Former employee arrested after reportedly robbing downtown Juneau business at knifepoint

A former employee of a downtown store was arrested Tuesday night after reportedly stealing a bank deposit bag with thousands in cash at knifepoint. Juneau… Continue reading

Tourist dies atop Mt. Roberts, no foul play suspected

A tourist from California died atop Mt. Roberts Tuesday despite prolonged efforts to revive him. No foul play was suspected, said a Juneau Police Department… Continue reading

As part of Pride Week, SEAGLA will host the popular drag show GLITZ at Centennial Hall on Wednesday, June 17. (Eric Adam | For the Juneau Empire file)

Juneau Pride begins Friday, boasting bigger events

With each year, the Juneau Pride event involves more and more people, but this year the organizers are consolidating the individual events. Brandon Demery, the… Continue reading

As part of Pride Week, SEAGLA will host the popular drag show GLITZ at Centennial Hall on Wednesday, June 17. (Eric Adam | For the Juneau Empire file)

SEAL will host dog-friendly 5K fun run on June 10

Dog walkers, runners and Juneauites just looking for a little fresh air are invited to a 5-kilometer run at 9 a.m. June 10. The Wild… Continue reading

Travelodge robber will get 2 years in prison; second man also pleads guilty

Both men involved in a robbery at the Travelodge in December 2015 have taken plea agreements, avoiding a trial that had been set to start… Continue reading

Sen. Lisa Murkowski will visit Juneau this week

Alaska’s senior U.S. Senator is coming to Juneau. On Thursday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, will speak to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce to deliver a… Continue reading

Police & Fire for Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Police & Fire for Wednesday, May 31, 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

  • May 31, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police & Fire for Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Open house to provide information about Tlingit-Haida application

In the interest of clearing up misconceptions and keeping the community in the loop, Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (CCTHITA) is… Continue reading

Meet the man behind the purple van — Mark Calvert’s Juneau Airport Shuttle

For Mark Calvert, a Juneau resident for the past seven years, business couldn’t be better. Last week, Calvert launched what he calls Juneau’s first successful… Continue reading

Will Muldoon, a data processing technician for the state of Alaska, boxes printed pink slip letters at a printing facility in the State Office Building on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. The letters will be sent to state employees on Thursday, June 1, if the legislature fails to pass a budget by then. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alaska’s shutdown doom is now one month away

The letters came off the printer on Tuesday afternoon with the regularity of a ticking clock. There is now one month remaining before Alaska’s state… Continue reading

Will Muldoon, a data processing technician for the state of Alaska, boxes printed pink slip letters at a printing facility in the State Office Building on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. The letters will be sent to state employees on Thursday, June 1, if the legislature fails to pass a budget by then. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Visitors make use of the free internet connection at the Downtown Public Library on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. A city budget meeting on Tuesday is looking at possible cuts to libraries to help balance the budget. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

CBJ could make last-minutes cuts to libraries’ budget

Though the City and Borough of Juneau’s budget process for next year is almost finished, the Juneau Public Library’s youth and outreach programs may be… Continue reading

Visitors make use of the free internet connection at the Downtown Public Library on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. A city budget meeting on Tuesday is looking at possible cuts to libraries to help balance the budget. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Police calls for Tuesday, May 30, 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

  • May 30, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Coco Douglas, 8, leaves a handmade sign and rocks she painted at a memorial in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, May 27, 2017, for two bystanders who were stabbed to death Friday while trying to stop a man who was yelling anti-Muslim slurs and acting aggressively toward two young women. From left are Coco’s brother, Desmond Douglas; her father, Christopher Douglas; and her stepmother, Angel Sauls. (Gillian Flaccus | The Associated Press)

Portland mayor: Call off free-speech rally in wake of fatal stabbing

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, on Monday urged U.S. officials and organizers to cancel a “Trump Free Speech Rally” and similar events, saying they are… Continue reading

Coco Douglas, 8, leaves a handmade sign and rocks she painted at a memorial in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, May 27, 2017, for two bystanders who were stabbed to death Friday while trying to stop a man who was yelling anti-Muslim slurs and acting aggressively toward two young women. From left are Coco’s brother, Desmond Douglas; her father, Christopher Douglas; and her stepmother, Angel Sauls. (Gillian Flaccus | The Associated Press)
David Kunat is seen in this 2016 image. (David Kunat photo | Facebook)

Friends, family mourn Juneau pilot killed in plane crash

The pilot of Saturday’s fatal plane crash south of Haines is being remembered as an outgoing and smart adventurer with friends across Southeast Alaska. David… Continue reading

David Kunat is seen in this 2016 image. (David Kunat photo | Facebook)

AWARE to host Alaska Men Stopping Violence workshops

AWARE and the Juneau Violence Prevention Coalition will be teaming up in June with national organization Men Stopping Violence to host Alaska Men Stopping Violence,… Continue reading

Plane crash near Haines kills Juneau pilot, Californian

Plane crash near Haines kills Juneau pilot, Californian

ANCHORAGE — Four men are dead and one is in the hospital after two separate plane crashes in Alaska on Saturday. TV station KTUU reports… Continue reading

Plane crash near Haines kills Juneau pilot, Californian

Police and Fire for Monday, May 29, 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

  • May 29, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
A paper lantern is sent skyward during a winter solstice party in Dec. 2008. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alaska enacts ban on Chinese sky lanterns

Foster mothers Gabi Flaten and Stephanie Weitman wanted to organize an event that would help the community’s foster and adopted children not feel so frightened… Continue reading

  • May 28, 2017
  • By LIZ KELLAR
A paper lantern is sent skyward during a winter solstice party in Dec. 2008. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Police reports for Sunday, May 28, 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

  • May 28, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Kris Brown, foreman (left) and Wayne Coogan (right), employees of Coogan Construction, finish pouring the concrete pedestal for William H Seward statue. (Photo courtesy of Wayne Coogan)

Seward statue arriving soon

William Henry Seward will arrive in Juneau in about a month — or at least, a statute of him will. Coogan Construction this week began… Continue reading

  • May 28, 2017
Kris Brown, foreman (left) and Wayne Coogan (right), employees of Coogan Construction, finish pouring the concrete pedestal for William H Seward statue. (Photo courtesy of Wayne Coogan)