A tugboat is stuck on a sandbar in the Gastineau Channel with no place to go. The 107-foot tugboat Lumberman has been stranded since May… Continue reading
Local child care providers are concerned preschools around Alaska could see drastic changes if Alaska Department of Health &Social Services Child Care Program Office proposed… 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
At a party at his shop Saturday, Alaska Fly Fishing Goods owner Brad Elfers was surrounded by his people: dedicated fly fishing enthusiasts, many of… Continue reading
Waste management services could soon all be in one convenient location. The City and Borough of Juneau Committee of the Whole will be presented with… Continue reading
The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School baseball teams wrapped up Southeast Conference play on a high note. The Crimson Bears swept a three-game series… 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
Update: An earlier version of this article stated Sadie Tuckwood’s time in the 1600-meter race at the Region V Track & Field Championships was the… Continue reading
When officers from the Juneau Police Department served a search warrant on the house at 401 Harris Street on Wednesday, they found items that had… Continue reading
Shellfish advisories are in place in areas across Southeast Alaska. According to a release, a recent butter clam sample collected from Kasaan Harbor in Kasaan… Continue reading
Wearing a purple sweater, purple skirt, black leggings and purple nail polish to match, Mindy Rowland bounded onto the stage on the first night of… Continue reading
Service at a hospital can range anywhere from cooks to nurses to doctors and surgeons and it takes all of them together in making everything… Continue reading
Juneau Trail &Road Runners presented Juneau-Douglas High School senior Tim McKenna and home-school senior Madison York with a $750 scholarship Wednesday during the JDHS Scholarship… Continue reading
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Schoenfeld’s journalism career started in 1979. His journalism career in Alaska started in 1979. An… Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This week was National Police Week, and the Empire is highlighting Juneau police chief Ed Mercer, who was promoted to chief of police… Continue reading
You might have noticed something different about Juneau Police Department cars this month. Some of the vehicles in the fleet are now painted silver, with… Continue reading
The weekly sport fish report is written by the Alaska Department of Fish &Game and made available to the public on a weekly basis. For… 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
You don’t have to look far to see the effects of climate change in Alaska. Permafrost melts, ocean waters acidify and eroding shorelines threaten coastal… Continue reading
After burglarizing four businesses in one night, a Juneau man was indicted this week on four charges of second-degree burglary. Travis Ian Johnson, 35, is… Continue reading
