Correction: An earlier version of this article reversed the definitions of discretionary and directed voting. Three independents and five board-supported candidates are vying for five… 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
Seal oil with cracklings — crunchy seal fat — reminds Joe Nelson of early fall mornings growing up in Yakutat. Nelson, Board Chair of Sealaska… Continue reading
The former parent company of the Juneau Empire is pressing ahead with plans for a 13,000 square-foot retail development on one of the last open… Continue reading
One of the two co-conspirators still at large for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into Lemon Creek Correctional Center was arrested Wednesday night, law enforcement… Continue reading
Police spent hours trying to talk with an armed man “in emotional crisis” who was refusing to come out of his car, Juneau Police Department… Continue reading
Juneau historian, community organizer and advocate Marie Darlin has died. She was 93 years old. Darlin, born in Juneau in 1925, was a third-generation Juneauite,… Continue reading
An Alaska lawmaker who resigned after allegations of striking a Juneau woman is soon scheduled to appear in court. Online public courts records show the… Continue reading
Eighteen Juneau athletes will be joining over 300 others at the 2018 Special Olympics Alaska Summer Games this weekend in Anchorage. Juneau will be competing… 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
Long before they started weaving, Lily Hope and Ursala Hudson were woven into an ancient artform without knowing it. Their mother, the late weaver Clarissa… Continue reading
Emergency vehicles will surround the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday morning, but only for a training exercise, according to Capital City Fire/Rescue. As part of… Continue reading
The sale of Avista Corp. (parent company of Juneau’s Alaska Electric Light and Power) to Canadian-owned Hydro One Limited is one step closer to being… Continue reading
It seems nobody wants to buy timber on Kuiu Island. After failing to sell the first time around, the controversial sale of a stand of… Continue reading
John Morris remembers the day the city of Douglas came to burn down the Douglas Indian Village. On Wednesday morning, he was among more than… Continue reading
Correction: An earlier version of this article misspelled Ursala Hudson’s first name. It’s Ursala, not Ursula. Her winning piece “Inside Out” was also incorrectly identified… Continue reading
Correction: This article previously stated incorrectly that Gov. Bill Walker has appointed 12 district court judges and nine superior court judges during his time as… Continue reading
Correction: This article initially attributed a policy to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) instead of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).… 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
