evenson, 28, was sentenced on June 16… Continue reading

Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Kenai, left, Rep. Daniel Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, right, and Rep. Dean Westlake, D-Kotzebue, listen to debate on the state budget Thursday, June 23, 2017. Both the House and Senate voted to approve a budget and keep the State of Alaska from shutting down on July 1. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Legislature averts shutdown, but more work remains

The morning after the Alaska Legislature averted a statewide shutdown, you could find more tourists than legislators in the Capitol. Though the Legislature’s second special… Continue reading

Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Kenai, left, Rep. Daniel Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, right, and Rep. Dean Westlake, D-Kotzebue, listen to debate on the state budget Thursday, June 23, 2017. Both the House and Senate voted to approve a budget and keep the State of Alaska from shutting down on July 1. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
“Courageous Heart” by Lindsay Carron. (Artwork courtesy of The Canvas)

The Canvas hosts ‘animal identity’ workshop for kids

Juneau youth ages 8 and up are invited to explore their wild side with a weeklong “Creating your own animal identity” workshop at The Canvas… Continue reading

“Courageous Heart” by Lindsay Carron. (Artwork courtesy of The Canvas)
Police & Fire for Sunday, June 25, 2017

Police & Fire for Sunday, June 25, 2017

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

  • Jun 25, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police & Fire for Sunday, June 25, 2017

What does the Juneau delegation think of the budget deal?

All three of Juneau’s delegates to the Alaska Legislature voted in favor of the deal to avert the statewide shutdown. Here’s what they had to… Continue reading

Search is on for lost Hydaburg boater

The U.S. Coast Guard was searching Friday for a 20-year-old man after he did not return from a fish camp near Hydaburg on Thursday afternoon.… Continue reading

University of Alaska President Dr. Jim Johnsen gives a presentation to University of Alaska Southeast employees on Friday, June 23, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

University grapples with $8M cut, chancellor seeks private donors

Less than a day after the Alaska Legislature reached a budget deal to avert a government shutdown, University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen held a… Continue reading

  • Jun 23, 2017
  • By ERIN GRANGER
University of Alaska President Dr. Jim Johnsen gives a presentation to University of Alaska Southeast employees on Friday, June 23, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Legislature passes bill to fight opioid epidemic

The Alaska House voted Thursday to restrict the ability of doctors to prescribe opioid painkillers. House Bill 159, proposed by Gov. Bill Walker, is part… Continue reading

Michelle Bennett, center, is greeted by friends and family members on her release from Lemon Creek Correctional Center. PHOTO COURTESY OF 360 NORTH

‘Inside Out’ documentary chronicles life after prison

Three people walk out of prison. As they pass the barbed wire and through the steel gates, a camera follows their very different paths. One… Continue reading

  • Jun 23, 2017
  • By LIZ KELLAR
Michelle Bennett, center, is greeted by friends and family members on her release from Lemon Creek Correctional Center. PHOTO COURTESY OF 360 NORTH
Tony Warren, a state employee at the Department of Education and Early Development, left, stands with other state workers during noon rally against the Legislature’s lack of a budget on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alaska Legislature averts shutdown with nine days to spare

With nine days to spare, the Alaska Legislature has averted a statewide government shutdown. At 1:04 p.m. Thursday afternoon, a joint House-Senate conference committee approved… Continue reading

Tony Warren, a state employee at the Department of Education and Early Development, left, stands with other state workers during noon rally against the Legislature’s lack of a budget on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
They’re here: It’s invasive species awareness week

They’re here: It’s invasive species awareness week

Crawfish, “rock vomit” and sea Borgs: the Empire has written recently about a variety of invasive plants and animals around Juneau and in Alaska. In… Continue reading

They’re here: It’s invasive species awareness week

Auke Rec road to be closed Tuesday

Those looking to take in the view at Auke Recreation Area on Tuesday morning will have to wait a few hours. Due to hazard tree… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Friday, June 23, 2017

Police & Fire for Friday, June 23, 2017

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

  • Jun 23, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police & Fire for Friday, June 23, 2017
Prior to being installed in downtown Juneau, the Seward Statue goes through a “trial run” to see if it fits on its marble base. Early next week, the statue will be installed on the base at Dimond Courthouse Plaza across the street from the Juneau State Capitol before a public unveiling July 3. (Photo courtesy of Wayne Jensen)

Seward Statue fully funded, days away from installation

After a journey that took three years, 4,500 miles and $250,000, the statue of Secretary William Henry Seward is just days away from being installed… Continue reading

Prior to being installed in downtown Juneau, the Seward Statue goes through a “trial run” to see if it fits on its marble base. Early next week, the statue will be installed on the base at Dimond Courthouse Plaza across the street from the Juneau State Capitol before a public unveiling July 3. (Photo courtesy of Wayne Jensen)
Case Manager Sydney Akagi, left, and Dr. Kim Hort, Pediatric Dentist Manager, admire one of the rooms in the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s new Children’s Dental Clinic during a Grand Opening on Thursday, June 22, 2017. Agaki’s watercolor paintings were use to decorate all the rooms in the clinic. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

SEARHC opens new children’s dental clinic

Prior to this spring, the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) operated its dental clinic in a space that was running out of room for… Continue reading

Case Manager Sydney Akagi, left, and Dr. Kim Hort, Pediatric Dentist Manager, admire one of the rooms in the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s new Children’s Dental Clinic during a Grand Opening on Thursday, June 22, 2017. Agaki’s watercolor paintings were use to decorate all the rooms in the clinic. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alaskan Dames burglary suspect pleads not guilty

A suspect nabbed less than an hour after he allegedly broke into a consignment store and stole cash and consigned items was indicted Wednesday on… Continue reading

  • Jun 23, 2017
  • By LIZ KELLAR
Town hall meetings will be held Friday on all three main campuses to discuss the new budget and shutdown contingency plan with students, staff and faculty. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)

State cuts university by $8M

The University of Alaska was handed an $8 million budget cut by the Legislature’s conference committee Wednesday evening, dropping its state funding to $317 million… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2017
  • By ERIN GRANGER
Town hall meetings will be held Friday on all three main campuses to discuss the new budget and shutdown contingency plan with students, staff and faculty. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)