Juneau Police Department officers investigate the site where an adult male was found dead along the bike path near Mendenhall Loop Road and Egan Drive on Thursday.

Man found dead in Mendenhall Valley

A person walking on a bike path in the Mendenhall Valley made a grim discovery Thursday morning: A dead body partially submerged in a drainage… Continue reading

Juneau Police Department officers investigate the site where an adult male was found dead along the bike path near Mendenhall Loop Road and Egan Drive on Thursday.

Around Town

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

Police release name of man who died in crash

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police have released the name of a man who died Tuesday in a traffic crash.Police say 57-year-old Joseph Pineda died.The cause of… Continue reading

New details emerge in fatal plane crash near Togiak

ANCHORAGE — Though the cause of a small plane crash near Togiak that killed three people is still under investigation, a preliminary report by the… Continue reading

Police and fire for Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed… Continue reading

House debate tonight

Juneau’s candidates for statehouse will face each other on the stage tonight at the University of Alaska Southeast in a debate hosted by KTOO-FM, Juneau… Continue reading

Artist Sarah Davies welcomes people to the opening of her 100Stone project on the beach at Point Woronzof in Anchorage on Dec. 5, 2015. The enormous project aims to shine a light on the struggles people have with mental health issues.

Giving form to vulnerability: 100Stone artist kicks off series highlighting mental health issues

Last winter at Point Woronzof in Anchorage, 85 gray figures faced the ocean. As the tide rose, it was as if they were slowly walking… Continue reading

Artist Sarah Davies welcomes people to the opening of her 100Stone project on the beach at Point Woronzof in Anchorage on Dec. 5, 2015. The enormous project aims to shine a light on the struggles people have with mental health issues.
Food supplied by the Southeast Alaska Food Bank was cooked and presented to their partner agencies during a luncheon at the Resurrection Lutheran Church on Wednesday.

Food bank turns the tables for annual lunch

Coconut milk, tortellini, raw onions. These are some of the ingredients three cooks had to do without while preparing the Southeast Alaska Food Banks’ annual… Continue reading

Food supplied by the Southeast Alaska Food Bank was cooked and presented to their partner agencies during a luncheon at the Resurrection Lutheran Church on Wednesday.
Dean Westlake

Alaska Supreme Court rules Westlake the winner in House District 40

Dean Westlake was ebullient and seemed a little stunned Wednesday, an hour after learning the Alaska Supreme Court had upheld his August primary-election victory over… Continue reading

Dean Westlake
Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, left, and Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, listen to Richard Peterson, president of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, during a House Fisheries Committee meeting on transboundary issues at the Tom Stewart Building on Wednesday.

After first steps on transboundary mines, hunger for more progress

One week after Alaska agreed with British Columbia to research boundary-crossing rivers, a panel of Native leaders, environmental lobbyists, fishermen and scientists warned the Alaska… Continue reading

Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, left, and Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, listen to Richard Peterson, president of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, during a House Fisheries Committee meeting on transboundary issues at the Tom Stewart Building on Wednesday.
An Alaska Airlines jet lifts off in December 2014.

Alaska boots passenger who hooted at female flight attendant

Alaska Airlines removed a man from a plane after he heckled a female flight attendant, calling out “sexy!” as she demonstrated how to use a… Continue reading

An Alaska Airlines jet lifts off in December 2014.
About two dozen people attended a public meeting to discuss the Badger Road Elementary School name Monday evening at the school on Bradway Road.

North Pole parents don’t want to change elementary school name

NORTH POLE, Alaska — Parents are urging the Fairbanks North Star Borough’s school board not to change the name of their children’s elementary school, although… Continue reading

About two dozen people attended a public meeting to discuss the Badger Road Elementary School name Monday evening at the school on Bradway Road.
A pair of trumpeter swans bathe and rest in Twin Lakes on Tuesday as part of their southern migration.

Photo: Swan (Twin) Lake

A pair of trumpeter swans bathe and rest in Twin Lakes on Tuesday as part of their southern migration.… Continue reading

A pair of trumpeter swans bathe and rest in Twin Lakes on Tuesday as part of their southern migration.
n this file photo, Rep. Benjamin Nageak, D-Barrow, speaks during a House Majority Caucus press conference at the Capitol.

Alaska Supreme Court rules Westlake wins House seat

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Supreme Court has overturned a lower court decision, giving a disputed state House election to the Democratic challenger.The court's decision came… Continue reading

n this file photo, Rep. Benjamin Nageak, D-Barrow, speaks during a House Majority Caucus press conference at the Capitol.
This Sept. 27, 2014 file photo provided by NOAA during the Aerial Survey of Arctic Marine Mammals project shows the walrus haul out at Point Lay, Alaska.

As walrus arrive, Alaska village tells visitors to stay away

ANCHORAGE — A remote village on Alaska’s northwest coast has begun a reverse tourism campaign. Residents want visitors to stay away.Pacific walrus by the thousands… Continue reading

This Sept. 27, 2014 file photo provided by NOAA during the Aerial Survey of Arctic Marine Mammals project shows the walrus haul out at Point Lay, Alaska.

Police and fire for Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed… Continue reading

Around Town

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

Correction

In Tuesday’s newspaper, the Empire erroneously gave the wrong name of the tugboat that caught on fire outside Aurora harbor. The boat’s name is Consul… Continue reading

Alaska gets extension to meet national ID standards

Alaska gets extension to meet national ID standards

JUNEAU — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has given Alaska an extension to meet national proof-of-identity standards with the expectation that the state will… Continue reading

Alaska gets extension to meet national ID standards
Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School seniors Maddi Harper, left, Brian Reid, center, and Brandon Aguilia wish motorists a happy day and hand out hot chocolate Monday morning. The students and their classmates will be offering Acts of Kindness over the next two weeks as a school project.

Photo: Acts of kindness

Yaakoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School seniors Maddi Harper, left, Brian Reid, center, and Brandon Aguilia wish motorists a happy day and hand out hot chocolate… Continue reading

Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School seniors Maddi Harper, left, Brian Reid, center, and Brandon Aguilia wish motorists a happy day and hand out hot chocolate Monday morning. The students and their classmates will be offering Acts of Kindness over the next two weeks as a school project.