JUNEAU — Canadian officials say they will take action to prevent polluted water from a decades-old mine from entering the Taku River, a key source… Continue reading
Sometime in the next few weeks, Matthew Sill of PND Engineers expects someone to look into Douglas Harbor and ask a simple question: When can… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A federal plan for the recovery of an endangered Alaska beluga whale calls for a reduction in threats of high concern while scientists… Continue reading
Juneauites have weighed in on what they want the future of Parks and Recreation services in the city to look like, checking the second box… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Scientists say an ash cloud from a remote Alaska volcano that might have gone more than 6 miles into the atmosphere has dissipated… Continue reading
PORTLAND, Maine — The federal government is changing some of the rules about how fishermen harvest tuna in an attempt to protect one of the… Continue reading
Carl Uchytil, port director for the City and Borough of Juneau, will be the featured speaker at this week’s Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon.Uchytil, an… Continue reading
KENAI — State environmental officials are investigating the cause of a recent oil spill near the Tesoro Refinery in the Kenai Peninsula Borough.According to a… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks police have arrested a third person connected to a shooting that left a man wounded Dec. 13.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported 20-year-old… Continue reading
FAIRBANK — A man reported missing outside Fairbanks has been found dead.Alaska State Troopers say the body of 23-year-old Ryan Zesiger was found Monday in… Continue reading
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel.Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive,… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A federal judge has agreed to temporarily halt proceedings in a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by the group behind… 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
SITKA — On the last day of 2016, Sitka’s first legal marijuana retail shop opened its doors with roughly 10 pounds of pot for sale.Michelle… Continue reading
KENAI — Quick thinking and the proper safety equipment helped Kenai Peninsula resident Laurie Speakman come to the aid of a teen whose snowmobile caught… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has voted to keep a controversial invocation policy that is being criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union… Continue reading
1) Out of the bush and into prison: 'Bush People' father, son get 30 days jail time for PFD fraud2) TMHS student dies of accidental… Continue reading
Rustan Burton, publisher of the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly in Juneau has stepped down to accept another job in the Midwest. The announcement… Continue reading
Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… 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
