A Coast Guard Station Juneau Response Boat-Medium heads down Gastineau Channel in September 2011 into strong winds and white-capped waters.

Coast Guard rescues sick cruise passenger

A Coast Guard Station Juneau boatcrew came to the rescue of a heart attack victim Friday morning, according to an email from the Coast Guard.The… Continue reading

A Coast Guard Station Juneau Response Boat-Medium heads down Gastineau Channel in September 2011 into strong winds and white-capped waters.
This map shows the detour routes for this weekend's construction on Egan Drive.

Expect big construction on Egan this weekend

This weekend should bring good weather, but it’ll also bring headaches for drivers.Egan Drive will be closed between the McNugget intersection and Mendenhall Loop Road.… Continue reading

This map shows the detour routes for this weekend's construction on Egan Drive.

Police search for stolen vehicle full of newspapers

An unknown person jumped into the driver’s side of a car being used to deliver newspapers this morning, stealing the car along with a hundred… Continue reading

Troll looks to hold Assembly seat this fall

Juneau Assembly member Kate Troll will seek re-election in this fall’s municipal election, she announced Friday.As her first term on the Assembly draws to a… Continue reading

The Alaska Legislature's Anchorage offices will move out of this downtown building and into a cheaper one in the Spenard district.

Legislature signs deal to buy Anchorage building for offices

The Alaska Legislature has signed an $11.8 million purchase agreement for Anchorage office space, allowing it to move out of a controversial building downtown.The agreement… Continue reading

The Alaska Legislature's Anchorage offices will move out of this downtown building and into a cheaper one in the Spenard district.
Wednesday's decision explains the cause of the case.

Appeals court throws out sentence of man who threatened community group

The Alaska Court of Appeals has thrown out the sentence of a man who threatened to kill the members of a Kasilof community group considering… Continue reading

Wednesday's decision explains the cause of the case.

Around Town

Storytime, 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley Library. Details: 586-5267. Organ concert, noon, State Office Building. J. Allan MacKinnon. to play a variety of music.Senior Lunch, noon,… Continue reading

Correction

In a photograph titled “Extreme Theatre at Perseverance” that ran on A1 on Thursday, the Empire misspelled the surname of one the pirates singing for… Continue reading

This Day in Juneau History: July 29, 1986

On July 29, 1986, results of an ill-received survey administered by state commissioners were announced. The survey had asked individual state employees whether they would… Continue reading

Anchorage man charged in stabbing death

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage man was charged Thursday on two murder counts after police found a dead body inside his midtown apartment.Kelly Frederick, who is… Continue reading

Mark Dundore puts out a neon open sign after rolling out two shelves of goods at his market and coffee stop called The Douglas Outpost on Wednesday. The city is officially keeping Dundore from opening his business inside the building because of a lack of nearby parking spaces required by city code.

Parking law puts the brakes on new Douglas business

Mark Dundore is a go-getter. He has a day job at Sealaska, runs his own IT consulting business and owns two shops in Lemon Creek.… Continue reading

Mark Dundore puts out a neon open sign after rolling out two shelves of goods at his market and coffee stop called The Douglas Outpost on Wednesday. The city is officially keeping Dundore from opening his business inside the building because of a lack of nearby parking spaces required by city code.

Recovering porn addict helps bring faith-based counseling to Juneau

A Juneau man living in recovery from a porn addiction remembers feeling as though he was suffering alone, a feeling he wants others to know… Continue reading

In this March 3, 2016 photo, Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, listens during a Senate Education Committee hearing at the Capitol.

New restrictions on sex ed become law

Gov. Bill Walker will allow a controversial bill restricting sex education to become law without his signature.House Bill 156, sponsored by Rep. Wes Keller, R-Wasilla… Continue reading

In this March 3, 2016 photo, Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, listens during a Senate Education Committee hearing at the Capitol.

Donor do’s and don’ts: Philanthropy advisor speaks at chamber luncheon

If there’s one thing that everybody can learn from the late superstar musician Prince, it’s the importance of leaving a will.“He was 54 or 55.… Continue reading

This Feb. 26, 2015 photo, shows an oil well on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation near Mandaree, North Dakota. U.S. officials announced plans Thursday, July 28, 2016, to speed up permitting for oil and gas drilling on federal and American Indian lands to reduce delays, as applications were projected to be down amid an ongoing price slump. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

US to speed oil, gas permits amid sharp drop in applications

BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials announced plans Thursday to speed up permitting for oil and gas drilling on federal and Indian lands to reduce delays,… Continue reading

This Feb. 26, 2015 photo, shows an oil well on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation near Mandaree, North Dakota. U.S. officials announced plans Thursday, July 28, 2016, to speed up permitting for oil and gas drilling on federal and American Indian lands to reduce delays, as applications were projected to be down amid an ongoing price slump. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Alaska group seeks input from fishermen on salmon habitat

KENAI — Alaska’s largest commercial fishing trade organization has launched an effort to learn more about habitat conditions across the state and ways to keep… Continue reading

Former teller charged with credit union embezzlement

ANCHORAGE — A 23-year-old Anchorage resident was arraigned this week on a charge of embezzling from a credit union.Federal prosecutors say Shanice Mano took more… Continue reading

Alaska Democratic chair: Higher standard for women leaders

JUNEAU — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and all woman leaders are held to a higher standard than men, the chairwoman of the Alaska Democratic… Continue reading

Photo: Extreme theatre at Perseverance

Pirates Annika Schwartz, left, Minta Schwartz, Liam Penn and Jayden Rettinger, right, sing for their captain, played by Austin Tagaband, top, rehearse Wednesday in Perseverance… Continue reading

Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze signs a patent transferring 1 million acres of land to Kukulget Inc. of Savoonga and the Sivuqaq Inc. of Gambell during a ceremony on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, July 27, 2016.

BLM finalizes transfer of St. Lawrence Island to village corporations

The Bureau of Land Management has officially signed over almost the entire landmass of St. Lawrence Island to two village corporations on the island.St. Lawrence… Continue reading

Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze signs a patent transferring 1 million acres of land to Kukulget Inc. of Savoonga and the Sivuqaq Inc. of Gambell during a ceremony on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, July 27, 2016.