A woman works on a painting at one of Cynthia Schildhauer’s workshops. (Photo courtesy Meghan Chambers)

Paint big — really big — at JACC workshop

Want to learn how to paint big … really big? Visiting artist Cynthia Schildhauer is hosting a workshop for Juneau artists on Friday, June 16… Continue reading

A woman works on a painting at one of Cynthia Schildhauer’s workshops. (Photo courtesy Meghan Chambers)

Three charged with bringing drugs into Lemon Creek

A Juneau grand jury on Wednesday indicted two women and a man on charges of bringing illegal drugs into Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Greggory C.… Continue reading

  • Jun 11, 2017
  • By LIZ KELLAR
Rebecca Bells readies a shot while bowling with Juneau Police Department officer Krag Campbell at Taku Lanes on Saturday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Police, homeless find common ground at the lanes

As a 30-year-old homeless woman, Rebecca Bells has had her share of interactions with law enforcement. As a 15-year veteran of the Juneau Police Department,… Continue reading

Rebecca Bells readies a shot while bowling with Juneau Police Department officer Krag Campbell at Taku Lanes on Saturday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
The Arndt family (Karragh, Travis, Kol and Kallum) is seen in a 2013 trip to San Diego along with Karragh Arndt’s brother, Rykken Young. (Photo courtesy of the Arndt family)

Auke Bay boy’s death linked to dangerous ‘choking game’

In video after video, young giggling teens can be seen filming themselves and each other playing the “passout” or “choking” game. “That is how you… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2017
  • By LIZ KELLAR
The Arndt family (Karragh, Travis, Kol and Kallum) is seen in a 2013 trip to San Diego along with Karragh Arndt’s brother, Rykken Young. (Photo courtesy of the Arndt family)
Police & Fire for Friday, June 9, 2017

Police & Fire for Friday, June 9, 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 9, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police & Fire for Friday, June 9, 2017
The CGC Bailey Barco pulls into its home port of Ketchikan on May 12. The vessel, just the second Fast Response Cutter to be stationed in Alaska, will be commissioned in Juneau on June 14. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)

Coast Guard cutter to be commissioned in Juneau, homeported in Ketchikan

After a journey of more than 7,000 miles, the Coast Guard Cutter Bailey Barco is about to be assigned to active service. On Wednesday, June… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2017
The CGC Bailey Barco pulls into its home port of Ketchikan on May 12. The vessel, just the second Fast Response Cutter to be stationed in Alaska, will be commissioned in Juneau on June 14. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)

Shutdown puts salmon fisheries at risk

Alaska Department of Fish & Game workers are heading out to weirs and counting towers this month to prepare for the opening of salmon fisheries… Continue reading

James Brooks | Juneau Empire From left to right, Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage; Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer; and Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome; discuss budget matters in a conference committee meeting Thursday morning, June 8, 2017 in the Alaska State Capitol.

Lawmakers compromise on budgets for corrections, law

Anchorage will get two new state prosecutors, but Bethel is out of luck under a compromise budget for the Alaska Department of Law drafted Thursday.… Continue reading

James Brooks | Juneau Empire From left to right, Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage; Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer; and Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome; discuss budget matters in a conference committee meeting Thursday morning, June 8, 2017 in the Alaska State Capitol.

State shutdown would affect every man, woman and child in Alaska — including the dead

Forget about the ferries. Reschedule your wedding. Don’t think about pull tabs. Alaska’s impending government shutdown will have a tsunami of effects across the state,… Continue reading

Crime Line seeks info on gun thefts from storage unit

The Juneau Crime Line is seeking the public’s help in recovering a stash of firearms stolen from a storage unit. On April 8, the Juneau… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
A man paddles a homemade watercraft in the Gastineau Channel, near Juneau, Alaska, June 7, 2017. A Coast Guard Station Juneau smallboat crew rescued a 32-year-old man after the craft began taking on water. (Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard)

Man, dog rescued in DIY “duct taped” boat

After taking on water in a DIY inflatable vessel, an unidentified 32-year-old man was in danger of sinking on Wednesday, prompting a rescue by the… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2017
A man paddles a homemade watercraft in the Gastineau Channel, near Juneau, Alaska, June 7, 2017. A Coast Guard Station Juneau smallboat crew rescued a 32-year-old man after the craft began taking on water. (Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard)
The Five Finger lighthouse is seen in 2003. (Photo by Gillfoto | Wikimedia Commons)

Winetasting event raises money for lighthouse restoration

This Friday, sipping wine can help preserve one of Southeast Alaska’s most historic sites. The Juneau Lighthouse Association is holding a winetasting Friday night to… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2017
The Five Finger lighthouse is seen in 2003. (Photo by Gillfoto | Wikimedia Commons)

Free documentary takes screen at Gold Town for World Oceans Day

The vast sounds of the ocean will fill a small theater in Juneau on Thursday. In celebration of World Oceans Day, the National Marine Fisheries… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Thursday, June 8, 2017

Police & Fire for Thursday, June 8, 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 8, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police & Fire for Thursday, June 8, 2017
This image shows Gal Gadot in a scene from “Wonder Woman.” (Clay Enos | Warner Bros. Entertainment)

AWARE hosts ‘Wonder Woman’ screening

The new Wonder Woman film has been called a “gloriously badass breath of fresh air” and has been credited with redefining the superhero movie and… Continue reading

This image shows Gal Gadot in a scene from “Wonder Woman.” (Clay Enos | Warner Bros. Entertainment)
James Gilchrest, a graduate of Thunder Mountain High School and former Capital City Fire & Rescue volunteer, was recently chosen for the Newman’s Own Foundation Fellowship Program. He’s interested in a career in emergency management, and will work with a veteran’s organization in Syracuse, New York. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Thunder Mountain graduate earns fellowship in New York

When he saw his hometown’s response to a fire at the Twin Lakes Playground in April, James Gilchrest was proud. Gilchrest, a former volunteer with… Continue reading

James Gilchrest, a graduate of Thunder Mountain High School and former Capital City Fire & Rescue volunteer, was recently chosen for the Newman’s Own Foundation Fellowship Program. He’s interested in a career in emergency management, and will work with a veteran’s organization in Syracuse, New York. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Charlie Currit, foreground, and Elliot Nankervis, background, prepare to release chum salmon from a “net pen” at DIPAC hatchery on Wednesday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Healthy hatchery fish flee the nest

There comes a time in every parent’s life that they have to let go. On Wednesday, Charlie Currit and his crew had to say goodbye… Continue reading

Charlie Currit, foreground, and Elliot Nankervis, background, prepare to release chum salmon from a “net pen” at DIPAC hatchery on Wednesday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

As salmon defenders gather, more signs of a 2018 fish fight

There are more signs that the hook has been set for Alaska’s biggest fisheries fight in a decade. As members of the North Pacific Fisheries… Continue reading

These photos of Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche were shared by his sister, Juneau resident Ati Nasiah. Namkai-Meche is seen playing with Nasiah’s son last summer in Portland, and on a kayaking trip to Tracy Arm with Nasiah and their sister, Kriya. (Photo courtesy of Ati Nasiah)

Sister of Portland stabbing victim: ‘Message of love’ made him a hero

Ati Nasiah had an important message to share last week — and last night — when she spoke at several memorials paying tribute to her… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2017
  • By LIZ KELLAR
These photos of Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche were shared by his sister, Juneau resident Ati Nasiah. Namkai-Meche is seen playing with Nasiah’s son last summer in Portland, and on a kayaking trip to Tracy Arm with Nasiah and their sister, Kriya. (Photo courtesy of Ati Nasiah)
Remote trail cameras help researchers identify wolves while also documenting wolf behavior in the forests of Prince of Wales Island. (Michael Kampnich | TNC)

Where the wolves are on Prince of Wales Island

When you approach learning in the way they do at the three-room school in Hollis, students need more than desks, books and high-speed broadband. They… Continue reading

  • Jun 6, 2017
  • By Dustin Solberg
Remote trail cameras help researchers identify wolves while also documenting wolf behavior in the forests of Prince of Wales Island. (Michael Kampnich | TNC)