The biggest challenge for Juneau’s economy is its housing shortage, Lands and Resources Manager Greg Chaney said during Monday night’s City and Borough of Juneau… Continue reading
The National Transportation Safety Board released a report Monday that provides details of the ill-fated Wings of Alaska flight that crashed in July 2015, killing… Continue reading
Marion Rider has lived in Alaska since 1960. The Alaska Senate may leave her homeless. Included within the Republican-led Senate’s proposal for $276 million in… 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
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
Local biologists are calling for “citizen scientists” to help them count and track bats in Southeast Alaska. Biologists from the Southeast Alaska Acoustic Bat Monitoring… Continue reading
Downtown Juneau’s delegate to the Legislature has helped defeat a proposal for greater transparency in the Alaska Legislature. Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, joined 18… Continue reading
Christopher Orcutt’s family just wants answers. His sister, Liddie-Marie Armstrong, and mother, Dawn Rasmussen, flew in from Washington and have spent the better part of… Continue reading
When it comes to solving Alaska’s $2.8 billion deficit, the Alaska House of Representatives is asking the oil industry to pitch in. It isn’t clear… Continue reading
It’s approaching 11 p.m. on Saturday, and the focus of Folk Fest is quickly shifting to Franklin Street. Performances and dances have been taking place… Continue reading
Sitting in the corner office of the Juneau Diocese, the Rev. Pat Travers points a couple blocks away to where he used to live and… Continue reading
It didn’t take long for Ken Koelsch to realize that being mayor wasn’t going to be a glamorous gig. Just days after winning a highly… Continue reading
“Hi. Are you hungry?” It’s a simple question, backed up with an immediate offer of pasta and sandwiches slathered with salmon dip. A little after… 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
Many of Alaska’s first-time criminals may face tougher sentences under a bill approved Friday by the Alaska Senate. In a 19-1 vote, lawmakers approved Senate… Continue reading
A Juneau man escaped serious injury after crashing his motorcycle Friday afternoon, but was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure. At about 12:30… 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
Musician Scott Wilson’s time on the Centennial Hall stage at Folk Fest began and ended Wednesday night. The full Folk Fest experience, however, was just… Continue reading
If the Alaska Senate gets its way, Alaskans can expect fewer teachers, less ferry service, fewer criminal prosecutors, fewer Alaska State Troopers and a much… Continue reading
A Tuesday night meeting of the Douglas Island Neighbors Association cleared up many of the misconceptions surrounding a new Department of Corrections pre-trial program, but… Continue reading
